Title: Admin Toggle for Email Encoding
Last modified: January 30, 2026

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# Admin Toggle for Email Encoding

 *  [kender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kender/)
 * (@kender)
 * [4 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-toggle-for-email-encoding/)
 * **Feature Request: Admin Toggle for Email Encoding** 
 * Please add a built-in toggle in the plugin settings to **disable email encoding
   on admin pages**.  Currently, users must manually override this via code (e.g.,
   using the `eae_email_callback` filter), which is not user-friendly for non-developers.
 * A simple checkbox like:
   ✅ _“Disable email encoding in admin area”_would greatly
   improve usability while maintaining front-end protection. 
 * This change would align with best practices for admin experience, allowing site
   managers to view emails in plain text without requiring custom functions.php 
   edits.
 * this became an issue for me when using an ACF/options page where the email addresses
   were being encoded in the form fields, so possibly another fix can be found there

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## Tags

 * [enhancement](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/enhancement/)
 * [feature request](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/feature-request/)
 * [wp-admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-admin/)

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 * Last reply from: [kender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kender/)
 * Last activity: [4 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-toggle-for-email-encoding/)
 * Status: not resolved