This plugin will NOT work if any cache plugin is enabled.
As the name suggests itself, IP2Location Redirection is one of the most favorite plugins recommended to handle the task of redirection on a website or a custom predefined URL based on country and region geolocated by IP address.
It is a very simple yet powerful redirection plugin that helps you to manage all your website redirects including 301 & 302 redirection. With the ability of detecting IP address geolocation information, it can redirect the visitors to another location with ease even if you are unfamiliar with Apache .htaccess files.
Key Features
- Redirects visitors to a blog page based on their country and region
- Redirects visitors to a predefined URL based on their country and region
- Allows you to configure multiple redirection rules as needed
- Supports 301 & 302 redirection
- Supports IPv4 and IPv6
- Reduce old or broken links and help your website with the SEO site rankings
This redirection plugin supports both IP2Location IP geolocation BIN data and web service for IP address geolocation lookup. If you are using the BIN data, you can update the BIN data every month by using the wizard on the settings page for the accurate result. Alternatively, you can also manually download and update the BIN data file using the below links:
BIN file download:
IP2Location Commercial database |
IP2Location LITE database
If you are using IP2Location IP geolocation web service, please visit
IP2Location Web Service for details.
More Information
Please visit us at
https://www.ip2location.com
Using WordPress Dashboard
- Select Plugins -> Add New.
- Search for "IP2Location Redirection".
- Click on Install Now to install the plugin.
- Click on Activate button to activate the plugin.
- Download IP2Location database from https://lite.ip2location.com (Free) or https://www.ip2location.com (Commercial).
- Decompress the .BIN file and upload to
wp-content/plugins/ip2location-redirection
.
- If you have IP2Location Web service purchased at https://www.ip2location.com/web-service, insert your API key in the Settings tab.
- You can now start using IP2Location Redirection to block visitors.
Manual Installation
- Upload the plugin to
/wp-content/plugins/ip2location-redirection
directory.
- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
- Download IP2Location database from https://lite.ip2location.com (Free) or https://www.ip2location.com (Commercial).
- Decompress the .BIN file and upload to
wp-content/plugins/ip2location-redirection
.
- If you have IP2Location Web service purchased at https://www.ip2location.com/web-service, insert your API key in the Settings tab.
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You can now start using IP2Location Redirection to redirect visitors.
Please take note that this plugin requires minimum PHP version 5.4.
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If you are using IP2Location LITE database, please follow these instructions to add attribution into your website.