Title: WordPress antispambot? Last modified: October 31, 2018 --- # WordPress antispambot? * Resolved [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/) * (@wp-opti) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/) * Hello, I like to publish my email address on my website but want to protect it from spammers. I have read about the build in function called antispambot. I like to use that instead of a plugin. * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/antispambot](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/antispambot) * I don’t know exactly how to set this up. Maybe like this: * 1 – add this code to my function.php file: * ``` /** * Hide email from Spam Bots using a shortcode. * * @param array $atts Shortcode attributes. Not used. * @param string $content The shortcode content. Should be an email address. * * @return string The obfuscated email address. */ function wpcodex_hide_email_shortcode( $atts , $content = null ) { if ( ! is_email( $content ) ) { return; } $content = antispambot( $content ); $email_link = sprintf( 'mailto:%s', $content ); return sprintf( '%s', esc_url( $email_link, array( 'mailto' ) ), esc_html( $content ) ); } add_shortcode( 'email', 'wpcodex_hide_email_shortcode' ); ``` * 2 – Change the email links on my contact page into a sort code[email]john.doe@ mysite.com[/email] * Is that all? * Thank you very much for your help! - This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/). - This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/). Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Stefano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madking-web-design/) * (@madking-web-design) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10833485) * Hey [@alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alwin/) ! [Anti-SpamBot](https://wordpress.org/plugins/antispambot/) plugin, easily can do the trick for you. The plugin using built-in WordPress Codex functionality. [Here are some examples](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/antispambot#Examples) in case that you want to build your own functionality! * Thread Starter [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/) * (@wp-opti) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10833507) * Hello Stefano, * I like to do it without needing an (extra) plugin.. 🙂 * The link you send me is the same as in my own post. * How to set it up, that is my question. First add the code to my functions.php and then use the short codes instead of my usual mailto links? * ThaNk you, Alwin * [Stefano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madking-web-design/) * (@madking-web-design) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10833557) * Exactly, you need to add the code into your theme’s function.php In that case I would suggest to use a [childtheme](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) and make sure also to have a recent backup and FTP(or SFTP) access, just in case something goes wrong. * Thread Starter [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/) * (@wp-opti) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10834016) * I have added this code to my functions.php in my child theme: * /** * Hide email from Spam Bots using a shortcode. * * [@param](https://wordpress.org/support/users/param/) array $atts Shortcode attributes. Not used. * [@param](https://wordpress.org/support/users/param/) string $content The shortcode content. Should be an email address. * * [@return](https://wordpress.org/support/users/return/) string The obfuscated email address. */ function wpcodex_hide_email_shortcode( $atts , $content = null ) { if ( ! is_email( $content ) ) { return; } * $content = antispambot( $content ); * $email_link = sprintf( ‘mailto:%s’, $content ); * return sprintf( ‘[%s](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/%s?output_format=md)‘, esc_url( $email_link, array( ‘mailto’ ) ), esc_html( $content ) ); } add_shortcode(’ email’, ‘wpcodex_hide_email_shortcode’ ); * I have not changend anything in this code. That is correct? * Then I have added the shortcode in my wordpress text area. * Now when I look at the website page I see my email address and when I put the mouse over the email address I still see normal mailto:info@mydomain.com link under in the browser. Is that how it suposed to be? * When I look in the source code I see that my email address is indeed encoded. * Everything okay like this? * [Stefano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madking-web-design/) * (@madking-web-design) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10834267) * If it’s encoded, then I thing mission accomplished..Should appear as a normal email address to anyone using web browser, but most bots will not be able to identify it. * Thread Starter [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/) * (@wp-opti) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10834302) * Great! Thank you for your help! * 🙂 * [Stefano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madking-web-design/) * (@madking-web-design) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10896137) * Cool! 😉 Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘WordPress antispambot?’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 7 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Stefano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madking-web-design/) * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-antispambot/#post-10896137) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics