by Marc Gran 5 (2 reviews)

GranTech IP Firewall for AbuseIPDB

Name: GranTech IP Firewall for AbuseIPDB
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Marc Gran

Protect your WordPress site by detecting, blocking and reporting malicious IPs using the AbuseIPDB API. Includes brute-force protection.

GranTech IP Firewall for AbuseIPDB ranks #20,270 among WordPress.org plugins with 50+ active installations, is #1,227 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Oct 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.4.1 Current Version v1.4.1

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 19 Oct, 2026

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#1,227 of 5,058 in Security Top 50% by installs Downloads -49.7% this week Actively maintained

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.4.1
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: Marc Gran

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Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about GranTech IP Firewall for AbuseIPDB

No. The free plan includes 1,000 checks per day, which is more than enough for most sites when the caching system is enabled.

It is unlikely. The plugin only queries the API on sensitive endpoints, never on regular page views. IPs on the official AbuseIPDB whitelist (Googlebot, Bingbot, major CDNs) are never blocked, and logged-in users with editing capabilities are skipped entirely, so you cannot lock yourself out of wp-admin. You can also add your own IPs or CIDR ranges to the plugin whitelist — recommended before activating.

You can log into the admin panel and remove the IP from IP Shield → Blocklist. If you cannot access the admin panel, add your IP to the whitelist directly in the database: UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = 'a:1:{i:0;s:X:"YOUR.IP.HERE";}' WHERE option_name = 'granipfi_whitelist';

Yes. Enable the "Trust proxy headers" option in Settings and the plugin will read the CF-Connecting-IP header to obtain the real visitor IP. It is disabled by default for security (proxy headers can be spoofed on sites that are not behind a proxy).

Yes. From IP Shield → Blocklist you can add any IP with a custom reason. Manual blocks are permanent by default.

Deactivate and delete the plugin from the WordPress admin panel. All database tables (wp_abuseipdb_log, wp_abuseipdb_blocklist and wp_granipfi_blacklist) and options are removed automatically via uninstall.php. For Developers The plugin exposes the following hooks: granipfi_report_comment (filter) — Modify the public comment sent to AbuseIPDB. Receives the comment, the targeted username and the attempt count. granipfi_block_message (filter) — Replace the HTML shown on the 403 block page. granipfi_brute_force_detected (action) — Fires when a brute-force attack is blocked. Receives the IP, username and attempt count. granipfi_access_denied (action) — Fires just before a request is denied. Receives the IP and the internal reason. granipfi_event_logged (action) — Fires after every security event is logged. Receives the IP, event name, score, country, ISP and JSON extra data. granipfi_comment_spam_report (filter) — Modify the public comment sent to AbuseIPDB for comment spam reports. Receives the text and the comment ID.