Search By IP Address

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  beautifulangel · Member · Jun 29, 2007 at 1:57 am

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  Is it possible to search for a WordPress user by their ip address? For example, I know someone’s ip address and want to see if they have a WordPress journal, is there a way of doing that?
  Thanks in advance.

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  tiamatsdisciple · Member · Jun 29, 2007 at 3:44 am

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  not in the site. IP addresses arent always static, a lot of them are dynamic and change every time its reconnected. However if its a static IP then you COULD do a google search using the IP address, though that will bring up anything and everything related to that IP

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  drmike · Member · Jun 29, 2007 at 2:04 pm

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  It would also be a privacy issue concerning release of data to a third party.

  (Not that I’ve changed my mind about answering policy questions or anything.)

  Disclosure: I can see IP addresses here in the forums and it’s helped a time or two.

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  trent · Member · Jun 29, 2007 at 2:17 pm

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  Search engine would be the only way to search IP though as that will not bring up results in the general wordpress.com search.

  Trent

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  salamandrine · Member · Jun 29, 2007 at 2:19 pm

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  that would be a major privacy invasion.
  Imagine if someone would want to stalk you, instead of being you in search of somebody else.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 29, 2007 at 10:41 pm

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  Yep, exactly. That is why there are starting to be laws around the release of IP information where there never were before.