WP Spell Check

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ thelma harcum

   2mo ago

   Thank you WP for offering such a helpful plugin as it make my writing more accurate and easy to read.

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2. ★★★★★ akwx

   3mo ago

   Does what it’s supposed to do…very helpful when updating pages.

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3. ★★★★★ zebracrossing

   1.7y ago

   It’s rather an ad, not a plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ Shizart

   2.1y ago

   Doesn’t work. Terrible UI. No clue why this even exists or is allowed to exist. Total waste of time. Don’t bother.

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5. ★★★★★ andywoo

   2.3y ago

   I was unable to use this, and the owner followed up and issued me a full refund. Thanks very much! This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by andywoo. This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by andywoo.

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6. ★★★★★ MS416

   2.6y ago

   No idea why there are so many poor reviews but this plugin works great. WordPress lacks tools for spelling check and correction and this particular plugin has done the job while I work on new blog posts. No complaints so far.

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7. ★★★★★ FamiliesGo

   3.1y ago

   I hit the max number of free pages and so paid for upgrade and uploaded and activated upgrade. It sent me in a circle where it said I only have the base version so I don’t need an API key, it wouldn’t recognize the API key and told me to click to their website to upgrade. But that didn’t do anything. I circled between my website a few times and their website locked me out. There was no way to click through to support without logging in. When I finally reached support they told me they could go into my site to try to fix it or just give me a refund if I prefer. They seemed too quick to want access to my site and too fly by night for me to trust them with access so I chose refund. At which point they said i didn’t meet the requirements for a refund and refused to give one. I feel scammed frankly. Whether they are inept, dishonest or both I would not recommend dealing with them or using their glitchy app. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by FamiliesGo. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by FamiliesGo.

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8. ★★★★★ sirtaptap

   3.1y ago

   Great idea, was surprised it seemed to be the only plugin of it’s kind. Disappointed to find it does not work and just spins in circles.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 12.0 New: Added SeedProd page builder integration — scan and fix typos in your SeedProd landing pages and templates. New: Added Page Builder by SiteOrigin integration — scan and fix typos in your SiteOrigin page builder conte 12.0
2. — Version 11.9 New: WPForms integration — scan form fields, notifications, and confirmations for typos, then fix them inline or jump straight to the builder to review. Fixed: Contact Form 7 “Save all Changes” now correctly updates Form 11.9
3. — Version 11.8 Enhanced All in One SEO integration — spell check now scans SEO titles, descriptions, keyphrases, Facebook and X fields, product schema, tag/category SEO, and WooCommerce product SEO fields so typos are easier to catch a 11.8
4. — Version 11.7 Now spell checks page and post excerpts — catch typos in summaries and fix them from your results Removed unwanted (Edit to Dictionary Word) fields showing in Posts and Pages Quick Edit 11.7
5. — Version 11.6 Enhanced Spell check scans for WooCommerce + Yoast SEO integration — the WooCommerce product scan now spellchecks all Yoast SEO fields on products (meta descriptions, SEO titles, focus keyphrases, Open Graph & X titles/d 11.6
6. — Version 11.5 Bug fixes 11.5

6 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 WP Spell Check <= 9.21 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-02-03 CVE-2025-25111 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 9.21 Patched in 9.22
2. Medium · 4.3 WP Spell Check <= 9.17 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-01-12 CVE-2024-22143 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 9.17 Patched in 9.18
3. Medium · 5.5 WP Spell Check <= 9.12 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-12-23 CVE-2022-2658 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.12 Patched in 9.13
4. Medium · 5.4 WP Spell Check <= 9.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2022-12-23 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 9.12 Patched in 9.13
5. Medium · 6.1 WP Spell Check <= 9.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-10-25 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 9.3 Patched in 9.3
6. High · 8.8 WP Spell Check <= 7.1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2019-11-26 CVE-2019-6027 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 7.1.9 Patched in 7.1.10

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-03 3K+ → 2K+ down

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).

• Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP Spell Check: 2K+ active installs, 2.9★ (39 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-spell-check