Please note that the IP Address Locator extension uses 3rd party IP Address Lookup providers that might require you to register on their site, pay for their services, and might require a token/API key. Please check the official website of the supported providers mentioned below for more information regarding their services and requirements before purchasing this extension.
Please note that the accuracy and availability of the current location returned by this extension depend solely on the services provided by the IP Address provider that you choose to use, and GEO my WP has no control over it. Please check the official website of the supported providers mentioned below for more information regarding the accuracy of their services. We cannot provide a refund for the purchase of this extension for issues related to the accuracy of the location.

Using the IP Address Locator extension, GEO my WP can use its auto-locator feature to retrieve the user’s current location based on his/her IP address rather than using the browser’s geolocation feature.

GEO my WP’s auto-locator feature takes place in 2 scenarios:

  1. When a user first visits the site and GEO my WP tries to retrieve his/her current location automatically.
  2. When the user clicks the locator button of the different elements of GEO my WP, such as the search forms.

You can set the IP Address Locator extension so it will use the IP address instead of the browser’s geolocation in both scenarios mentioned above or only in one of them.

IP Address Providers

The IP Address Locator extension relies on a 3rd party IP address lookup provider when retrieving the user’s location.

There are different IP address providers out there, and at the moment, the IP Address Locator extension supports 4 different IP address providers that you can choose from.

Listed below are the IP Address Lookup providers that are currently supported by the IP Address Locator extension:

Additional providers might be added in the future.

Please note that each provider offers different plans ( free and/or paid ), might require you to register on their site and/or generate a token/API key, and the accuracy of the location might differ between the different providers.

Please visit the site of each provider for more information before purchasing the extension.

Should I use the IP Address Locator Extension?

One advantage you might find in using the IP address Locator is that it does not require the user’s permission when retrieving his current location. Which is unlike the browser’s geolocation feature that asks for the user’s permission before it can retrieve its location.

On the other hand, the location returned by the IP Address Locator might be less accurate than the location returned by the browser’s geolocation, and the accuracy depends solely on the IP Address provider that you choose to use.
Also, depends on the provider that you choose to use, you might need to sign-up and pay for its services.