Manage WordPress categories by country

This guide applies to Free 1.1.0. See the installation and legacy upgrade guide.

A category rule is useful when a group of posts should follow the same country setting. Use a post rule for a single article and a page rule for a standalone page.

Find the category

Open WPLocation → Categories. Search for the category you want to change, then select its name. The editor starts with three audience choices: Everyone, Only selected countries, or Everywhere except selected countries. It shows a live explanation before you save.

Choose countries and save

Choose Everyone for no restriction. With either restricted audience, search and select at least one country, then review the audience summary and save. An unknown visitor country is hidden when a restriction is active.

Test the saved rule

Choose a visitor country under Check the saved result. Try one inside and one outside your selection. This checks the saved category rule; a post’s own rule may restrict it further. Check a representative post after purging caches.

When to use a different rule

If only one post needs a different audience, use the post guide. If the content is an entire landing page, use the page guide. For a small section within a page, use a shortcode. Category rules are not a substitute for permissions or a private-content system.