Email Address Obfuscation
by Neotrendy · Email & Marketing
Email Address Obfuscation prevents email harvesting by hiding email address appearing in your pages, while remaining visible to your site visitors.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.7K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “anti spam” and “email” for “mailto” and “html email”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mailto” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html email” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 13.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| obfuscation your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| email obfuscation | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| email address | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| address | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| obfuscate your tag | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| email from address | #3 | #17 | up 1 |
| from email address | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| from address | #4 | #11 | 0 |
| mailto | #8 | #18 | down 2 |
| site address | #6 | #20 | up 1 |
| address plugin | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| html email | #22 | #23 | 0 |
| anti spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “anti spam” and “email” for “mailto” and “html email”. “anti spam” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mailto” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html email” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 15 Jun 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Lukas Cech1.1y ago
Just what I was looking for, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ groggy721.4y ago
Thanks to the dev for an awesome plugin. Not all heroes wear capes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ netro12.0y ago
5-stars – Very useful plugin which does what is it claiming to do. Thanks developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scott DeLuzio4.0y ago
The best plugins are the ones you install and they just work. This is one of those plugins. Thanks for creating a simple tool to obfuscate email addresses.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.0 Added support for email subject. 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 Security Fix: Resolved a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the class parameter of the shortcode, allowing Contributor+ users to inject malicious scripts. (CVE-2024-11935 | Reported by theviper17y) Minor 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.1 Tested compatibility with WordPress 6.2. 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0.0 Tested compatibility with WordPress 6.1.1. Added translation folder and POT file. 1.0.0
- — Version 0.9.2 Tested compatibility with WordPress 6.0.3. 0.9.2
- — Version 0.9.1 Shortcode changed from email_obfuscate to obfuscate_email. 0.9.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Email Address Obfuscation <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via class Parameter ↗2024-12-03 CVE-2024-11935 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.1 Patched in 1.1.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 985 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "anti-spam" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 363 days in tier
- 2025-02-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2025-01-02 800+ → 900+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 700+ → 800+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2024-08-27 600+ → 700+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 500+ → 600+ up after 65 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Pixeline’s Email Protector 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Essential Form – The lightest plugin for contact forms, ultra lightweight and no spam 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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