Ganava Location Access Control

Ganava Location Access Control is a premium-grade, lightweight security tool designed to give you total control over who visits your WordPress site. Whether you need to block specific regions for compliance, redirect users to localized pages, or protect your store from high-risk countries, this plugin provides the tools you need with a modern, intuitive interface.

Built with performance in mind, it integrates natively with Cloudflare Geolocation headers for zero-latency detection, falling back to reliable GeoIP services when needed.

Key Benefits

• Precision Targeting: Don’t just block countries; target specific regions or cities for granular control.
• Modern UI: Manage your rules using a fast, React-powered administration dashboard.
• SEO Friendly: Built-in bot detection ensures that search engines like Google and Bing can still crawl your site while malicious traffic is blocked.
• WooCommerce Ready: Restrict product availability based on the shopper’s location.

Features

• Rule Management: Create unlimited geo rules with priority ordering.
• Targeting Modes:
  • Target specific pages, posts, or categories.
  • Entire site protection (Global Blocking).
  • URL path matching with wildcard support.
• Geographic Criteria: Block or allow based on Country, Region, or City.
• Connection Filtering: Detect and block VPN, Proxy, or Tor traffic (requires API key).
• Multiple Actions:
  • Block: Show a 403 Access Denied status.
  • Redirect: Send users to a custom URL (perfect for localized marketing).
  • Custom Message: Show a beautiful HTML message or a dedicated WordPress page.
• Audit Logging: Track every block event with detailed visitor data (IP, Country, Time).
• Developer Friendly: Hooks and filters to extend functionality.

External services

This plugin utilizes external services to provide accurate geolocation data and threat detection capabilities (VPN/Proxy/Tor detection). These services are only queried when necessary (e.g. if the user’s IP address cannot be resolved locally or via Cloudflare headers).

1. ProxyCheck.io

   • Purpose: Used for high-accuracy geolocation and detecting whether a visitor is using a VPN, Proxy, or Tor network.
   • Data Sent: The visitor’s IP address is sent to ProxyCheck.io upon request processing.
   • Links: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

2. ip-api.com

   • Purpose: Used as a fallback service for basic geolocation (Country, Region, City) if ProxyCheck.io is unavailable or unconfigured.
   • Data Sent: The visitor’s IP address is sent to ip-api.com.
   • Links: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy