Title: antispambot?
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# antispambot?

 *  Resolved [quesacco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quesacco/)
 * (@quesacco)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/antispambot/)
 * Hi there,
 * It is my understanding that if I use the codes :[staff_loop]
    <img class=”staff-
   member-photo” src=”[staff-photo-url]” alt=”[staff-name] : [staff-position]”> 
   <div class=”staff-member-info-wrap”> [staff-name-formatted] [staff-position-formatted][
   staff-email-link] </div> [/staff_loop]
 * the email addresses are hidden by the antispambots, but there must be something
   I don’t do right as when I do a test, I can see the email addresses. What am 
   I missing?
 * Thanks – Great plugin!
 * Fred
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-staff-list/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-staff-list/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Brett Shumaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brettshumaker/)
 * (@brettshumaker)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/antispambot/#post-6945369)
 * Hey quesacco –
    Yes, the plugin uses the WordPress function `antispambot()` to
   obfuscate email addresses from spambots. The function does this by encoding some
   of the characters in the email address into html entities like this: `j`. Doing
   this makes it much more difficult for bots to recognize an email address on the
   page but still allows the browser to display the characters normally. If you 
   look at the source code* of your page when it renders, you’ll see those HTML 
   entities where your email addresses are located.
 * You can learn more about the `antispambot()` function [here](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/antispambot).
 * * If you aren’t sure how to view the source code of the page, [this page](https://blog.kissmetrics.com/how-to-read-source-code/)
   can show you how.
 *  Thread Starter [quesacco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quesacco/)
 * (@quesacco)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/antispambot/#post-6945409)
 * Hi Brettshumaker,
 * Thank you for getting back to me.
 * That was my understanding but when I look at my page: [http://www.ffcb.ca/notre-equipe/](http://www.ffcb.ca/notre-equipe/)
   source I can clearly see the addresses. That is why I am confused.
 * Regards
 *  Plugin Author [Brett Shumaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brettshumaker/)
 * (@brettshumaker)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/antispambot/#post-6945411)
 * Hi quesacco –
    You need to view the actual source of the page (`CMD OPT U` in
   Chrome for Mac) and not just “Inspect” the email address with your browser’s 
   developer tools.
 * I’ve [uploaded a screenshot](http://imgur.com/hj2NDJr) of the source code for
   the link you sent me. As you can see, the email addresses are definitely encoded
   as I described above.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [quesacco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quesacco/)
 * (@quesacco)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/antispambot/#post-6945416)
 * Thank you! I have learnt something today!
 *  Plugin Author [Brett Shumaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brettshumaker/)
 * (@brettshumaker)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/antispambot/#post-6945420)
 * No problem – glad to help!

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/antispambot/#post-6945420)
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