WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress
by WebSpellChecker · WordPress.org page · Website
WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 107,958 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 11, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress at a glance
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Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Multi-language support
- Spelling autocorrect functionality for instant correction of common typos
- Text autocomplete suggestions functionality for faster writing
- Style check functionality with pre-defined non-inclusive and profanity language check for professional writing
- Style guide builder for creating language rules
- User-level and organization-level dictionaries
WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress reviews and ratings
15 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Works well on my sites
This plugin is an asset for people writing a lot of blog posts. It works well on my various sites.
MS416 -
Excellent Support
I want to give them 5 stars but am only giving 4. When I activated the plugin it worked until I began making an entry in an Asgaros forum. It didn't work in the forum and, unfortunately, that is where I do a lot of writing. I contacted support and they responded quickly. They said they would have their engineer make the adjustments so it would work in Asgaros. When the two weeks free use ended, the adjustments had not yet been made, so they refunded my purchase amount without my even asking for it. They will contact me when the Asgaros compatibility is accomplished. They told me about their free browser extension and I'm using it for now. I hope to give them 5 stars soon.
RobinKMullins -
Excellent alternative to Grammarly
I installed this on a site with over 13,000 posts spanning 14 years with five paid amateur writers. I knew what I needed and that the free version of this plugin would not be enough (3 posts a day, 1,800-3,000 words a day), so I used the 14-day trial period to check out the paid version. Very impressed. No spelling and grammar checker is perfect, especially not in the context of professional sports content, but this hit the mark. I did buy a premium license. The team dictionaries feature, after some time setting them up (I use one for names, one for sports, and one for general terms), have been fantastic. Each writer can whitelist their own rules, but being able to maintain whitelists for the whole site is above and beyond any other. Definitely worth the premium license fee. On top of that, the support has been extremely responsive, both in replies and resolutions. One issue was that it wouldn't let me add a few names to a team dictionary. They'd just poof again and again. And one of the names was very common. I reached out and several days later it was fixed. The other issue was one in which the first link added to a post after a save had to be done twice; it would just disappear when applied forcing us to redo it. It was fine for subsequent links until the next page load. I reached out and it was fixed two days later. I normally hate plugins in the repo with such restrictive limits on the free version. I'd ding this review a couple of stars for that, too, if the paid version and support weren't so good. Again, context is always an issue for grammar checkers, and the NFL certainly has a lot of diversity in the names of its players, but this works better than Grammarly (free and paid versions). The only two additional things I could ask for are 1) to be able to add words to team dictionaries from the editor, and 2) to be able to whitelist grammar rules for the team, not just individually. And since I'm not getting rid of this plugin any time soon, I look forward to
btreece84 -
Don't bother
It's hard to even figure out how to even run this pos. Doesn't work or do anything. Free version is a 14 day trial that does nothing. I don't get why plugins like this are allowed to continue on wordpress.org. They need to vette these apps. Half don't work at all.
Shizart -
Free version???
It says the free version only handles up to 6 lamguages, and I only wanted a simple basic spellchecker for and English blog. Installed yesterday and it just worked, pretty simply, a lot like Microsoft spellcheckers with the words underlined and click on them for suggested spelling. However that was yesterday - today it tells me I have reached the trial limits! So its not a free version, its a 1 day limited trial...
SeaComms -
Great for UK spelling and unobtrusive
I tried a different plugin first and was shocked when it left highlighted text on my published page simply because it didn't have British English! This plugin does understand British English and highlights unknown and misspelt words simply with a red underline. I like it!
David
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Details
WProofreader checks spelling, grammar, and style in real-time while editing in WordPress.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- corrector
- grammar
- gutenberg
- proofreading
- spell check
- Version
- 3.2.2
- Last updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- First published
- Dec 27, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 6.3
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress FAQ
What does WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress offers Multi-language support, Spelling autocorrect functionality for instant correction of common typos, Text autocomplete suggestions functionality for faster writing, Style check functionality with pre-defined non-inclusive and profanity language check for professional writing and Style guide builder for creating language rules.
How many active installs does WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress have?
WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress as of September 7, 2026.
Is WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 11, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress free?
WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.