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Blocked in China — WordPress Security Plugin

Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland

by Brandon Ernst · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.8 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Blocked in China has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 10,920 downloads all time. It was downloaded 337 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 8, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Blocked in China at a glance

Active installs
10+
was 30+ 30 days ago
Total downloads
10,920
Downloads, last 30 days
337
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Blocked in China well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Email notifications about status results
  • In-depth analysis of your site to determine what files/code are being blocked
  • A map of your website’s status in each region in China
  • Check multiple 3rd party sources through our API instead of just one
  • Export your site’s status history
  • Display the latest status on the front-end
  • Check other sites and set status updates from the WP Admin Dashboard

Blocked in China reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
2
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Full transparency – I’m a developer behind this plugin and it’s Good

    I have started contributing to this plugin since few months and I must say it’s a good and user friendly plugin.

    Malay Ladu

  • Full transparency – I’m lead dev and this plugin is awesome

    We’ve worked extremely hard to prepare the plugin to be too easy to use with helpful features. You won’t regret trying Blocked in China plugin.

    Prakash Rao

Download and install history

518 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Blocked in China downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Blocked in China active installs012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Blocked in China rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Blocked in China review count00.511.52Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Details

Is your site available behind the Chinese Firewall? Check for free using the Blocked in China API.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Blocked in China competes in

Tags

  • blocked
  • china
  • firewall
  • mainland
  • vpn

More from Brandon Ernst

Version
1.1.8
Last updated
Oct 8, 2026
First published
Jul 17, 2020
Requires WordPress
5.5
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Blocked in China FAQ

What does Blocked in China do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Blocked in China offers Email notifications about status results, In-depth analysis of your site to determine what files/code are being blocked, A map of your website’s status in each region in China, Check multiple 3rd party sources through our API instead of just one and Export your site’s status history.

How many active installs does Blocked in China have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Blocked in China as of October 22, 2026.

Is Blocked in China still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 8, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Blocked in China free?

Blocked in China is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.