Anti-Spambot
Obfuscation of email via the [email]...[/email] shortcode syntax using built-in Wordpress Codex functionality.
5(5 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 4 years agoAs of April 2026, Anti-Spambot is a WordPress spam plugin with 600 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
5/55 reviews
600active installs
9.1K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Obfuscation of email via the [email]...[/email] shortcode syntax using built-in WordPress Codex functionality.
Alternative variations:
[email][email protected]?subject=foo+bar&body=baz[/email]creates a mailto: link with subject and body pre-populated[email nolink=1][email protected][/email]just displays the email without a link wrapping it[email linktext="click here"][email protected][/email]displays the text “click here” with a link to the email address
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 5.8.13 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
- 1.1.5 – Tested with WordPress 5.3
- 1.1.5 – Tested with WordPress 5.2
- 1.1.4 – Tested with WordPress 5.1
- 1.1.3 – Tested with WordPress 5.0
- 1.1.2 – Tested with WordPress 4.9.5
- 1.1. – Added support for ?subject= strings, nolink= shortcode attribute (just print) and linktext= shortcode attribute to specify link text
- 1.0 – upgraded to stable version after eight months in the wild
- 0.1-alpha …
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