Anti-Spambot
by Robert Peake 5 (5 reviews)

Anti-Spambot

Obfuscation of email via the [email]...[/email] shortcode syntax using built-in Wordpress Codex functionality.

Anti-Spambot ranks #8,706 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #305 of 2,881 in the Discussion & Community category, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Jul 13, 2021. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.8 (Current: 7.1)
v1.1.6 Current Version v1.1.6
Updated 5 years ago Last Update on 13 Jul, 2021
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#305 of 2,881 in Discussion & Community Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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Downloads
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (5 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Anti-Spambot. Checked 1 month ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and content creators who want to display email addresses on their site without exposing them to spam bots. It solves the problem of email harvesting by obfuscating addresses entered via a simple shortcode, while still allowing mailto links, pre-filled subject/body text, or custom link text.

  • Email obfuscation via shortcode
  • Mailto links with subject and body
  • Option to hide link (nolink)
  • Custom link text display
  • Uses built-in WordPress Codex functionality

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Anti-Spambot

Anti-Spambot has 500+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Anti-Spambot holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 5 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Anti-Spambot is developed by Robert Peake and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Anti-Spambot requires WordPress 3.0.1 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 5.8.
Anti-Spambot has been downloaded 9,114+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Anti-Spambot is 1.1.6. It was last updated on July 13, 2021.
Yes. Anti-Spambot is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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