Hello @martje65,
Thank you for reporting this!
You are absolutely right. We identified that the import logic was strictly looking for settings in the root of the file and was missing the data nested within our new export format structure. This prevented “Manual Blocks” (which are stored in a custom database table) from being restored correctly.
Good news: We have just patched this issue. The fix is included in version 8.7.4.
Once you update to 8.7.4, your exports will correctly include and restore all your manually blocked IPs alongside your configuration settings.
Thanks again for helping us improve the plugin!
Best regards, The Advanced IP Blocker Team
Thanks @inilerm now it works.