• Registered: 2015-06-08
  • Posts: 7

Topic: Email address is visible!

Hi,
I'm in the process of creating my website using Showkase. (Btw, thank you for a wonderful program! My site is evolving slowly but surely.)

I have one issue so far: the email address is visible on the Contact page, even though I ticked the box to hide it. I have also checked it out from a pc at work and there it is - full email address.
How can I hide/disguise it but still keep the link?
Please note, I have only typed the email so far. I have still to setup/configure the rest but that's another bridge I have to cross!
Thanks again.

  • Registered: 2012-12-16
  • Posts: 950

Re: Email address is visible!

If you select the 'Hide email address' checkbox, then even though your email address is visible to humans in the text displayed by the browser, it will be obfuscated in the source code of the page which is what web crawlers and spam bots see.
For example, if your email address is 'email@address.com' and you view the source of the page in a browser (for example 'Tools -> Web Developer -> Page Source' or 'Right-click page -> View Page Source' in Firefox), then you will see the following:

<p class="email">
                    Email: <script type="text/javascript">eval(unescape('%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%65%6d%61%69%6c%40%61%64%64%72%65%73%73%2e%63%6f%6d%22%20%63%6c%61%73%73%3d%22%65%6d%61%69%6c%22%20%74%69%74%6c%65%3d%22%45%6d%61%69%6c%22%3e%65%6d%61%69%6c%40%61%64%64%72%65%73%73%2e%63%6f%6d%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b'))</script>
                  </p>

I hope this helps to explain how the email obfuscation works.

  • Registered: 2015-06-08
  • Posts: 7

Re: Email address is visible!

Thank you Steven. I think I get it! So it really does no harm to show a 'written' email?

I hope you don't mind but while I am here, I'd like to ask if there is a help section specifically for setting up the Contact page (other than the user guide)? Something more in-depth maybe? Or for beginners!
Again, I thank you - especially for your rapid response!

I must also add that I intend to upgrade to Juicebox Pro this week. It's just what I need!

  • Registered: 2012-12-16
  • Posts: 950

Re: Email address is visible!

I think I get it! So it really does no harm to show a 'written' email?

That's correct. Your email address is not visible to web crawlers and spam bots as plain text.

I hope you don't mind but while I am here, I'd like to ask if there is a help section specifically for setting up the Contact page (other than the user guide)?

We have only the online support documentation here but if you have a query that you cannot find answers to, just post a new forum topic and I'll do my best to help you out.