In the competitive world of digital marketing, maintaining high visibility and rankings on search engines is crucial. SEO tools are indispensable for analyzing performance, tracking rankings, and understanding competition. However, their effectiveness can be compromised if their IPs are not whitelisted within your domain, potentially resulting in inaccurate data and a decline in rankings. This article provides a step-by-step guide on whitelisting Ubersuggest IPs, ensuring optimal tool performance and site security.
- How to Whitelist Ubersuggest Ips Inside My Domain?
- Apache
- Nginx
- Cloudflare
- WordPress with Wordfence Security
- Ubersuggest IPs
How to Whitelist Ubersuggest Ips Inside My Domain?
Whitelisting IPs for SEO tools is a critical task that varies depending on your server or web hosting platform. While the specifics can differ, the general process involves accessing your server's firewall or security settings and adding the IP addresses of the SEO tools to a list of allowed IPs. This ensures these tools can access your site for crawling, indexing, and other tasks without being blocked. Below, I'll outline the steps for whitelisting IPs on three popular server environments: Apache, Nginx, Cloudflare and WordPress. These environments cover various use cases, from managed web hosting solutions to custom-configured servers.
Apache
For Apache servers, IP whitelisting is typically managed through .htaccess files or directly within the virtual host configurations.
Steps:
Edit .htaccess or Virtual Host File: Locate your .htaccess file in the root directory of your website or the configuration file for your virtual host.
Add IP Whitelist Directive: Use the Require ip directive to whitelist an IP address. For example:
Replace 123.456.78.90 and 98.76.54.32 with the actual IPs you wish to whitelist.
Save and Test: Save your changes and restart Apache to apply them. Test to ensure that the SEO tools can access your site without issues.
Nginx
In Nginx, IP whitelisting is managed by editing the server block configuration files.
Steps:
- Open Configuration File: Locate the Nginx configuration file for your website, often found in /etc/nginx/sites-available/.
- Add Allow Directives: Within the server block, use the allow directive to whitelist IPs, and deny all others by default:
- Reload Nginx: After saving your changes, reload Nginx to apply them with sudo nginx -s reload. Check to ensure everything works as expected.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare offers an IP Access Rules feature that allows you to whitelist IPs across your entire site or specific URLs.
Steps:
- Log into Cloudflare: Access your Cloudflare dashboard and select the domain you want to manage.
- Navigate to Firewall: Go to the Firewall tab and select "Tools".
- Create Access Rule: Under IP Access Rules, enter the IP address you wish to whitelist, select the "Allow" action, and apply it to "This website". Repeat for each SEO tool IP.
- Save: Save your changes. The rules take effect almost immediately.
WordPress with Wordfence Security
For WordPress websites, whitelisting IPs typically involves using a security plugin, as WordPress doesn't handle server firewall rules directly. One of the most popular plugins for this purpose is Wordfence Security, which offers comprehensive options for managing access to your site. Here's how you can whitelist IPs in WordPress using Wordfence:
- Install Wordfence Security: If you haven't already, install the Wordfence Security plugin from the WordPress plugin repository. Navigate to your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New, search for "Wordfence Security," install, and activate it.
- Access Wordfence's Firewall Settings: Once Wordfence is active, go to Wordfence > Firewall in the WordPress dashboard.
- Manage Whitelisted IPs: Look for the "Advanced Firewall Options" or a similar section within the Firewall page. You'll find the option to manage "Allowed IP Addresses."
- Add IPs to Whitelist: Enter the IP addresses of the SEO tools you wish to whitelist in the provided field. You may need to add them one at a time to ensure each IP is correctly formatted. Wordfence allows you to add a note for each IP, helping you remember why it was whitelisted.
- Save Changes: After adding all necessary IP addresses, ensure you save your changes. Wordfence will immediately start allowing these IPs unrestricted access based on your configuration.
Wordfence or a similar security plugin offers the advantage of managing access controls directly from your WordPress dashboard, simplifying the process.
You need to add the following Ubersuggest IPs to the file.
allow from 94.130.93.30
allow from 168.119.141.170
allow from 168.119.99.190
allow from 168.119.99.191
allow from 168.119.99.192
allow from 168.119.99.193
allow from 168.119.99.194
allow from 134.209.42.109
allow from 68.183.60.34
allow from 68.183.60.80
allow from 68.183.54.131
allow from 68.183.49.222
allow from 68.183.149.30
allow from 68.183.157.22
allow from 68.183.149.129
Each method lets you securely whitelist IPs, ensuring your SEO tools function correctly without exposing your site to unnecessary risks. Always test after making changes to confirm that everything works as intended and your site remains secure.
If you have any questions, please chat or email us at support@ubersuggest.com.