Title: JavaScript email link
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# JavaScript email link

 *  Resolved [Jonathan Landrum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonlandrum/)
 * (@jonlandrum)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-email-link/)
 * Hello all,
 * I ran across a way to use javascript to place an email link on a page, rather
   than an anchor. The reasoning behind this is that crapbots will have a tougher
   time at harvesting the email address this way. Here’s the script:
 * >  `
   >  <script type='text/javascript'>var a = new
   > Array(' "MAILTO:" in ASCII characters ',' first 7 characters of your address','
   > second 7 characters of your address ',' et cetera... ');document.write("<a
   > href='"+a[0]+a[1]+a[2]+a[3]"'>"+a[0]+a[1]+a[2]+a[3]"</a>");</script>
   >  <noscript
   > ><img src=" location of the image of your email address " title=" img title"
   > ></noscript>
 * After `Array('` enter your email address seven characters at a time between single
   quotes, no spaces, separated by a comma. Then, after `href='` enter +a[0]+a[1]
   +a[2]… until you’ve entered all the groups required to fit your address. Do the
   same between the anchor tags for the name, or enter a set of words. The `<noscript
   >` tags are for people who’ve disabled javascript.
 * Now, here’s the question. How do I use javascript in WP? When I placed the code
   on my “contact” page it didn’t show up. There was just a blank there. Any takers?
 * ~Jonathan

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-email-link/#post-202100)
 * You should just be able to place it anywhere in your sidebar or footer and have
   it appear. I think something’s wrong with your javascript, but I’m no js coder.
   What I would suggest, since you are going for a javascript email link, is that
   you go for a javascript encrypted email link: [http://automaticlabs.com/products/enkoderform](http://automaticlabs.com/products/enkoderform)
 *  Thread Starter [Jonathan Landrum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonlandrum/)
 * (@jonlandrum)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-email-link/#post-202185)
 * Hey macmanx, no luck. I checked FF to make sure I have javascript enabled, and
   I do. I also added a `<noscript>` tag after the script Enkoder created and it
   still didn’t work. I’m adding this script to a separate page I created in wp-
   admin called “Contact Me”. Perhaps I should just have the Contact Me link go 
   directly to my email address, insead of opening a new page. I’ll try doing that
   and sticking it in the footer, like you suggested.
 * ~Jonathan
 *  Thread Starter [Jonathan Landrum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonlandrum/)
 * (@jonlandrum)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-email-link/#post-202192)
 * Yeah, that did it. For some reason, it wouldn’t let me put the script in the 
   page. I checked the source of the page and the script was there, no problem. 
   I’ll bet, though, WP “cleaned” the script by adding breaks and paragraphs at 
   every new line, or something like that 🙂
    Thanks for your help.
 * ~Jonathan

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 * Last reply from: [Jonathan Landrum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonlandrum/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-email-link/#post-202192)
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