The plugin saves and displays visitors' real IP and location, instead of Cloudflare's.
As of April 2026, Real IP and Geo for Cloudflare is a WordPress ip plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Server IP & Memory Usage Display.
From the Cloudflare Support website:
Q: Why do my server logs show Cloudflare’s IPs using Cloudflare?
A: When you sign on to Cloudflare the way your logs are displayed will change because Cloudflare
acts as a proxy. This means that your visitors are routed through the Cloudflare network. This
allows Cloudflare to stop attacks before they reach your network. It also allows Cloudflare to
speed up page load time by more efficiently routing packets and, more importantly, caching
static resources (images, javascript, css, etc.) on a very fast connection. However, as a
result, the connecting IP will always come from the Cloudflare network.
As a result, commenters’ IP will also be masked by Cloudflare. Luckily, Cloudflare sends the real
user’s IP in a separate he…
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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