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#36331 Is it possible to block people from a country e.g. China?

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Latest post by on Monday, 17 January 2022 20:17 CST

Friday, 17 December 2021 12:00 CST

UglyEoin

Is there a way to block by country?

I saw this article https://www.akeeba.com/support/admin-tools/Ticket/22994:geographic-blocking-2-2-2.html but the options no longer seem to be available as it links to this page: https://www.akeebabackup.com/documentation/admin-tools/waf-geoblock.html

And I can't find any reference on this page: https://www.akeeba.com/documentation/admin-tools.html unless I'm being stupid and missing something.

Is there a way to do this or has it been removed?  The client has access to Google Analytics and is worried about a suspiciously high number of visits from Indonesia.  We only serve UK customers.

Saturday, 18 December 2021 04:24 CST

nicholas

No, it's not possible. Geographic IP blocking was removed two years ago. Please read this:  Removal of Geographic IP features from Akeeba Software 

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

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Monday, 17 January 2022 20:17 CST

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