WhoKnew Shield — Contact Obfuscation & Bot Protection

2.0.0

• Launch: WordPress contact protection for emails, phones & addresses
• Dual-layer obfuscation (HTML entities + CSS reversal + JavaScript protection)
• Email auto-detection — write naturally, automatic protection everywhere
• Click-to-reveal buttons — one click for visitors; blocks automated scrapers
• JavaScript-protected mailto links — emails never appear in HTML source code
• Competitor shortcode support — Email Address Encoder, Neotrendy, Email Encoder Bundle, Antispambot
• Multiple contact types — protect emails, phone numbers, physical addresses
• Manual shortcodes — [whoknew_shield] for precise control when needed
• Strictness controls — 3 detection levels to balance protection vs false positives
• Modern admin dashboard with intuitive settings
• Zero external dependencies — no CDN scripts, no API calls, complete privacy
• Cache-compatible — works with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, W3 Total Cache, SG Optimizer
• Theme-agnostic — works with any WordPress theme and page builder
• Pro: Phone & address auto-detection for complete contact protection
• Pro: Advanced encryption with domain-specific rotating keys (changes every 15 minutes)
• Pro: Silent Contact™ — PNG-rendered contact info with no text in the DOM
• Pro: Scraper Trap™ — Web Application Firewall (WAF) with hidden honeypot traps that catch bots
• Pro: WhoKnew Intelligence™ — Community blacklist network with daily-updated threat intelligence
• Pro: Automatic IP blocking (1hr to permanent) — blocks caught bots site-wide
• Pro: Anonymous threat sharing — contribute caught IPs to protect the community (optional)
• Pro: Live threat intelligence feed — block known scrapers before they reach your site
• Pro: Analytics Dashboard with visual charts showing block activity over time
• Pro: Geographic heat maps with country-level threat intelligence and flags
• Pro: Custom obfuscation engine to create your own scraper protection patterns
• Pro: Email alerts when threats are detected
• Pro: Click-to-reveal button customizer with 10+ pre-designed styles