contact page shows MY email address

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  comingfromamericablog · Member · May 29, 2016 at 4:38 pm

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  On my Contact page, my email address is visible. When I’m in edit mode, it doesn’t show, but when I look at the published version it shows. How can I make my email address invisible and the contact email field blank? I don’t want the world to have my email address.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  kooldude183 · Member · May 29, 2016 at 4:53 pm

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  If it is in the “Email” box, do not worry. That is only visible to you.

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  kooldude183 · Member · May 29, 2016 at 4:55 pm

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  If you log out, it will not show your email. It shows your email to only yourself, because you are logged in to your WordPress.

  Right now, on your contact page, I can only see my email.

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  comingfromamericablog · Member · May 30, 2016 at 8:03 pm

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  wow, thanks, you really are a kool dude. Happy Memorial Day!

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2016 at 8:04 pm

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  Also, note that there will be auto-filled information in a contact form or a comment box but your information is visible to you when you are logged in and have not cleared your browser cache and cookies. No one else can see it.

  When someone makes a comment on your blog, unless they have cleared their cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies, WordPress.com will recognize them and complete the details for them. No one else will be able to view those details in comment boxes or in contact forms. The next person who comments will see blank fields. Commenters will not see each others details.

  Additional information:
  There is an Admin link on posts and pages that only you as Admin and any Editors you have created can see when you are logged in. It’s for your convenience and your visitors cannot see it. You cannot remove it as it’s coded into the theme templates and we cannot edit templates or themes.

  The only people who can edit your site are those you provide that ability to. See here https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/ and here please https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-notifications/

  If you log out, clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache and cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies and then visit your site without logging in that links will not appear to you.

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  comingfromamericablog · Member · May 30, 2016 at 8:23 pm

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  Ooooh, thanks Time Thief, very informative!

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  timethief · Member · May 30, 2016 at 8:25 pm

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  You’re welcome. I thought I would provide the whole 9 yards for those who may use the search box in the future. :)