Advanced IP Blocker
A complete WordPress security firewall: blocks IPs, bots & countries. Includes an intelligent WAF, Threat Scoring, Geo-Challenge, 2FA, and Anti-Sp …
4.7(15 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 days agoAs of April 2026, Advanced IP Blocker is a WordPress WAF plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 27K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.7+ and PHP 8.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 23% this week. Support resolution rate: 95%. Top alternative: CloudSecure WP Security.
4.7/515 reviews
1.0K+active installs
95%resolved
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Advanced IP Blocker is your all-in-one security solution to safeguard your WordPress website from a wide range of threats. This plugin provides a comprehensive suite of tools to automatically detect and block malicious activity, including brute-force attacks, vulnerability scanning, and spam bots. With its intuitive interface, you can easily manage whitelists, blocklists, and view detailed security logs to understand exactly how your site is being protected.
Important Note on PHP Version:
To ensure maximum security and access to all features, we strongly recommend using PHP 8.1 or higher. Some advanced features (like the local MaxMind database or full 2FA management via WP-CLI) require PHP 8.1.
Key Features:
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
It locked me out of my admin panel
by truden·3 weeks ago·4 replies
Sorry but I cannot rate it higher than 1 star. It locked me out of my admin panel.
- This topic was modified 2 weeks, 1 day ago by truden.
Reliable guard!
by Oleg Chuvakin·3 weeks ago·1 reply
For every website visitor, there are hundreds of bots trying to break what took years to build.
Until now, there has been no free solution that provides reliable and sustainable protection against attacks.
Now such a shield exists. This shield was created by a true security enthusiast, a person with a kind heart.
May the Universe watch over you, dear friend!
A Fantastic Security Program
by darkangel1·1 month ago·3 replies
Last year, I began using using Advanced IP Blocker on a project involving three sites, and was impressed by several things. Most importantly, it worked as specified. Its developer updates the plugin frequently and adds new useful features that are quite useful.
Now, I’m using it on a new project involving four sites in a WordPress Multisite environment and am glad to find that it worked properly in a Multisite installation. Cloudflare integration was a big plus and easy to configure. This plugin has become much more than an IP/country blocker. Keep up the good work.
THANK YOU Advaipbl Team. This is AMAZING!
by muttmutt·1 month ago·1 reply
This is the tool I have always wanted but could never afford.
I am a geek, a survivor of childhood abuse, and likely have brain damage due to childhood Toxic Solvent Exposure. With hardware and physical objects I can do almost anything. Software is a different story, I can make things work but honestly I’m not very good. I host a couple WordPress sites one which is for me primarily and my personal journey the other is a site where I am trying to begin a foundation to help others who have survived childhood abuse. I get overwhelmed easily at times when trying to keep things protected and being able to leverage this tool combined with free CloudFlare blocking is making a HUGE difference in my stress level.
I can’t afford to pay for the premium tools that are out there and have tried a multitude of things to keep the bots at bay but until now it has felt like a losing battle. Right now I am down to three main tools and Advanced IP Blocker is one of the top ones in that list.
I can’t say thank you enough to the Advanced IP Blocker team for what they have done for me. It is a huge stress relief and helps me to worry much less about my site security.
MuttMutt
Good integration with the web
by theboina·1 month ago·1 reply
Good integration with the web
Easy to use but also very comprehensive, with many options that can be easily customized to suit our needs.
Integrates perfectly with other plugins
Download Trends
Today: 102Yesterday: 258This week: 2KPeriod total: 27K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.1+ required |
Version Adoption
v8.9
71.6%
v8.8
18.2%
v8.7
7.4%
v8.6
2.8%
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Changelog
8.9.9
- SECURITY HARDENING / JS CHALLENGE: Implemented a global interception hook for JS Challenges, ensuring that challenges triggered by Advanced Rules are flawlessly processed and verified even if other security modules are disabled.
- CRITICAL FIX: Resolved a case-sensitivity issue with the challenge token generation. The token is now strictly lowercase hexadecimal, ensuring 100% compatibility with strict Object Cache systems (like Redis or Memcached) and preventing “Verification failed” errors for legitimate users.
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