Anonymize IP Addresses in Redirection Logs
Masks the last part of visitor IP addresses before the Redirection plugin stores them in its redirect and 404 logs, keeping the logs useful while respecting privacy laws.
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Code
add_filter( 'redirection_request_ip', function ( $ip ) {
if ( ! is_string( $ip ) || '' === $ip ) {
return $ip;
}
if ( filter_var( $ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4 ) ) {
return preg_replace( '/\.\d+$/', '.0', $ip );
}
if ( filter_var( $ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6 ) ) {
$parts = explode( ':', $ip );
return implode( ':', array_slice( $parts, 0, 3 ) ) . '::';
}
return $ip;
} );Notes
IPv4 keeps the first three parts (1.2.3.0); IPv6 keeps the first three groups.
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