81
Spam protection is easy until you realize there is no manual.
HealthyGrowing
81/100
The plugin provides effective email protection but lacks the documentation needed for easy setup.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.4★
19 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+73%
Growing fast
13 → 23 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +73% in the last year
13/day a year ago→23/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayCryptX is widely praised for its simple, lightweight email obfuscation that works out-of-the-box and has responsive support, but users repeatedly complain about missing documentation and occasional breakage.
What people like
- +Automatically converts pasted email addresses into mailto links
- +Easy to install and works immediately without extra configuration×3
- +Works with Divi contact module
- +Author is responsive and provides support×2
- +Lightweight and lean, suitable for any site build
- +Plugin is actively maintained over time
Common complaints
- −No documentation; setup fields and template usage are unclear×2
- −Plugin stopped working for some users, leading to increased spam
- −Does not support multiple email addresses, cc/bcc, or subject lines
- −Requires special raw tags when used with RawHTML Pro
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.42★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 0%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
Not enough review history.
All-time ratings · 19 total
Latest reviews · 19 analyzed
- 2023-02-23★★★★★It works. Perfectly!koltast
- 2021-09-14★★★★★Excellent plugin!tenserd
- 2021-05-16★★★★★super plugin and great plugin authorkuttnerd
- 2019-04-14★★★★★Installieren, aktivieren …Rene.Welz
- 2019-03-21★★★★★Works greatderheavy
- 2018-07-12★★★★★Poor Setup Instructionscaljim
- 2018-07-07★★★★★Ausgezeichnet!C. Michael Mette
- 2018-03-16★★★★★perfectLeitner
- 2018-03-05★★★★★Thank Youlwdesign
- 2016-01-28★★★★★Always a favourite must-have for all sitesblogmistress
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
22
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
22
Prior 7-day baseline
22
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
22
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
0.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
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Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
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Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
84%
5★ share in analyzed sample
0%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.42 → 4.42★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered