WordPress: Email Addresses
Email addresses should be written out as active (clickable) links.
Do not try to obfuscate your email address in an attempt to fool email harvesters; it does not work. WordPress will do this for you.
Do not make the link text anything other than the email address itself.
Examples for Email Addresses
Good: jsmith@hmc.edu
Bad: jsmith [at] hmc dot edu
Bad: Email Prof. Smith
Formatting an Email Address in WordPress
1. In the content editor, write out the email address.
![](https://www.hmc.edu/communications/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/05/write-out-email.png)
2. Select the email address
![](https://www.hmc.edu/communications/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/05/select-email.png)
3. Click the link button
![](https://www.hmc.edu/communications/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/05/click-icon-button.png)
4. The email address will be configured correctly. Publish and/or save the page as normal to finalize the configuration.
![](https://www.hmc.edu/communications/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/05/formatted-email.png)