Spelling-Check

Hi @andreabru,

Which web browser are you using? A lot of modern web browsers have spellcheck built right in, and it should work in Gutenberg, too. For example, here is what I see in my browser when I misspell a word:

https://cldup.com/QDMc1EmX8B.png

However, there is a known issue where if you paste a chunk of content from somewhere else into Gutenberg, spellcheck won’t work automatically. More info about that here:

https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/6727

Maybe that is the issue you’re having as well? Hopefully it will be fixed soon.

I do not have any spell check since switching to Gutenberg either. It does not matter if I cut/paste or type things in directly. I used to have a great feature when I pushed “publish” to review the suggested changes. I miss that! Is there another way to get spell check?

I’ve considered copy/pasting into Word, but it’s not easy to copy all the blocks…

Gutenberg spell checking via a browser is 1/2 what spell checking should be. The checker should be able to learn words. I’ve spent years training my WordPress spell checker scientific, technical, and mathematical words. Now Chrome wants to label them as misspelled.

Lack of grammar checking is a problem for me too. The classic editor allows rudimentary checking of grammar. It is a god send. I write passive sentences that I want to root out. I type a word twice in a row. Etc. I really benefit from a grammar checker.

I can write in MS Word and transfer the whole thing over, but that is multiple extra steps. There is no “preview” available for how it will look on the page. So, I write and paste, preview, and then write and paste again and check the preview again. Etc. Forget about heavy editing of a post–it must be extracted (headings and all) and returned to MS Word. Also, MS Word is for limited use on my system where I have a subscription that is slow. It is so slow that I really use it only for reading documents that I receive now and then.

Please restore spell checking and grammar checking. If you can do that, I’ll take Gutenberg more seriously.

I’m also searching for a spelling and grammar tool that is compatible with the Gutenberg editor. I found WProofreader and verified the spellcheck works. The grammar check is a paid feature:

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/webspellchecker/

I tried to use the JetPack spelling and grammar feature and couldn’t get it to work. Their online documentation doesn’t illustrate Gutenberg compatibility:

https://jetpack.com/support/spelling-and-grammar/

We may try the pro version of WProofreader. We don’t mind paying for plugins for business use. Surprised to see the WProofreader plugin only has 500+ installs though. We always look for plugins that have a broad user base to ensure it’s maintained into the future. The low number of installs could be attributed to JetPack being used in the classic editor for free though.

Has anyone seen info about JetPack supporting its spelling and grammar features in the new block editor? Or are there other plugins you found for this purpose?

• This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by SJNBham.

This is a more than 4 months old topic, which has been revived, as such I’m closing it to avoid unnecessary notifications going out to previous topic subscribers. Please do open a new topic if you’re looking for help though ??