Security
Free Email Address Obfuscation
Use our free email address obfuscation to find email addresses written in plain text on your page. Enter any web address below and get your result in seconds, with plain-English fixes.
Free. You see the verdict at once; add your name and email to read the full result. We only read what is public on the page.
What this email address obfuscation checks
Scans the visible text and mailto links of a page for email addresses that bots can easily collect.
The email address obfuscation scans the page for plain-text email addresses and mailto links, which spam harvesters collect. It reports how many are exposed and whether any obfuscation such as encoding is used.
Why use a email address obfuscation
Spam bots crawl the web collecting addresses written in plain text. Hiding them cuts down the spam you receive.
Owners getting a lot of spam and anyone listing staff emails. Use the email address obfuscation before publishing a team page.
How to use the email address obfuscation
- Paste the full address of the page you want to test into the box at the top of this page. Use the exact page you care about, such as your home page or a service page, because each page can give a different email address obfuscation result.
- Press the button and wait a few seconds. The tool fetches the page the way a visitor and a search engine would, then runs its checks. Nothing is installed, and you only need to enter your name and email to read the full result.
- Read the verdict and the plain-English notes, make the changes listed under the fixes, then run the test again to confirm the problem is gone. Keep a note of the date and the result so you can show progress.
How to read your email address obfuscation results
- Pass means no plain addresses, or a contact form instead.
- Warning means addresses are visible but in a link.
- Fail means several plain addresses.
How to fix problems the email address obfuscation finds
- Use a contact form instead of showing the address.
- Or build the address with JavaScript or an image.
- Use a role address such as hello@ that you can filter.
Common mistakes
- Publishing personal addresses on a team page.
- Obfuscating the text but not the mailto link.
- Trusting obfuscation as security. Contact forms are stronger.
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Email address obfuscation for Cayman Islands websites
Cayman directories and chamber pages get scraped constantly. Use a role address such as info@ plus a contact form, and check the result with the email address obfuscation.
Ranking in the Cayman Islands is a local contest: Google treats a .ky domain as aimed at the territory, and it rewards pages that name the places people search for, such as George Town, Grand Cayman, West Bay and Seven Mile Beach. After you act on your email address obfuscation result, work through our SEO guides for Cayman businesses, read how the WebGuru features fit together, or see the pricing for the full report.
Cayman Islands local SEO checklist
- Name the place in your headings and first paragraph: George Town, Grand Cayman, West Bay, Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, whichever you serve.
- Keep your business name, address and phone number identical on your website, Google Business Profile, Facebook page and local directories.
- Use a .ky domain where you can. Google treats country-code domains as a signal that your audience is in that country.
- Add a Google Business Profile, ask happy customers for reviews and answer every review.
- Write for local questions, such as hurricane preparation, work permits or ferry times, in the words your customers would use.
Further reading
Frequently asked questions
Does hiding my email stop all spam?
No, but it stops the simplest harvesting bots.
Is a contact form better?
Yes. It keeps your address private and gives you structured enquiries.
Does obfuscation work?
It stops simple harvesters. Modern ones can still read it, so forms are safer.
Will hiding emails hurt SEO?
No. Google does not rank pages for email addresses.
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