How do I create a JavaScript email address?

[Nicky]

Hello Bakers!

How do I create a JavaScript email address?

I’m using a paid WB template which uses a lot of JavaScript.  The template works really well, I like it, but the only problem I have is not being able to save the markup of a simple obfuscated JavaScript mailto: which I have in two other WB sites (but running on different templates).

What happens is that when I save the WYSIWYG section with the JavaScript in the source, the script disappears after saving and I end up with a straightforward mailto: which I don’t want because of spam. 

I have tried everything I know, so I thought to ask here. My ideas…

a) Instead of a WYSIWYG section is there a way to use a WB CODE section to achieve this?
b) Do I have to format a WYSIWYG section in such a way as to make the JavaScript script,  “stick” after saving and not disappear?
c) Do I have to somehow poke a hole in the HTML’s page's JavaScript then insert the mailto Javascript code and then close the hole again ?
d) Is there a more modern approach to obfuscating the email address? With PHP perhaps? — I've been using the same Javascript method for the last 15 years.

I'm not a programmer but I can code some simple CSS. I already have a myname(arobase)gmail(point)com on my site already, but I would like to publish a clickable mailto link also. 

My JavaScript script isn't faulty because the same script works with other WB templates. Other widget Javascript script that I've added to the index.php of the template works ok.

WB-Version
2.12.2 r379

[dbs]

Hello, are you familiar with the function for masking e-mail addresses?
https://help.WebsiteBaker.org/en/userguide/working-with-wb/admin-tools.php#anchor4

[LudwigSt]

a) Instead of a WYSIWYG section is there a way to use a WB CODE section to achieve this?

This should work, or module Code2.

[Nicky]

Thanks to LudwigST and dbs ! 

— I couldn't get Code to work but Code2 worked instantly !!

— Thanks for the tip about the frontend filter. I had forgotten about that function. I have tried it and it works ok. I haven't used it this time around but I'll keep it in mind for the future.

Regards and thanks again,

N