iQ Block Country - Version 1.2.11

Version Description

  • Change: Minor UI fix
  • Change: Added some more checking if the visitors IP is an actual IPv4 or IPv6 address
  • Change: Updated README
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Developer iqpascal
Plugin Icon 128x128 iQ Block Country
Version 1.2.11
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Code changes from version 1.2.10 to 1.2.11

Files changed (3) hide show
  1. iq-block-country.php +10 -4
  2. libs/blockcountry-settings.php +1 -1
  3. readme.txt +15 -5
iq-block-country.php CHANGED
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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  /*
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  Plugin Name: iQ Block Country
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  Plugin URI: https://www.webence.nl/plugins/iq-block-country-the-wordpress-plugin-that-blocks-countries-for-you/
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- Version: 1.2.10
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  Author: Pascal
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  Author URI: https://www.webence.nl/
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  Description: Block visitors from visiting your website and backend website based on which country their IP address is from. The Maxmind GeoIP lite database is used for looking up from which country an ip address is from.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Domain Path: /lang
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  /* This script uses GeoLite Country from MaxMind (http://www.maxmind.com) which is available under terms of GPL/LGPL */
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- /* Copyright 2010-2020 Pascal (email: pascal@webence.nl)
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  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
@@ -122,14 +122,20 @@ function iqblockcountry_get_ipaddress() {
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  {
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  if ( isset($_SERVER[$ipoverride]) && !empty($_SERVER[$ipoverride]))
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  {
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- $ip_address = $_SERVER[$ipoverride];
 
 
 
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  }
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  }
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  // Get first ip if ip_address contains multiple addresses
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  $ips = explode(',', $ip_address);
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- $ip_address = trim($ips[0]);
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  if ($ip_address == $server_address)
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  {
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  if ( isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) && !empty($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) {
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  /*
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  Plugin Name: iQ Block Country
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  Plugin URI: https://www.webence.nl/plugins/iq-block-country-the-wordpress-plugin-that-blocks-countries-for-you/
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+ Version: 1.2.11
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  Author: Pascal
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  Author URI: https://www.webence.nl/
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  Description: Block visitors from visiting your website and backend website based on which country their IP address is from. The Maxmind GeoIP lite database is used for looking up from which country an ip address is from.
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  /* This script uses GeoLite Country from MaxMind (http://www.maxmind.com) which is available under terms of GPL/LGPL */
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+ /* Copyright 2010-2021 Pascal (email: pascal@webence.nl)
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  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
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  {
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  if ( isset($_SERVER[$ipoverride]) && !empty($_SERVER[$ipoverride]))
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  {
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+ if (iqblockcountry_is_valid_ipv4($_SERVER[$ipoverride]) || iqblockcountry_is_valid_ipv6($_SERVER[$ipoverride]))
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+ {
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+ $ip_address = $_SERVER[$ipoverride];
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+ }
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  }
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  }
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  // Get first ip if ip_address contains multiple addresses
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  $ips = explode(',', $ip_address);
 
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+ if (iqblockcountry_is_valid_ipv4(trim($ips[0])) || iqblockcountry_is_valid_ipv6(trim($ips[0])))
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+ {
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+ $ip_address = trim($ips[0]);
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+ }
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  if ($ip_address == $server_address)
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  {
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  if ( isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) && !empty($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) {
libs/blockcountry-settings.php CHANGED
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ function iqblockcountry_settings_page() {
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=backend" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'backend' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Backend', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=pages" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'pages' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Pages', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=categories" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'categories' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Categories', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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- <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=tags" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'categories' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Tags', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a> <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=posttypes" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'posttypes' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Post types', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=services" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'services' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Services', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=tools" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'tools' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Tools', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=logging" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'logging' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Logging', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=backend" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'backend' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Backend', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=pages" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'pages' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Pages', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=categories" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'categories' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Categories', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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+ <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=tags" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'tags' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Tags', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a> <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=posttypes" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'posttypes' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Post types', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=services" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'services' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Services', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=tools" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'tools' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Tools', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
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  <a href="?page=iq-block-country/libs/blockcountry-settings.php&tab=logging" class="nav-tab <?php echo $active_tab == 'logging' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''; ?>"><?php _e('Logging', 'iq-block-country'); ?></a>
readme.txt CHANGED
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  === iQ Block Country ===
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  Contributors: iqpascal
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- Donate link: https://www.webence.nl/plugins/donate
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  Tags: spam, block, country, comments, ban, geo, geo blocking, geo ip, block country, block countries, ban countries, ban country, allow list, block list, security
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  Requires at least: 3.5.2
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- Tested up to: 5.5.1
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- Stable tag: 1.2.10
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  License: GPLv2 or later
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  License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
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  Requires PHP: 5.6
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  If you want to use the GeoLite database from Maxmind you will have to download the GeoIP database from MaxMind directly and upload it to your site.
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  The Wordpress license does not allow this plugin to download the MaxMind Geo database for you.
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  Do you need help with this plugin? Please email support@webence.nl.
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  = GDPR Information =
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  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.
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  = This plugin does not work, I blocked a country and still see visitors! =
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  Well, this plugin does in fact work but is limited to the data MaxMind provides. Also in your statistics software or logfiles you probably will see log entries from countries that you have blocked. See the "How come I still see visitors..." FAQ for that.
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  == Changelog ==
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  = 1.2.10 =
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  * Change: Changed whitelist/blacklist to allow list / block list.
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  = 1.1.19 =
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- This plugin no longer downloads the MaxMind database. You have to download manually or use the GeoIP API.
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  === iQ Block Country ===
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  Contributors: iqpascal
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+ Donate link: https://webence.nl/plugins/donate
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  Tags: spam, block, country, comments, ban, geo, geo blocking, geo ip, block country, block countries, ban countries, ban country, allow list, block list, security
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  Requires at least: 3.5.2
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+ Tested up to: 5.7
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+ Stable tag: 1.2.11
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  License: GPLv2 or later
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  License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
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  Requires PHP: 5.6
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  If you want to use the GeoLite database from Maxmind you will have to download the GeoIP database from MaxMind directly and upload it to your site.
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  The Wordpress license does not allow this plugin to download the MaxMind Geo database for you.
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+ Please be aware that although this plugin can help you greatly with reducing the number of 'bad' visitors on your website it is not fool proof and those who really want to visit your site may find a away.
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+ This is not a security issue but a simple fact of today. Nobody can guarantee you 100% security as it is a constant battle between the good guys and the bad guys.
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+ If you are sure your webhosting or yourself does not use any form of caching or proxying we recommend setting the "Override IP information" on the Home tab to REMOTE_ADDR
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  Do you need help with this plugin? Please email support@webence.nl.
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  = GDPR Information =
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  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.
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  = This plugin does not work, I blocked a country and still see visitors! =
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  Well, this plugin does in fact work but is limited to the data MaxMind provides. Also in your statistics software or logfiles you probably will see log entries from countries that you have blocked. See the "How come I still see visitors..." FAQ for that.
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  == Changelog ==
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+ = 1.2.11 =
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+ * Change: Minor UI fix
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+ * Change: Added some more checking if the visitors IP is an actual IPv4 or IPv6 address
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+ * Change: Updated README
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  = 1.2.10 =
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  * Change: Changed whitelist/blacklist to allow list / block list.
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  = 1.1.19 =
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+ This plugin no longer downloads the MaxMind database. You have to download manually or use the GeoIP API.