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Email Remover replaces public email addresses before HTML leaves Joomla
Email Remover is a free Joomla system plugin that changes how email addresses appear in the generated front-end page.
Email addresses end up in page source through article text, modules, custom HTML and contact details. That makes them easy targets for automated harvesting. Joomla already includes the Email Cloaking content plugin, which obfuscates email addresses while generally preserving a usable address for visitors. A template override is not normally the right tool, because the address may come from many components and content fields. Sites that need a stricter result usually add an extension that processes the rendered response.
According to the listing, Email Remover goes beyond core cloaking by removing addresses altogether, substituting text or HTML such as a contact-form link, or creating a PNG instead of leaving literal address text in the source. The developer also says it handles both plain text and mailto: links, with address and domain exceptions.
That makes it relevant to public sites that publish staff or departmental contact details but want to limit harvesting, especially where a form or image-based presentation is acceptable. It has little to offer a site with no public email addresses, or one that needs every address to remain selectable and machine-readable for accessibility, copying or integration.
- The listing marks it as a free download under GPLv2 or later.
- It shows no reviews, says documentation is not available, and lists the developer as having one other directory extension.
- Before installing, check accessibility and indexing implications of PNG output, whether the required GD support is available, how it behaves with cached or dynamically inserted content, and whether replacing addresses affects structured data or legal contact requirements. The claims have not been tested here.
Listed on the Joomla Extensions Directory.