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IP Locator — WordPress Geolocation Plugin

by Pierre Lannoy · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.5.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 8.2+

IP Locator has 500+ active installs on WordPress.org and 21,575 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

IP Locator at a glance

Active installs
500+
Total downloads
21,575
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is IP Locator well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

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

  • works on dedicated or shared servers
  • can detect the source IP even behind proxies or load-balancers
  • can use AWS CloudFront, Cloudflare and Apache mod_geoip to speed-up detection
  • natively supports APCu caching(1) and all other dedicated object caching mechanisms, like Memcached or Redis
  • has a minimal footprint in the page rendering time
  • runs its data updates in background, without impact on the website speed
  • is fully compatible with multisites
  • natively supports names and languages localizations(2)

IP Locator reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Good plugin

    I like the PerfOne plugin set. Thank you!

    nene

Where IP Locator ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that IP Locator appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Geolocation Plugins #20 by tag, #53 in search #17 –

Details

Country and language IP-based detection for WordPress. Fast, reliable, plug & play.

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

Rankings IP Locator competes in

Tags

  • country
  • decalog
  • flag
  • geolocation
  • language

More from Pierre Lannoy

Version
4.5.0
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026
First published
Apr 2, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
8.2
Pricing
Free, community plugin

IP Locator FAQ

What does IP Locator do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, IP Locator offers works on dedicated or shared servers, can detect the source IP even behind proxies or load-balancers, can use AWS CloudFront, Cloudflare and Apache mod_geoip to speed-up detection, natively supports APCu caching(1) and all other dedicated object caching mechanisms, like Memcached or Redis and has a minimal footprint in the page rendering time.

How many active installs does IP Locator have?

WordPress.org reports 500+ active installs for IP Locator as of September 7, 2026.

Is IP Locator still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is IP Locator free?

IP Locator is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.

Where does IP Locator rank among Geolocation Plugins?

IP Locator is #17 in the WordPress.org Geolocation Plugins ranking.