Block Account Create Login by Country GRC

Block Account Create Login by Country GRC is a robust WordPress security plugin designed to prevent unauthorized logins for specified user roles from restricted geographic regions. It utilizes local MaxMind GeoLite2 database lookups with a standalone, zero-dependency binary .mmdb parser for fast offline processing, backed by automatic daily mirror updates and remote API fallbacks.

Key Features

• Role-Based Country Restriction: Target specific high-privilege or custom user roles (e.g., Administrators, Editors, Authors, Shop Managers) and block them from logging in if their IP address maps to a restricted country.
• Local MaxMind GeoLite2 Database: Includes a built-in, zero-dependency binary .mmdb reader parser for high-performance offline local IP geolocation lookups.
• Automatic Daily Updates: Schedules a background cron event daily to download and refresh the GeoLite2 database mirror.
• Manual Database Utility: Admin dashboard options to check database file status, last-checked timestamps, and trigger manual updates on-demand.
• Resilient API Fallbacks: Seamless fallback integration with remote geolocation services (ip-api.com and ipinfo.io) if local files are missing or unreadable.
• Built-in Lockout Protection: Automatically registers and permanently allows the installer’s country code upon activation to prevent accidental administrative lockouts.

1. 01Upload the plugin folder block-account-create-login-by-country-grc to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or upload the zip package via the WordPress plugins screen.
2. 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
3. 03Upon activation, the plugin automatically provisions the secure upload directory ( /wp-content/uploads/block-account-create-login-by-country-grc-svn/ ), downloads the initial MaxMind database mirror, and schedules the daily update cron event.
4. 04Navigate to Settings > Country Login Blocker to customize your security rules.