Title: Whitelist resets on update Last modified: September 21, 2016 --- # Whitelist resets on update * Resolved [Adam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damilchr3278/) * (@damilchr3278) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/) * Hi. Many thanks for an excellent plugin. One thing I’ve noticed is that every time it updates to a new version the setting “Whitelist of country code” on the Settings tab has US added to it. I have it set as GB, every time it’s updated it becomes GB,US (and the Americans start trying to hack it!) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/) * (@tokkonopapa) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8207053) * Hi damilchr3278, * Thank you for your reporting this issue. In the past, the similar issue was reported in “[GB added to whitelist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gb-added-to-whitelist/)” and I believed it was fixed. But still it seems to stay there. * Actually, every time you activate or update this plugin, the country code in whitelist will be updated because of Emergent Functionality. But its algorithms should be improved. * Now I start to investigate this issue again. I hope I can fix it in near future. Thank you for your cooperation in the improvement of this plugin. * Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/) * (@tokkonopapa) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8214896) * Hi damilchr3278, * I’ve been checking the logical design and code for these 2 days, but I could not find the cause. * This could be happened when: 1. You set the wrong country code as whitelist. For example, your country code is “**US**“, but you set “**GB**“ 2. You force to logout. Then you will be locked out. 3. So you delete this plugin by using FTP or file manager such as cPanel. 4. And you re-install this plugin and activate it again. 5. Then this plugin automatically **add** the correct country code, e.g. “**GB, US**“. * This process is described at “[What should I do when I’m locked out?](http://www.ipgeoblock.com/codex/what-should-i-do-when-i-m-locked-out.html#another-solution-at-emergency)“. * And actually, the same process will run when you activate or update this plugin. * So could you try to once deactivate this plugin and activate again? If this issue always happens in your site, I can find the path to resolve the issue. * I’d appreciate your cooperation. Thanks. * Thread Starter [Adam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damilchr3278/) * (@damilchr3278) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8214971) * Hi. * Thanks for your reply. On the first points, the country code is set correctly, I haven’t been locked out, and I haven’t changed any files / re-installed etc. * I’ve just deactivated and reactivated the plugin (on 2 different sites), and the country code is staying correctly set. * I’ve just tried something else, and think I might have found the culprit. I use infinitewp to manage my websites – deactivating and reactivating it from there causes the country code to be set incorrectly. There must be something different about the way it activates plugins. * Many thanks. * Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/) * (@tokkonopapa) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8216163) * Hi, * Thank you for your investigation. Then your server might be placed in the different country from you as a client, and InfiniteWP is installed in the server. It makes sense. * Every time you update my plugin, you’ll feel inconvenient because you should correct the country code on every site. * One solution is to put your server’s IP address into “**Whitelist of extra IP addresses prior to country code**” at “**Validation rule settings**“, but I don’t recommend it because some attackers potentially have the same IP. * Another solution is implementing a special action filter or an option to inhibit resetting the country code or to set the fixed county code on updating. * Well anyway, I think your case is not so special. So I’d think about something. If you have any good ideas, please let me know. I keep this thread open until we get the solution. * Thanks for your cooperation! * Thread Starter [Adam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damilchr3278/) * (@damilchr3278) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8216590) * Many thanks, that’ll be the case – InfiniteWP is on a server in the US. I’ll update the plugins manually, which in the scheme of things is no great inconvenience! * Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/) * (@tokkonopapa) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8249316) * Dear [@damilchr3278](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damilchr3278/) and all, * I improved the behavior of this plugin related to this issue so as to avoid resetting country code on update. * If you still find any issues in version 2.2.8.2, please let me know. * Thanks. * Thread Starter [Adam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damilchr3278/) * (@damilchr3278) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8250094) * It’s still doing it, I’m afraid! * I’m quite happy resetting it after each update, now that I know why it’s doing it. * Thanks. * Plugin Author [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/) * (@tokkonopapa) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whitelist-resets-on-update/#post-8251105) * I appreciate your kind understanding. I thing I might overlook something. So I’d keep to try finding the solution of this issue. * Thanks for your reporting again! - This reply was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by [tokkonopapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tokkonopapa/). 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