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Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] User-defined role cant see settings menuDoes the SuperUser role have the “Super Admin” capabilities?
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] block my wesite being served to other countriesHi,
You can’t use Cloudflare like that in combination with iQ Block Country. Cloudflare does have an option for Geo Blocking itself. Which I assume is a paid option though.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Blocking Back End Only – AMP on Front EndHi,
If you only block the backend then you’re fine to use any form of caching on the frontend.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: What countries need access to run wp_version_check()?I have blocked the USA and other countries on all my sites and it still works. Besides that iQ Block Country does not block connections going outside only incoming connections.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: What countries need access to run wp_version_check()?iQ Block Country does not actually block outgoing connections. So if the connection to api.ww.wp.xz.cn fails I don’t think the problem is with iQ Block Country
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Compatible with WP fatest cache ?Disclaimer: No guarantees are made but after some light testing the following caching plugins seem to work: Comet Cache, WP Super Cache
Plugins that do NOT work: W3 Total Cache, Hyper cache, WPRocketBest case scenario with caching + Geo Blocking is that a allowed visitor always gets to see the site and a blocked visitor sometimes gets to see the page when it is stored in cache and gets blocked if the page is not stored in cache but that the blocked page is not cached by the plugin.
Due to the nature of caching this is the best scenario as when the page is cached WordPress is not started and that’s what is needed for the plugin to do it’s job.
WP Fastest Cache is not tested.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Block Backend Only & WP RocketYes only users from countries that are allowed on the backend can login at the frontend.
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In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Block Backend Only & WP RocketHi,
If you only want to protect the backend WP Rocket won’t be a problem as the backend is not cached.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] iQ Block Country & WP Rocket & WordfenceHi,
Sorry for the delayed answer the last time I’ve tested the plugin with WPRocket it was not compatible due to the fact WPRocket ignored the do not cache headers.
Best case scenario with caching + Geo Blocking is that a allowed visitor always gets to see the site and a blocked visitor sometimes gets to see the page when it is stored in cache and gets blocked if the page is not stored in cache but that the blocked page is not cached by the plugin.
Due to the nature of caching this is the best scenario as when the page is cached WordPress is not started and that’s what is needed for the plugin to do it’s job.
I have no known incompatibility issues with other plugins, the only warning is that wp-login is considered as backend so any plugin where users must login sort of conflicts with a possible blocking of the backend (e.g. you can’t block the world from using the backend but still allow people to login from the frontend).
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] REally CRAP PluGin Email even does not workFrom the FAQ
How come that I still see visitors from countries that I blocked in Statpress or other statistics software?
It’s true that you might see hits from countries that you have blocked in your statistics software.
This however does not mean this plugin does not work, it just means somebody tried to access a certain page or pages and that that fact is logged.
If you are worried this plugin does not work you could try to block your own country or your own ip address and afterwards visit your frontend website and see if it actually works. Also if you have access to the logfiles of the webserver that hosts your website you can see that these visitors are actually denied with a HTTP error 403.
Or perhaps you use a caching plugin.
I have no rejected mail on that date so I am not sure what went wrong there.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] custom post typesHi,
Custom post types are not supported at the moment. I will put it on the to-do list and check if it is a viable option to add this to the plugin.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Allowing Google and more servicesHi,
It seems like Google PageSpeed insights changed the way they operate in the meantime.
a referral will always be blocked as referrals is not something that is checked upon only the country itself matters and the services you allow (that is if they do not change the way they operate …..)
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Login from blocked countryPerhaps these two answers from the FAQ help you as you do not state how you see this:
How come that I still see visitors from countries that I blocked in Statpress or other statistics software?
It’s true that you might see hits from countries that you have blocked in your statistics software.
This however does not mean this plugin does not work, it just means somebody tried to access a certain page or pages and that that fact is logged.
If you are worried this plugin does not work you could try to block your own country or your own ip address and afterwards visit your frontend website and see if it actually works. Also if you have access to the logfiles of the webserver that hosts your website you can see that these visitors are actually denied with a HTTP error 403.
How come I still see visitors being blocked from other security plugins?
Other wordpress plugins handle the visitors also. They might run before iQ Block Country or they might run after iQ Block Country runs.
This however does not mean this plugin does not work, it just means somebody tried to access a certain page, post or your backend and another plugin also handled the request.
If you are worried this plugin does not work you could try to block your own country or your own ip address and afterwards visit your frontend website and see if it actually works. Also if you have access to the logfiles of the webserver that hosts your website you can see that these visitors are actually denied with a HTTP error 403.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Whitelist IP’s not savingMind that you do not put spaces or enters or whatever in the whitelist (or blacklist for that matter). And also proper ip’s or CIDR format
so:
192.168.1.1;192.168.2.0/24;8.8.8.8;195.121.1.34/32
Should work
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [iQ Block Country] Tools settingThere is a bug on the tools tab that displays that information.
The actual blocking process works just fine. So users from countries that you’ve not blocked are not actually banned