Make Safe
Obfuscates email addresses.
Consider an alternative
Make Safe shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Make Safe stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| >100 | |
| obfuscate | #56 |
| spam protection | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Make Safe
From the official readme · v1.0Description
This plugin finds email addresses in the page (anywhere in the resulting HTML, not just the post content), and munges it into a random combination of encoded characters, and outputs a snippet of JavaScript to write the munged string to the page.
Installation
- Upload the
makesafedirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
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FAQ
Make Safe: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Make Safe free?
Yes. Make Safe is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Make Safe safe to use in 2026?
Make Safe shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Make Safe?
Make Safe is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,255 times since it launched in January 2012. It was downloaded 56 times in the last 30 days.
Does Make Safe work with WordPress 7.1?
Make Safe is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Make Safe last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on January 31, 2012 (15 years ago).
Who makes Make Safe?
Make Safe is developed and maintained by mattdeclaire.
What are the best alternatives to Make Safe?
The most popular alternatives to Make Safe are WP Mail SMTP by WPForms (4M+ installs), MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPr… (1M+ installs) and Easy WP SMTP (500K+ installs).
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