Banned IPs for Easy Digital Downloads

Safeguard your Easy Digital Downloads store by controlling who can make purchases through the targeted blocking of specific IP addresses and user agents. Experience a significant reduction in chargebacks, fraudulent activities, and undesirable users with ill intent.

Features

• Effortless IP and User Agent Management: Seamlessly manage and control banned IP addresses and user agents.
• Flexible Blocking Options: Block individual IP addresses, IP ranges using CIDR notation, or entire subnet masks for enhanced security.
• Enhanced Security: Safeguard your digital products and content by restricting access.
• Temporary Bans: Temporarily restrict access to specific IPs or user agents to address issues without permanent measures.
• Partial User Agent Matches: Block user agents with partial matches, allowing you to effectively target unwanted bots and agents.

Installation

Install the EDD - Banned IPs plugin using one of these methods:

From WordPress.org:

1. Go to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Navigate to "Plugins" -> "Add New".
3. Search for "EDD - Banned IPs".
4. Click "Install Now" and then "Activate".

From GitHub:

1. Clone the GitHub repository: https://github.com/arraypress/edd-banned-ips.git
2. Alternatively, download it as a ZIP file: Download ZIP

Usage

After activation, EDD - Banned IPs seamlessly integrates with your Easy Digital Downloads settings, providing new options to strengthen your store's security:

Banned IP Settings

• Configure settings to prevent specific IP addresses from making purchases.
• Valuable for temporarily blocking problematic customers.

Banned IPs List

• Add IP addresses to prevent purchases from those addresses.
• Each IP address, IPv4 (e.g., 192.168.1.1) or IPv6 (e.g., 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334), should be on a separate line.

Banned User Agents

• Block user agents to prevent purchases from those agents.
• Enter user agent strings to block, with an optional suffix of ** for partial matches.

Allow Existing Customers

• Enable to grant existing customers permission to bypass the IP check.

Custom Banned IP Message

• Personalize the message displayed to customers attempting purchases from banned IP addresses.

You can access the plugin settings from Downloads > Settings > Payments > Checkout or by clicking "Settings" on the plugin list under the plugin title.

Secure your EDD store by installing EDD - Banned IPs. Simply install the plugin via your WordPress dashboard and configure the settings under the EDD Checkout section.

Customization - Hooks and Filters

To tailor the plugin's behavior to your specific requirements, you can utilize hooks and filters. Here are some of the most important filters available:

Customization - Hooks and Filters

To tailor the plugin's behavior to your specific requirements, you can utilize hooks and filters. Here are some of the most important filters available:

Filter: edd_is_ip_banned

Determine if an IP address is banned or not. Example:

function custom_is_ip_banned( $return, $ip ) {
    if ( $ip === '192.168.1.100' ) {
        $return = true; // Ban specific IP address
    }
    return $return;
}
add_filter( 'edd_is_ip_banned', 'custom_is_ip_banned', 10, 2 );

Function: edd_get_banned_ips

Retrieve the list of banned IP addresses. Example:

function custom_get_banned_ips( $ips ) {
    $ips[] = '203.0.113.50'; // Add an additional banned IP address
    return $ips;
}
add_filter( 'edd_get_banned_ips', 'custom_get_banned_ips' );

Filter: edd_is_user_agent_banned

Determine if a user agent is banned or not. Example:

function custom_is_user_agent_banned( $return, $user_agent ) {
    if ( strpos( $user_agent, 'bad-bot' ) !== false ) {
        $return = true; // Ban user agents containing 'bad-bot'
    }
    
    return $return;
}
add_filter( 'edd_is_user_agent_banned', 'custom_is_user_agent_banned', 10, 2 );

Function: edd_get_banned_user_agents

Retrieve the list of banned user agents. Example:

function custom_get_banned_user_agents( $user_agents ) {
    $user_agents[] = 'harmful-user-agent'; // Add an additional banned user agent
    return $user_agents;
}
add_filter( 'edd_get_banned_user_agents', 'custom_get_banned_user_agents' );

Support

For assistance or questions, visit the support page on WordPress.org.

Contributions

Contributions to this plugin are welcome. Raise issues on GitHub or submit pull requests for bug fixes or new features. Share feedback and suggestions for enhancements.

License

This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0.