wk-email-antibot
Simply enables WordPress shortcode for easily letting you camouflage an email address, hiding it from crawling spiders and bots.
Consider an alternative
wk-email-antibot shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (40+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.04 (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 wk-email-antibot stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| antibot | #11 |
| antispam | >100 |
| antispambot | #20 |
| >100 | |
| mailto | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About wk-email-antibot
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Simply enables WordPress shortcode for easily letting you camouflage an email address, hiding it from crawling spiders and bots.
Installation
Do what you always do, download, install, activate.
There is no options to set – simply activate and use!
For developers
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wk-email-antibot: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026
Is wk-email-antibot free?
Yes. wk-email-antibot is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is wk-email-antibot safe to use in 2026?
wk-email-antibot shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use wk-email-antibot?
wk-email-antibot is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,032 times since it launched in January 2011. It was downloaded 71 times in the last 30 days.
Does wk-email-antibot work with WordPress 7.1?
wk-email-antibot is officially tested up to WordPress 3.04, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was wk-email-antibot last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on January 30, 2011 (16 years ago).
Who makes wk-email-antibot?
wk-email-antibot is developed and maintained by maxemil.
What are the best alternatives to wk-email-antibot?
The most popular alternatives to wk-email-antibot are Spam Master (200+ installs), Good Question (100+ installs) and ZeroBot Security (<10 installs).
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