WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress
by WebSpellChecker · Blocks
WProofreader checks spelling, grammar, and style in real-time while editing in WordPress.
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Health
B 82/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.9K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gutenberg” for “spelling”. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spelling” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 110.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 81 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| grammar check | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| corrector your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| spell check your tag | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| spell | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| grammar your tag | #2 | #5 | down 1 |
| proofreading your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| spelling | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| check | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| checks | #24 | #23 | — |
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
52 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gutenberg” for “spelling”. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spelling” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v3.2.2 · 11 Aug 2026
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Sep 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-08-11 Version 3.2.2 Changed: the Report button is now shown directly in the suggestion popup instead of the “more” menu. 3.2.2
- 2026-08-11 Version 3.2.1 Fixed: the Report button is now available in the suggestion popup and the proofread dialog. The plugin overrode the action items list and left the report item out. 3.2.1
- 2026-06-12 Version 3.2.0 Fixed: post content corruption on save in the block editor (content cleanup processed slashed post data and ran on posts merely containing “wsc-” in URLs). Reworked content cleanup to remove proofreading markup without r 3.2.0
- 2026-04-24 Version 3.1.0 Refactored plugin internals into focused classes while preserving the public WProofreader class and option names. Fixed PHP 8 compatibility issue in the bundled settings API. Enabled local user dictionary access for Free 3.1.0
- 2025-10-31 Version 3.0.0 Added a few global activation toggles (disabled by default): Enable in admin area to run WProofreader across the WordPress admin. Enable on front end to run WProofreader on the public site. Fixed issue where spelling aut 3.0.0
- 2025-06-25 Version 2.8.0 Fixed issue with user preferences not being remembered. A recent issue caused user-selected options (e.g., selected language, ignore settings, enabled check types) to reset on every page reload. Now, these preferences ar 2.8.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WProofreader checks spelling, grammar, and style in real-time while editing in WordPress."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Yoast.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,973 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "corrector" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-07-12 4K+ → 3K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2025-03-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2025-03-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 4 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Spell Check 2K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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