How to Whitelist Yourself

If you are testing your blocking rules or using whitelist mode, you may accidentally block yourself from your own storefront. Here is how to prevent that and how to recover if it happens.

Whitelisting Your IP Address

The most reliable way to avoid blocking yourself is to whitelist your own IP address. Whitelisted IPs bypass all blocking rules — country blocking, VPN blocking, bot blocking, and all other rules are skipped entirely.

Steps

  1. Find your current IP address by visiting a service like whatismyipaddress.com.
  2. Go to IP Blocker in your Kedra Shield dashboard.
  3. Click Create IP block.
  4. Set Block type to Whitelist.
  5. Set IP version to IPv4 (or IPv6 if applicable).
  6. Set Match condition to Exact IP address.
  7. Enter your IP address.
  8. Leave Page selection on All pages.
  9. Click Save.

Your IP is now whitelisted. You will not be blocked by any rule as long as you access the store from this IP.

Note: If your internet provider assigns you a dynamic IP address (which changes periodically), your whitelist entry may stop working when your IP changes. In that case, consider using the IP starts with match condition with your IP prefix (e.g., 192.168.1.) to cover a range of addresses from your provider.

If You Are Already Locked Out

Blocking only affects the storefront — it does not affect the Shopify admin or the Kedra Shield dashboard. You can always access the app from your Shopify admin panel.

To Recover

  1. Open your Shopify admin (admin.shopify.com).
  2. Go to Apps > Kedra Shield.
  3. Navigate to the relevant blocker:
    • Location Blocker — Add your country to the whitelist, or switch from Whitelist to Blacklist mode.
    • IP Blocker — Add your IP to the whitelist.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Test your storefront in an incognito/private browser window to confirm access is restored.

Testing Blocking Rules Safely

When testing your blocking configuration:

  1. Whitelist your IP first before enabling any blocking rules.
  2. Use incognito/private windows for testing — your regular browser may have cached pages from before blocking was enabled.
  3. Use a VPN to test from a blocked country without affecting your real access.
  4. Check the Blocked IPs tab in Analytics to confirm visitors are being blocked correctly.

Next Steps