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Email Address Encoder

v1.0.25

by Till Krüss · updated 7 months ago

A lightweight plugin that protects email addresses from email-harvesting robots, by encoding them into decimal and hexadecimal entities.

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Rank
#405
Down1 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 130,000
100K+ reported · Low
Total downloads
1.7M
1,684,795 all-time
Rating
4.2/5
160 reviews
Support resolved
50%
1 of 2 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -0.6% (30d)·Toward 90K+ · ETA ~51mo

Email Address Encoder at a glance

Email Address Encoder is a WordPress plugin by Till Krüss with 100K+ active installs, the #405 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 308 times, about the same as the month before. It’s rated 4.2 out of 5 from 160 reviews. Version 1.0.25 came out on Apr 12, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.0.8. It leads the 71 plugins tagged “crawler”. It was first released in 2011.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

9.3K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Email Address Encoder Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.500Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 7Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateEmail Address Encoder
Nov 7, 2026192
Nov 6, 2026312
Nov 5, 2026314
Nov 4, 2026269
Nov 3, 2026329
Nov 2, 2026457
Nov 1, 2026227
Oct 31, 2026172
Oct 30, 2026269
Oct 29, 2026394
Oct 28, 2026303
Oct 27, 2026343
Oct 26, 2026532
Oct 25, 2026196
Oct 24, 2026196
Oct 23, 2026520
Oct 22, 2026829
Oct 21, 2026650
Oct 20, 2026258
Oct 19, 2026368
Oct 18, 2026114
Oct 17, 2026112
Oct 16, 2026239
Oct 15, 2026247
Oct 14, 2026268
Oct 13, 2026250
Oct 12, 2026363
Oct 11, 2026189
Oct 10, 2026167
Oct 9, 2026259

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 130,099 · +0.3% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.129K130K131KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 2026130,099
Nov 7, 2026130,425
Nov 5, 2026131,022
Nov 4, 2026131,215
Nov 3, 2026130,459
Nov 2, 2026130,632
Nov 1, 2026130,863
Oct 31, 2026128,894
Oct 30, 2026129,188
Oct 29, 2026129,759
Oct 28, 2026129,442
Oct 27, 2026129,661

Rank over time

#405 · up 4 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#405#410Oct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#405
Nov 7, 2026#404
Nov 6, 2026#404
Nov 5, 2026#403
Nov 4, 2026#403
Nov 3, 2026#405
Nov 2, 2026#404
Nov 1, 2026#404
Oct 31, 2026#410
Oct 30, 2026#409
Oct 29, 2026#407
Oct 28, 2026#409
Oct 27, 2026#409
Oct 16, 2026#409

Growth %

Average +0.03% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.-1%0%1%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 2026-0.25%
Nov 7, 2026-0.23%
Nov 5, 2026-0.15%
Nov 4, 2026+0.58%
Nov 3, 2026-0.13%
Nov 2, 2026-0.18%
Nov 1, 2026+1.53%
Oct 31, 2026-0.23%
Oct 30, 2026-0.44%
Oct 29, 2026+0.24%
Oct 28, 2026-0.17%

Active installs band

100K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.95K100K105KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026100K+
Nov 7, 2026100K+
Nov 6, 2026100K+
Nov 5, 2026100K+
Nov 4, 2026100K+
Nov 3, 2026100K+
Nov 2, 2026100K+
Nov 1, 2026100K+
Oct 31, 2026100K+
Oct 30, 2026100K+
Oct 29, 2026100K+
Oct 28, 2026100K+
Oct 27, 2026100K+
Oct 16, 2026100K+

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #409 → #403Downloads -4.1%
    • Tested up to 7.0.7 → 7.0.8

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v1.0100%

Rating trend

4.2★★★★★160 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.0.25
Requires WordPress
2.0
Tested up to
7.0.8
Requires PHP
5.3
First released
Nov 21, 2011
Last updated
Apr 12, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Email Address Encoder

How many websites use Email Address Encoder?

Email Address Encoder is active on 100K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #405 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Email Address Encoder been downloaded?

1,684,795 times in total since 2011. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 308 times. See download stats

When was Email Address Encoder last updated?

Version 1.0.25 came out on Apr 12, 2026 (6 months ago). See every release

Is Email Address Encoder compatible with the latest WordPress?

It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, one version behind the current 7.1. Authors often update this line a few weeks after a release.

Does Email Address Encoder have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 3 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Email Address Encoder up to date. See its security record

Is Email Address Encoder still maintained?

Its last release was 6 months ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 2 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does Email Address Encoder have?

4.2 out of 5 from 160 reviews on WordPress.org. 74% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Email Address Encoder?

The plugins most like Email Address Encoder, by the tags they share, are Akismet Anti-spam (5M+), Spam Protection (30K+) and WP Content Copy Protection (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.2

★★★★★

160 reviews

  • 5 stars: 119 reviews, 74%
  • 4 stars: 6 reviews, 4%
  • 3 stars: 3 reviews, 2%
  • 2 stars: 6 reviews, 4%
  • 1 stars: 26 reviews, 16%
Positive
78%4–5★
Mixed
2%3★
Critical
20%1–2★
  • About 19 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.3.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 4 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Email Address Encoder
Estimated installs≈ 130,000
Reported installs100K+
Rating4.2
Reviews160
Total downloads1.7M
AuthorTill Krüss
First releasedNov 21, 2011
Version1.0.25
Requires WP2.0
Requires PHP5.3
Last updatedApr 12, 2026

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