Title: Which method does this plugin use?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Which method does this plugin use?

 *  Resolved [GermanKiwi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/germankiwi/)
 * (@germankiwi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-method-does-this-plugin-use/)
 * Hi, I saw that you’ve referenced the article [here](http://techblog.tilllate.com/2008/07/20/ten-methods-to-obfuscate-e-mail-addresses-compared/)
   in the past, to indicate that your method of obfuscation is reasonably effective(
   most robots don’t decode your encoded mailto links).
 * I’m unsure, however, which of the methods described in that article is the method
   you’re actually using in this plugin? Is it the “urlencode” method, or the “Replacing
   @ and . with entities” method? Or another one?
 * I’m also curious what your own “real-world” experience is with the method your
   plugin uses – do any spambots at all still manage to scrape the encoded email
   addresses? Or none at all?
 * Thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/email-address-encoder/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/email-address-encoder/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-method-does-this-plugin-use/#post-4494098)
 * This plugin isn’t using either of the methods, it’s converting the email address
   into a mixture of plain characters, decimal entities and hexadecimal entities.
   This method isn’t bulletproof, however it’s compatible with any browser, easy
   to implement, doesn’t require JavaScript and the referred article shows that 
   it’s quite safe.
 * If you’re looking for a bulletproof solution, I’d recommend a contact form, or
   a JavaScript based solution.
 *  Thread Starter [GermanKiwi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/germankiwi/)
 * (@germankiwi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-method-does-this-plugin-use/#post-4494099)
 * Okay – I’m a bit confused though – you say that the referred article shows that
   your method is quite safe, but I still don’t know which of the methods listed
   in the article (and shown on the graph there), is the method you’re using exactly!
 * If your method isn’t mentioned in that article at all, then how is it that the
   article shows that your method is effective? That’s what is puzzling me. 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-method-does-this-plugin-use/#post-4494342)
 * Ah, get it : )
 * This plugin uses a combination the “urlencode” and “Replacing @ and . with entities”
   methods in that article.
 *  Thread Starter [GermanKiwi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/germankiwi/)
 * (@germankiwi)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-method-does-this-plugin-use/#post-4494343)
 * Okay, got it! 🙂

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