diff --git a/.dev-tools/globalblacklist-testing.template b/.dev-tools/globalblacklist-testing.template
index e1311ae7f..34875044f 100644
--- a/.dev-tools/globalblacklist-testing.template
+++ b/.dev-tools/globalblacklist-testing.template
@@ -7712,6 +7712,31 @@ map $http_referer $bad_referer {
 geo $validate_client {
 	default		0;
 
+# ----------------------------------------------
+# Whitelist all your OWN IP addresses and Ranges
+# ----------------------------------------------
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WHITELIST all your own IP addresses using the include file below.
+  # New Method Uses the include file below so that when pulling future updates your
+  # whitelisted IP addresses are automatically now included for you.
+  # Read Comments inside whitelist-ips.conf for customization tips.
+  # Updating the main globalblacklist.conf file will not touch your custom include files
+  # whitelist-ips.conf reigns supreme !!!
+  # Whatever you add to whitelist-ips.conf will be whitelisted FULL STOP
+  # Anything blacklisted above this line will be over-ridden by whitelist-ips.conf
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# START WHITELISTED IP RANGES ### DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE AT ALL ###
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	include /etc/nginx/bots.d/whitelist-ips.conf;
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# END WHITELISTED IP RANGES ### DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE AT ALL ###
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # -------------------------------------
 # BLOCK known Wordpress Theme Detectors
 # -------------------------------------