Block access from certain countries

Restricting access to your store based on a visitor’s country helps protect your business from unwanted traffic, reduce fraudulent activity, and improve overall site performance. With the Country Restriction feature, you can easily block or allow traffic from specific countries.

When to Use Country Restrictions

You may want to enable country restrictions if:

• Your store only ships to specific regions.
• You want to block traffic from high-risk locations.
• You are testing your store in certain countries only.

Steps to Restrict Visitors by Country

1. Log in to your Shopify Admin

• • From your Shopify dashboard, go to Apps and open Securify – Block IP & Country.

2. Navigate to Country Restriction

• • In the app’s top navigation bar, click on Country Restriction.

3. Choose the Countries to Restrict

• • From the list of available countries, select the ones you want to block.
  • You can also allow only certain countries and automatically block the rest.

4. Apply the Restriction

• • Save your settings. Once saved, visitors from the selected countries will be blocked from accessing your store.

5. Review Blocked Visitor Logs (Optional)

• • You can track and monitor attempts from restricted countries in the Blocked Visitors Logs section for better insights.

What Happens When a Visitor Is Blocked?

• Blocked visitors will not be able to access your store’s content.
• They may be redirected to a default block page or see a message indicating that access is restricted.
• Their activity will still appear in the Visitor Intelligence dashboard for reporting purposes.

Frequently Asked Questions

❓ Can I unblock a country later?

Yes. Simply return to the Country Restriction tab and remove the restriction for that country.

❓ Will blocking a country affect my analytics?

No. You can still see data on blocked visitors in the Visitor Distribution and Blocked Visitors Logs sections.

❓ Can I restrict both IPs and countries?

Yes. For more granular control, you can combine IP Management with Country Restriction.

Updated on: 22/08/2025