{"id":32730,"date":"2014-11-08T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T08:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/aa-block-country\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:05:49","slug":"aa-block-country","status":"closed","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/aa-block-country\/","author":17581225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.0.1","stable_tag":"1.0.1","tested":"6.8.5","requires":"5.2","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"AA Block Country","header_author":"Syed Ashik Mahmud","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"944733","last_updated":"2025-06-02 11:05:49","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"https:\/\/aaextensions.com","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/aa-block-country\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/aaextensions.com","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":10,"downloads":2243,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description"],"tags":{"1.0.1":{"tag":"1.0.1","author":"aaextention","date":"2025-06-02 11:05:49"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"5":0},"assets_icons":{"icon-128x128.png":{"filename":"icon-128x128.png","revision":1026965,"resolution":"128x128","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_banners":{"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":3304864,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.1"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[1491,243241,1220,1493,871],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[243229],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-32730","plugin","type-plugin","status-closed","hentry","plugin_tags-aaextension","plugin_tags-aaextensions","plugin_tags-block","plugin_tags-ip","plugin_tags-visitors","plugin_contributors-aaextensions","plugin_committers-aaextensions","plugin_committers-aaextention","plugin_support_reps-aaextensions"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/aa-block-country_944733.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

It's unique plugin from AA Production House and it is created to block visitors from any country :) You can easily do that from settings option<\/p>\n\n

Features<\/h4>\n\n
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  1. Blocks visitors based on their country using IP detection.<\/li>\n
  2. Uses `ip-api.com` for geolocation with transient caching.<\/li>\n
  3. Custom block message support via admin settings.<\/li>\n
  4. Option to require GDPR consent before blocking.<\/li>\n
  5. Displays a GDPR consent banner on the frontend (mobile-friendly).<\/li>\n
  6. Admin panel with easy country code input and message editor.<\/li>\n
  7. Modern, clean, responsive admin UI.<\/li>\n
  8. Multilingual ready with `.pot` file support (text domain: `aa-block-country`).<\/li>\n
  9. Secure coding practices and follows latest WordPress standards.<\/li>\n
  10. Lightweight and optimized for performance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    How to use it<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    1. Install and activate the AA Block Country<\/strong> plugin in your WordPress admin.<\/li>\n
    2. Go to Admin \u2192 Block Country<\/strong> from the dashboard menu.<\/li>\n
    3. Enter the country codes you want to block (e.g., `US, IN, CN`).<\/li>\n
    4. Customize the block message shown to restricted visitors.<\/li>\n
    5. (Optional) Enable the GDPR consent toggle if required by law.<\/li>\n
    6. Click Save<\/strong> to apply your settings.<\/li>\n
    7. Visitors from blocked countries will now be denied access with your custom message.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      Installation<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      1. Download the AA Block Country<\/strong> plugin ZIP file.<\/li>\n
      2. Go to your WordPress dashboard \u2192 Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      3. Click Upload Plugin<\/strong> and choose the ZIP file.<\/li>\n
      4. Click Install Now<\/strong>, then Activate<\/strong> the plugin.<\/li>\n
      5. The settings panel will appear under Block Country<\/strong> in the admin menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

        Screenshots<\/h4>\n\n

        Changelog<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        1. Version 1.0.1<\/strong> (2025-06-02)\n
            \n
          1. Added multilingual support with text domain `aa-block-country`.<\/li>\n
          2. Improved admin settings UI with better mobile responsiveness.<\/li>\n
          3. Enhanced GDPR consent banner styling and accessibility.<\/li>\n
          4. Sanitized and validated all user inputs for better security.<\/li>\n
          5. Refactored code for compliance with latest WordPress coding standards.<\/li>\n
          6. Optimized transient caching for IP-based geolocation.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/li>\n<\/ol>","raw_excerpt":"It's unique plugin from AA Production House and it is created to block visitors from any country","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/32730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32730"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/aaextensions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=32730"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=32730"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=32730"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=32730"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=32730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}