If you begin to notice a surge in traffic to your WordPress website from certain countries, coupled with a large increase of spam in comments or via contact forms, you can block any submitted content from those specific countries.

Installing WPBruiser – Country Blocking Extension

• In case you don’t already have WPBruiser installed, go to Dashboard -> Plugins -> Add New
• Search for WPBruiser in the provided box , and click “Install Now”
• After the installation finishes, click “Activate” and you’re ready to configure WPBruiser

The WPBruiser Country Blocking extension is just like a regular WordPress plugin and the installation is almost exactly the same process. Once the extension is downloaded you can follow the steps below:

• Go to Dashboard -> Plugins -> Add New
• Choose the “Upload” option located at the top of the page
• Click “Choose File” and navigate to the “zip” file you’ve downloaded
• Click “Install Now”
• After the installation finishes, click “Activate”
• Go to Dashboard -> WPBruiser -> Security
• Choose the countries you want to block