Difference between revisions of "ProtectAddress"

Protect an address from bot "scraping" by turning it into a graphic.

This wiki has a feature that lets you "protect" an address from robotic "scraping" of websites for addresses, and yet still allow humans to see the address. Here's how it works.

When you edit the page, enter the address between <address> and </address> tags, like this:

<address>123 South Main Street</address>

After you save the page the address will display correctly, but as an image instead of text:

If you later want to edit the address, it will look like this:

<address>2c4a38d18b051c842e646536fab6a9ee</address>

If you want to change the address, just replace the "gobbledygook" in the middle with the address and the graphic version will be updated. Please note, the graphical representation of your updated text will not be rendered in a preview of the page but only when the page is saved and viewed.

Note: When you use "show preview" the protected address will not be displayed. When you save the changes, the image will be readable.