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How to prevent bots from scraping your email address on your site?

by kumar
7 replies
I just renovated my site and mentioned my email id and phone no.
in a few pages, to make it easier for prospects to contact me.

Is there any way I can prevent email scrapers from picking my email address up?

Thanks!
#address #bots #email #prevent #scraping #site
  • Profile picture of the author misterme
    Write it in javascript so the bots don't see an email address. You can pick up the script by googling it.

    You could also simply write: kumar {at} yourdomain {dot} com
    and people would understand what to make of it. Of course that
    requires a little effort on their part.
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  • Profile picture of the author Victor Edson
    You could upload a pic of it. It doesn't have to be fancy, but a bot
    won't read the image.

    or

    You could use a contact form instead.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brian Alaway
      Just link to your contact form instead.
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      • Profile picture of the author Internet_Corporation
        Originally Posted by Brian Alaway View Post

        Just link to your contact form instead.

        But you also need to make sure the email associated with the form is not available to be scraped from the source code of the contact us page as well.
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        • Profile picture of the author socialentry
          Originally Posted by Internet_Corporation View Post

          But you also need to make sure the email associated with the form is not available to be scraped from the source code of the contact us page as well.
          Definitely this this.

          Hide the email server-side. Done.
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  • Profile picture of the author twisters
    Well, I think if you add your email in this format: emailID[at]yourdomian[.]com then bots can't scrape your email address.
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  • Profile picture of the author kellyyarnsbro
    Pretty much annoying those bots are like scavengers, had mine in an image so as to fool those bots, its the best way to hide.
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