Email Address Obfuscation

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Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ Lukas Cech

   12mo ago

   Just what I was looking for, thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ groggy72

   1.2y ago

   Thanks to the dev for an awesome plugin. Not all heroes wear capes.

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3. ★★★★★ netro1

   1.8y ago

   5-stars – Very useful plugin which does what is it claiming to do. Thanks developer.

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4. ★★★★★ Scott DeLuzio

   3.9y 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.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.0 Added support for email subject. 1.2.0
2. — 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
3. — Version 1.0.1 Tested compatibility with WordPress 6.2. 1.0.1
4. — Version 1.0.0 Tested compatibility with WordPress 6.1.1. Added translation folder and POT file. 1.0.0
5. — Version 0.9.2 Tested compatibility with WordPress 6.0.3. 0.9.2
6. — Version 0.9.1 Shortcode changed from email_obfuscate to obfuscate_email. 0.9.1

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.1 Patched in 1.1.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-02-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-02-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-02-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 363 days in tier
4. 2025-02-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 34 days in tier
5. 2025-01-02 800+ → 900+ up after 70 days in tier
6. 2024-10-24 700+ → 800+ up after 58 days in tier
7. 2024-08-27 600+ → 700+ up after 52 days in tier
8. 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).

• Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Pixeline's Email Protector 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Essential Form – The lightest plugin for contact forms, ultra lightweight and no spam 500+ 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 – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Email Address Obfuscation: 2K+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/email-address-obfuscation