Security for WooCommerce allows WooCommerce-powered businesses to block unwanted traffic and focus on real customers whom they intend to sell or offer services to.
Installation
↑ Back to top- Download the .zip file from your WooCommerce account.
- Go to: WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- Choose File for the file you downloaded.
- Install Now and Activate Plugin.
More information at: Install and Activate Plugins/Extensions.
Setup and Configuration
↑ Back to topTo set up your store with Security for WooCommerce:
- Go to: WooCommerce > Settings > Integration > Security for WooCommerce
- Enable Firewall On/Off button to activate the plugin.
- Your website IP address will be loaded automatically in the next tab.
- Select your location country in Your current location/country tab.
Allow/Block Customers from Multiple countries
↑ Back to topTo block and allow audience from multiple countries:
- Go to Blocked countries list tab.
- Click Select All to check all the countries, uncheck your country of origin and keep unchecking all other countries you want to allow, keeping Ctrl or ⌘ key pressed while selecting from the list of countries.
- Save changes by clicking Save changes button at the bottom of Security for WooCommerce settings.
![](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/multiple-block-Security-for-WooCommerce-images.png)
To Allow Customers from One Country Only
↑ Back to topIf you are operating a business for only one country and want to allow audience from that specific country then:
- Go to Allow only traffic from this country tab.
- Select the country you want to allow audience for and save changes.
![](https://woocommerce.opmc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/single-allow-Security-for-WooCommerce-images.png)
Whitelisting of IPs
↑ Back to topTo manually whitelist IP addresses;
- Navigate to Whitelist IPs tab.
- Add the IP address to whitelist. Press Tab, Enter or Comma ( , ) to add another IP address.
Blacklisting of IPs
↑ Back to topTo manually backlist IP addresses:
- Go to Blacklisted IPs tab.
- Enter IP address to add to the blacklist. Press Tab, Enter or Comma ( , ) to add another IP address.
Usage
↑ Back to topWhen a visitor arrives from a country that the merchant is not offering business to, they will see the following message,
“Sorry, your country is not permitted to visit this website.“
![](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sorry-not-permitted-opmc-security-for-woocommerce.png)
Also, when customers come from allowed countries, on checkout they will be given option to ship products to only countries that merchant has authorised to offer service.
![](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Checkout-security-for-woocommerce.png)
Troubleshooting
↑ Back to topIf you encounter any error enable Debug Log On/Off button and save changes and contact us.
FAQs
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Error: Security For WooCommerce – Proxycheck API Limit Exceeded
This error is triggered due to the current 500 API Limit which is required for Proxy / VPN detection. We will be removing this limit in the upcoming releases of the plugin.