DBD Mailto Encoder
Spam is one of the most frustrating things about the internet. And, even more frustrating is how spiders scrape blogs and other sites for email addresses to spam. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could put mailto links just how you were taught, without fear of spiders? Well now you can! With this plugin,
Spam is one of the most frustrating things about the internet. And, even more frustrating is how spiders scrape blogs and other sites for email addresses to spam. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could put mailto links just how you were taught, without fear of spiders? Well now you can! With this plugin, all mailto links will be filtered on display and converted to their unicode counterparts.
About as easy as 1,2,3 (ok, easier!)
- 01Upload the dbd-mailto-encoder directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- 03Enjoy peace of mind as the plugin instantly goes to work!
Frequently asked questions.
What does a standard mailto link look like?
email me
What does a unicoded version look like?
email me
What is a spider?
A spider is a small program that navigates the ‘web’ looking for something, in this case email addresses.