Title: Empty black list blocks all?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Empty black list blocks all?

 *  Resolved [H](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thwordpressorg/)
 * (@thwordpressorg)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-black-list-blocks-all/)
    - Matching rule = Black list
       Whilte list = JP Black list = (empty)
 * With these settings, I (from JP) was blocked. Is it by design?
 * (I’ve already rescued myself by directly editing `ip_geo_block_settings` and 
   updating `s:10:"black_list";` from `s:0:"";` to `s:2:"CN";`. So I do not need
   help. Just wondering about the design.)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ip-geo-block/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ip-geo-block/)

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 *  Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/)
 * (@tokkonopapa)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-black-list-blocks-all/#post-5909598)
 * That’s not my design but bug.
    I leave this ticket open unitl I fix it.
 * Thank for reporting!
 *  Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/)
 * (@tokkonopapa)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-black-list-blocks-all/#post-5909656)
 * I found the bug and will fix it at the next version 2.0.3.
 *  Thread Starter [H](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thwordpressorg/)
 * (@thwordpressorg)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-black-list-blocks-all/#post-5909687)
 * Thanks! So the expected behavior of Matching rule = Black list is:
    - White list: Does nothing. It’s just ignored.
    - Black list: Blocks the listed countries. If empty, blocks nobody.
 * Right?
 *  [photoMaldives](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photomaldives/)
 * (@photomaldives)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-black-list-blocks-all/#post-5909859)
 * Hi **tokkonopapa** – can you confirm that what **H **says is correct ?
 *  Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/)
 * (@tokkonopapa)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-black-list-blocks-all/#post-5909860)
 * Sorry, It had been overlooked this thread.
    - White list: Does nothing. It’s just ignored.
    - Black list: Blocks the listed countries. If empty, blocks nobody.
 * Yes, that’s right!
 * In the next release, I’ll change slightly its specification so that the empty
   list would raise notice.
 * Thanks for your confirming.
 *  [photoMaldives](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photomaldives/)
 * (@photomaldives)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-black-list-blocks-all/#post-5909861)
 * No problem, and thanks **tokkonopapa**.
 * Keep up the good work. 🙂

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