# ProxyTracer: VPN & Proxy Blocker

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/proxytracer-vpn-proxy-blocker/399958
**Category:** Plugin
**Created:** [April 4, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proxytracer-vpn-proxy-blocker/399958 "2026-04-04T19:56:00Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proxytracer-vpn-proxy-blocker/399958/6 "2026-04-05T05:49:31Z")

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It depends. There is a site setting that allows you to disable [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true), which is helpful for the gated topic component and other components/plugins users shouldn’t easily disable like that (advertising, guest gate, …). But while you are logged out, that would also make using [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) more difficult for admins. I think they can still enable it using [admin-login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-back-in-as-admin-after-locking-yourself-out-with-read-only-mode-or-an-invalid-sso-configuration/89605).

For this plugin, I doubt [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) helps. [Safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) disables only the front-end part of plugins, and this plugin in 100% Ruby. So I don’t think disabling JavaScript customizations is any help. This fact makes me a little skeptical about the plugin, as does the fact that it includes an `about.json` file as if it were a theme component. But in the end, everyone is responsible for the code they install on their forum.

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