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Geolocation IP Detection v5.6.4

Provides geographic information detected by an IP adress. This can be used in themes or other plugins, as a shortcode, or via CSS body classes. The city & country names are translated in different...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.2.5+
  • Requires WordPress 5.0+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 67% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 84 Passed
  • 31 Warnings
  • 10 Failed
Security 65/100
Needs Improvement

24 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 64/100
Needs Improvement

39 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 67/100
Needs Improvement

2 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

864.5 KB

2.3 MB unzipped

Total files

352

across all file types

Lines of PHP

20,521

in 49 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • OTHER
  • MD
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 193 High
  • 146 Medium
  • 124 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Geolocation IP Detection, The largest regression was in Performance (-9). The codebase grew 34% in size.

Audited 3.1.0 → 5.6.4 · 30 versions

0 50 100 3.1.0 4.2.1 5.3.1 5.6.4

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 275 550 3.1.0 4.2.1 5.3.1 5.6.4

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

726

downloads

Today

157

downloads

Week over week

+8%

vs previous week

Month over month

−16%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.

Version intelligence

33% of installs run an older version

≈ 6.5K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v5.4
  • v5.5
  • v5.6

Ratings

59 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 55
  • 4 0
  • 3 0
  • 2 1
  • 1 3

Support: 1 / 2 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

3 mo ago

Jun 3, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 51 days

average between releases

Total releases

54

since Dec 2014 · 12 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Geolocation IP Detection in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Geolocation IP Detection v5.6.4 flagged 463 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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