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Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland

Is your site available behind the Chinese Firewall? Check for free using the Blocked in China API.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.1.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 5.5 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update8 Oct 202625d ago
Active installations20Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland version 1.1.8 as active, updated 25d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Is your site available behind the Chinese Firewall? You can check using the Blocked in China API right from the comfort of your WordPress Dashboard.

✅ FREE MONTHLY STATUS CHECKS

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Check once per month for free if your site is available from the Chinese mainland with the click of a button.

🧑🏻‍💻 ENSURE EVERYONE IN CHINA CAN ACCESS YOUR SITE

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Multiple servers from different provinces test your site’s availability in China.

⏰ UPGRADE FOR WEEKLY, DAILY, OR HOURLY STATUS CHECKS

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Because of API limitations and usage, you can upgrade to one of our paid plans to get Weekly, Daily, or Hourly status updates.

🗓 SCHEDULE STATUS CHECKS

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Stay up to date with the latest status results by upgrading to a paid plan and scheduling automatic monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly status checks.

❌ DISABLE GOOGLE FONTS

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Disable enqueuing of Google fonts throughout your entire site with the click of a button. Google fonts can slow down your site in China because they are not available.

📖 VIEW HISTORY LOG OF STATUS CHECKS

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Keep a history of your status checks and easily view them under the Logs tab.

✅ PERFECT FOR:

  • eCommerce stores selling to China.
  • Agencies monitoring client site availability in mainland China.
  • Global websites with Chinese traffic that need GFW visibility.
  • Teams pairing uptime checks with speed and payment optimization for China.

🆘 TOP-NOTCH SUPPORT

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Get red-carpet support from the Gaucho Plugins team. Just submit a ticket.

🧠 LEARN MORE >

🌱 PLANS & PRICING >

⭐️ CHINA PLUGINS BUNDLE

Roadmap:

  • Email notifications about status results.
  • In-depth analysis of your site to determine what files/code are being blocked.
  • A map of your website’s status in each region in China.
  • Check multiple 3rd party sources through our API instead of just one.
  • Export your site’s status history.
  • Display the latest status on the front-end.
  • Check other sites and set status updates from the WP Admin Dashboard.

Feel free to contact our team to request other features.

📕 DOCUMENTATION

🤝 JOIN THE COMMUNITY

⭐️ SAVE 35% WITH CHINA PLUGINS BUNDLE ⭐️

Like the plugins? China Plugins Bundle covers eCommerce, uptime, and speed optimization to ensure your China-based website visitors have the best possible experience on your website.

SAVE 35% | LEARN MORE

CHINA PAYMENTS PLUGIN

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Easily accept WeChat Pay and Alipay payments from Chinese customers.

DOWNLOAD FREE | WEBSITE

BLOCKED IN CHINA

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Check if your site is available from mainland China servers.

DOWNLOAD FREE | WEBSITE

SPEED IN CHINA

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Run website speed tests from mainland China servers.

DOWNLOAD FREE | WEBSITE

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External Services

This plugin connects to the following external services when you run a status check or when the plugin checks for updates and notifications.

Blocked in China API (api.blockedinchinaplugin.com)

This plugin sends your public site URL to our backend API to check availability from mainland China probe servers. Status check results are stored in your WordPress site. info) depending on server availability at the time of the check.

  • Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Freemius (api.freemius.com, freemius.com)

This plugin includes the Freemius SDK for license and update management. Data is sent to Freemius when you opt in through the Freemius connect screen.

  • Freemius Terms of Service
  • Freemius Privacy Policy
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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • blocked
  • china
  • firewall
  • mainland
  • vpn
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.5 · PHP 7.4
Update activity8 Oct 202625d ago

“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.

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Recent tracked changes

Version1.1.71.1.8
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.3
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