VSF Simple Block
VSF Simple Block plugin. Acts as a sort of software firewall.
3(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, VSF Simple Block is a WordPress block plugin with 10 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website….
3/52 reviews
10active installs
5.7K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
** If you have an existing installation of this plugin, please make sure you do a database backup before upgrading – Previous versions are available on my blog **
Simple Block does what it says really. It’s effectively a software firewall of sorts. Enter an IP Address (or an IP range) or a host or a browser summary into the block rules table and save it. Then watch as visitors that match those entries are bounced and cannot access your site.
Block Rules:
IP address is an exact match.
IP range is an exact match to the specified range.
Host is a like match, so if you enter for example google, anything that has google in the host anywhere will be blocked.
Browser summary works just like Host. Add in a value like spider and any hit on your website that contains spider in the b…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1
Bug fix to the stored procedure. It wasn’t logging IP blocks. With thanks to Sylvain for finding the bug!
Also made the block log insert into a single stored procedure rather than many identical lines of code around the place.
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