WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress

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Directory rank vs rivals

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Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 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
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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-08-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 40 days in tier
2. 2025-07-12 4K+ → 3K+ down after 6 days in tier
3. 2025-07-06 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-07-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 115 days in tier
5. 2025-03-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-03-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 9 days in tier
7. 2025-03-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 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).

• 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
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress: 4K+ active installs, 3.7★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/webspellchecker