Pixeline's Email Protector
by pixeline 4.3 (8 reviews)

Pixeline's Email Protector

Write email addresses without worrying about spambots and email harvesters.

Pixeline's Email Protector ranks #7,409 among WordPress.org plugins with 800+ active installations, is #368 of 3,342 in the Communication category, a 4.3/5 rating from 8 reviews, and was last updated Aug 5, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)
v1.4.3 Current Version v1.4.3
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 05 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#368 of 3,342 in Communication Top 25% by installs Downloads -16.1% this week
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Rank
#7,409
-2 this week
Active Installs
800+
-10.1%
KW Avg Position
32.8
No change
Downloads
21.5K
+11 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
86%
Review 4.3 out of 5
4.3 (8 reviews)

Next Milestone 900

Total Progress 87%
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3
8 reviews
Overall 86%
5
3 (38%)
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4 (50%)
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1 (13%)
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Pixeline's Email Protector [pixelines-email-protector] < 1.4.0

    CVE-2025-58982 · Fixed in v1.4.0

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress post/page authors who write email addresses in their content. It obfuscates those addresses from spambots and harvesters while still displaying them as clickable links to human visitors with JavaScript enabled.

  • Obfuscates emails in posts and pages
  • Protects emails in comments and excerpts
  • Graceful degradation without JavaScript
  • Clickable mailto links with JavaScript
  • Custom link text via parenthesis syntax
  • Theme function safe_email()
  • Theme-safe wrapper for disabled plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Pixeline's Email Protector

Pixeline's Email Protector has 800+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Pixeline's Email Protector holds a 4.3 out of 5 star rating based on 8 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Pixeline's Email Protector is developed by pixeline and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Pixeline's Email Protector requires WordPress 2.7 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 7.
Pixeline's Email Protector has been downloaded 21,520+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Pixeline's Email Protector is 1.4.3. It was last updated on August 5, 2026.
Yes. Pixeline's Email Protector is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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