SentraIP — WordPress Geolocation Plugin
by moveforwardltd · WordPress.org page · Website
SentraIP has 30+ active installs on WordPress.org and 314 downloads all time. It was downloaded 157 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
SentraIP at a glance
Is SentraIP well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Country (geolocation) blocking — block visitors by country. You download a free IP-to-country database from a provider of your choice (DB-IP, MaxMind GeoLite2…
- Bot blocking — block well-known crawlers, scanners and attack tools (Googlebot, GPTBot, SemrushBot, AhrefsBot, ClaudeBot and many more) by User-Agent. Requests…
- Spam-comment IP blocking — IPs from comments marked as spam (manually, by bulk action, or by Akismet) are blocked automatically for 24 hours. This needs no…
- Free SPAM reputation dataset (opt-in) — optionally download a free SPAM IP reputation database to block known spam sources. Entirely opt-in, no account required
- IP whitelist — approved IPs and CIDR ranges are never blocked, so you can always guarantee your own access
- Statistics & Blockable Traffic insights — see what was blocked over time, and see allowed traffic that matched a dataset so you can decide what to start…
- Blocker Simulator — test what the blocker would do for any IP / User-Agent, without blocking anything
- Configurable response — return 403, 404, 410, 444 or 503 for blocked requests
- Proxy-aware — behind Cloudflare or a reverse proxy, enable “Trust Proxy Headers” so the real visitor IP is used for every check
- Lockout-safe by design — the WordPress admin (/wp-admin), /wp-login.php and /wp-register.php are never blocked, logged-in users are never blocked, and an…
- Secure storage — database files live in a protected uploads subdirectory guarded by .htaccess and index.php
SentraIP reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Comprehensive and easy to set up
The wizard makes installation incredibly easy.The statistics on blocked traffic are very interesting, but the data on traffic that can be blocked is even more so, you can immediately see if the site is being targeted by unwanted bots and crawlers.
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Download and install history
314 downloads over the last 41 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where SentraIP ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that SentraIP appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Geolocation Plugins | #39 by tag, not in search | #65 | – |
Details
Block unwanted traffic by country, known bots, custom User-Agents and spam-comment IPs, using fast offline MMDB lookups. No account required.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings SentraIP competes in
Tags
- bot protection
- firewall
- geolocation
- IP-blocking
- security
- Version
- 1.1.7
- Last updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- First published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Requires WordPress
- 6.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
SentraIP FAQ
What does SentraIP do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, SentraIP offers Country (geolocation) blocking — block visitors by country. You download a free IP-to-country database from a provider of your choice (DB-IP, MaxMind GeoLite2, Bot blocking — block well-known crawlers, scanners and attack tools (Googlebot, GPTBot, SemrushBot, AhrefsBot, ClaudeBot and many more) by User-Agent. Requests, Spam-comment IP blocking — IPs from comments marked as spam (manually, by bulk action, or by Akismet) are blocked automatically for 24 hours. This needs no, Free SPAM reputation dataset (opt-in) — optionally download a free SPAM IP reputation database to block known spam sources. Entirely opt-in, no account required and IP whitelist — approved IPs and CIDR ranges are never blocked, so you can always guarantee your own access.
How many active installs does SentraIP have?
WordPress.org reports 30+ active installs for SentraIP as of October 22, 2026.
Is SentraIP still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 17, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is SentraIP free?
SentraIP is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does SentraIP rank among Geolocation Plugins?
SentraIP is #65 in the WordPress.org Geolocation Plugins ranking.