Anyone use Restrict Site Access plugin (by 10up)? Can’t get it to work…

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  artsongtranspositions · Member · Jan 21, 2026 at 5:54 pm

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  I’m out of ideas and wonder if anyone else successfully uses Restricted Site Access (by 10up). Any IP can access the site. Thanks

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staartmees · Member · Jan 21, 2026 at 5:59 pm

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  We can’t help with third party plugins. You must contact support of that plugin.

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  staff-sheva · Staff · Jan 22, 2026 at 4:41 pm

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  Hi there, if you’re looking to block visitors based on IP addresses, you can do that without the need for a plugin. Here’s how: https://wordpress.com/support/ip-addresses/#block-ip-addresses

  Though if you are specifically needing support for the “Restricted Site Access” plugin, you can reach out to their support in the WordPress.org forums here: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restricted-site-access/

  Hope that helps.

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  artsongtranspositions · Member · Jan 22, 2026 at 7:37 pm

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  Thanks for that. Looks like I’ll have to leave WordPress.com and find a platform that will blacklist IPs at the hosting level. Appreciate the help

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  staff-sheva · Staff · Jan 22, 2026 at 7:51 pm

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  Hi again, you can still block IP’s for your site as noted here: https://wordpress.com/support/ip-addresses/#block-ip-addresses

  Was there a specific use case that you had in mind?

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  artsongtranspositions · Member · Jan 22, 2026 at 8:19 pm

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  I would either need to block IP at the host level (only whitelist a university campus, for example) or whitelist a particular PDF directory. Thanks

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  staff-sheva · Staff · Jan 22, 2026 at 11:21 pm

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  Thanks for clarifying. In this case, you may need to use a plugin solution. Cheers.