Email Address Encoder
A lightweight plugin that protects email addresses from email-harvesting robots, by encoding them into decimal and hexadecimal entities.
4.2(160 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Email Address Encoder is a WordPress spam plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 160 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.6M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
4.2/5160 reviews
100K+active installs
1.6M+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
A lightweight plugin that protects plain email addresses and mailto links from email-harvesting robots, by encoding them into decimal and hexadecimal entities. Has an effect on the posts, pages, comments, excerpts, text widgets and other filtered content. Works without JavaScript — just simple spam protection.
To see whether all your email addresses are properly protected, use the free page scanner tool.
Other content (like phone numbers) can be protected using [encode] shortcode:
[encode]+1 (555) 123-4567[/encode]
[encode link="tel:+15551234567"]+1 (555) 123-4567[/encode]
Premium Features
- Full-page protection that catches all email addresses
- Hardened protection using JavaScript and CSS techniques
- Improved phone number protection
- Built-in plugin support for ACF, Jetpack, WooCommerce and…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.2160 reviews
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Recent Reviews
No answer
by Ericmuc·3 months ago·1 reply
No answer from the author on several emails regarding my bought licenses. I had the idea to buy more licenses, but without any response this plugin is dead.
Do not understand the naming convention between pro and free
by ianstudio·9 months ago·1 reply
I do not understand the naming convention between pro and free
Hard to understand if it is being maintained with as much vigor as the free version.. why is pro/paid at v 0.3.11.
Why would’t the developper keep some sort of parity between the pro and free in naming convention ?
Eigentlich eine Frechheit!
by treierp·1 year ago·1 reply
Habe das Plugin in der Pro Version gekauft. Nach einiger Zeit läuft nur noch die gratis Version. Grund: Meine Lizenz wird offenbar irgendwo sonst verwendet!?
Nachfrage beim Support: KEINE ANTWORT!
Frechheit oder Betrug, ich mag es nicht beurteilen.
Aber mein Rat: Finger weg von diesem Hersteller.
pro but no support, no refund
by Patrice Grometto·1 year ago
works correctly with simple websites ; may stop other plugins from functioning (such as plausible stats), and then, absolutely no replies, and no support would be provided, even with pro version…
- This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by Patrice Grometto.
plugin wont work, no support, no refund
by anonymous765562·1 year ago·1 reply
Bought the plugin, it did not work. Couldn’t reach the support. Did not get any refund.
Seems to be scam. I’ve escalated the issue to the bank and they will contact the authorities.
Download Trends
Today: 107Yesterday: 147This week: 914Period total: 60K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.24
- Added
classattribute to[encode]shortcode - Prevent CSRF to flush page caches
Contributors
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