Shopify App : Blockade

Easily block countries, IP addresses, VPNs and websites

About Blockade

Control Visitors Access : Block visitors from countries you control. Including IP address detection. We had the most complete known VPN network list on the App Store

Stop fraud before checkout : Snip fraud in the bud. Prevent chargeback fraud before it even reaches checkout.

Avoid international headaches : Avoid compliance or regulation issues outside of your primary market.

Description

You decide which countries your business operates

Block visitors from unwanted countries with ease. Control which countries cannot enter your store. Unwanted visitors will be outright blocked from visiting your store.

Avoid expensive and time consuming chargebacks, fraudulent ad clicks & chargeback fees before fraudulent customers can even reach checkout.

  • SPECIAL NOTE * Blockade and all other blocking apps on the Shopify app store do not affect your Shopify analytics numbers for blocked countries. For an explanation on how Blockade and other blocking apps work, please visit our website.

Key Features

  • Easily manage which countries can access to your store
  • Checks the country of origin of your shops visitors in the background
  • No code snippets or theme changes required for installation
  • Disable or enable in the app dashboard at any time
  • Choose to redirect blocked traffic to another site or use the custom page builder to include a call to action button to visit another site

For Digital Download Retailers

For example, retailers selling digital goods "ship" instantly. This prevents the retailer blocking the shipment of the order once they realize the order is fraudulent. Embargo prevents fraudulent digital downloads before the bad actor is able to complete checkout.

Skipping international shipping or compliance hassles

Pass on international import or export regulations for countries you don't want to do business in.

Blockage will block visitors from countries your store doesn't support before an order is made.

How does it work?

Embargo uses as proprietary database to turn your customers' IP address into their real world location within milliseconds. Then it will verify that the visitor is allowed to enter your site based on the countries you selected in the app.

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Launch date
July 09, 2020
App rating
4.3
Top features

Seamless workflow: use directly in Shopify admin

About the Author

Matej Kontros

Matej Kontros is an E-Commerce expert and app developer with over a decade of professional experience in IT.

Matej has worked for organisations of all types and sizes, including global players, startups, and agencies. He designed, developed, and maintained complex projects.

Matej's expertise includes e-commerce, software engineering, web development, systems administration, internet security, managing projects, and building teams.

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