Title: Invalid IP return
Last modified: October 29, 2019

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# Invalid IP return

 *  [charlie77777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charlie77777/)
 * (@charlie77777)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-ip-return/)
 * On the security check page on the very last readout at the bottom I get this 
   error:
 * Invalid IP returned: <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang=”en-US”> <head> <meta charset
   =”UTF-8″ /> <meta name=’viewport’ content=’width=device-width, initial-scale=
   1.0′ /> <meta http-equiv=’X-UA-Compatible’ content=’IE=edge’ /> <link rel=”profile”
   href=”[https://gmpg.org/xfn/11&#8243](https://gmpg.org/xfn/11&#8243); /
 * It keeps going on with the rest of the page html but i left it out for privacy
   reasons.
 * Do you know what is going on? I am testing the free version thinking of upgrading
   to the paid.
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [charlie77777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charlie77777/).

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 *  [beardedginger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beardedginger/)
 * (@beardedginger)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-ip-return/#post-12095064)
 * Hi,
 * That message typically means that the plugin needs to be updated or your host
   is blocking loopback requests. The article below will give some more information
   on that error.
 * [https://ithemeshelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019310493-Invalid-IP-returned-Error-in-Security-Check](https://ithemeshelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019310493-Invalid-IP-returned-Error-in-Security-Check)
 * If your host is unable to resolve the issue and your plugin is up to date, you
   will want to check for a plugin or theme conflict.
 * Deactivate all other plugins and see if that helps. If it does help, then reactivate
   the plugins one at a time to find the culprit(s), if any.
 * You may also try checking for a theme conflict by switching to a default WordPress
   theme?
 * [https://ithemeshelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003073433-Checking-for-a-Conflict](https://ithemeshelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003073433-Checking-for-a-Conflict)
 * _[ [Signature deleted](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#do-not-spam)]_
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).

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