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Connect a provider and create a safe first location rule in the Simple view.

Updated Aug 23, 2026

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The Simple view gives you the shortest path from activation to a working country rule. You can move to Advanced at any time without losing these settings.

Open the plugin

  1. Install and activate IP Location Block.
  2. In WordPress, open Settings > IP Location Block.
  3. Choose Simple above the settings cards.
The connected geolocation provider card in Simple view
A connected provider shows its capabilities and management actions in one card.

Connect a provider

A provider identifies the country and other supported location data for each visitor. Follow Connect a geolocation provider if the card is not connected.

Create a country rule

  1. Turn on Enable location blocking.
  2. Choose Block these countries or Allow only these countries.
  3. Search for each country by name or two-letter code.
  4. Review the sentence below Action. It describes who will be blocked.

Choose what to protect

Public-site blocking is controlled by the main location toggle. Turn on Also protect wp-admin & login only when you are ready to apply the same rule to the admin, login, XML-RPC, and comments.

Test while signed out. Administrators and other logged-in users are not blocked on the public site, so use a private browser window or a separate connection.

Save and verify

Select Save Changes, then check the Search, Logs, and Diagnostics tabs. Provider connection tests are applied immediately and do not need another Save Changes click.