Blocking countries

  • sharon135

    (@sharon135)


    6 years, 9 months ago

    I would like to block countries other than US for a particular website I manage. I am currently using WPForms free version. How do I block forms submitted coming from someone outside the US?

    I have a IP blocker on the site but have to manually add the IP to blacklist. Help appreciated.

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  • Plugin Support Ethan Choi

    (@ethanchoi)

    6 years, 9 months ago

    Hi @sharon135,

    Currently we don’t have the feature to block form submissions by countries. I’ve made a note of the feature request and we’ll keep it on our radar as we plan out our roadmap for the future.

    In case it helps, you can use security plugins to block general access to your site by countries.

    Hope this helps!

    Thread Starter sharon135

    (@sharon135)

    6 years, 9 months ago

    I am currently using Loginizer/Brute Force but I don’t think it has the ability to block by country or regions.

    I have looked over possible plugins. Which one has worked best for you?

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by sharon135.
    Plugin Support Ethan Choi

    (@ethanchoi)

    6 years, 9 months ago

    Hi @sharon135,

    Unfortunately I’ve not worked with the security extensively to make recommendation.

    However the WPBeginner article on security plugins offers helpful details and comparison between the different options, so hopefully that helps!

    Thread Starter sharon135

    (@sharon135)

    6 years, 9 months ago

    One last question for now. Does your plugin identify the top level domain when someone from let’s say @xx.ru email is used on the form? I didn’t see any smart tag for something like that. My host provider was wondering about that as a means of blocking either through your plugin or DNS route in control panel.

    Hope you are able to add a blocking feature option at some point. I used securi security before. Not certain if that will help block countries. Also, Wordfence premium at $90/yr is the only route for blocking countries. Thanks for your input.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by sharon135.
    Plugin Support Ethan Choi

    (@ethanchoi)

    6 years, 9 months ago

    Hi @sharon135,

    Currently we don’t have the built-in option to identify top level domains in the plugin.

    I’ve made a note of the feature request and we’ll keep it on our radar as we plan out our roadmap for the future.

    Thank you for the suggestion!

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