Proofreading
Proofreading checks texts on every content of your WordPress site. You can proofread in 30 different languages and get tips to improve your writings.
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Proofreading shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 5K+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 40/100 on our health check.
- No update in over a year
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Proofreading stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| editing | >100 |
| Errata | #1 |
| misprint | #1 |
| revision | >100 |
| typo | #49 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 8 reviews
About Proofreading
From the official readme · v1.2.2Description
Proofreading plugin allows you to improve the quality of your posts, pages and all your WordPress website.
It gives you the possibility to check the correction of the texts inserted into posts, pages and drafts in less than a second!
Press the “Analyze” button and you will have a list of all found errors.
The plugin allows to recognize different types of text errors (thanks to Languagetool.org). Here some examples of error types:
* Typos
* Punctuation
* Typography
* Commonly Confused Words
* Nonstandard phrases
* Semantic
* Grammar
* Redundant Phrases
Proofreading plugin supports a lot of languages. For example:
* English
* Spanish
* German
* Italian
* Japanese
* French
* Portuguese
* Russian
* and so on…
For every language, in the settings page, you can customize which are the error categories you are interesting, hiding the others.
Installation
From your WordPress dashboard
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
- Search for ‘Proofreading’
- Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.
From WordPress.org
- Download Proofreading zip file
- Unzip it
- Upload the unzipped directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.
After installation the plugin select your WordPress installation language as default language for the plugin. If you want to change it, go to the settings page.
Changelog
1.2.2
- Escaping improved
- Code refactoring
- Placeholder for translators
- WordPress 6.7.1 compatibility (not Gutenberg)
1.2.1
- Security fixes
- Added prepare statements to queries
1.2
- Security fixes
- Changed escaping data methods
- WordPress 6.4.3 compatibility (not Gutenberg)
1.1
- WordPress 6.3.2 compatibility (not Gutenberg)
- URLs escaped
- Translations escaped
- Corrected URLs for multisite installations
1.0.11
- WordPress 5.8 compatibility (not Gutenberg)
- Restyling of about page
1.0.10
- WordPress 5.7 compatibility (not Gutenberg)
- Classic editor link corrected
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FAQ
Proofreading: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Proofreading free?
Yes. Proofreading is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Proofreading safe to use in 2026?
Proofreading shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 5K+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 40/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Proofreading?
Proofreading is active on 5K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 13,445 times since it launched in February 2018. It was downloaded 258 times in the last 30 days.
Does Proofreading work with WordPress 7.1?
Proofreading is officially tested up to WordPress 6.7.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Proofreading need?
Proofreading requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Proofreading last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.2, was released on January 16, 2025 (2 years ago).
Who makes Proofreading?
Proofreading is developed and maintained by Scribit.
What are the best alternatives to Proofreading?
The most popular alternatives to Proofreading are Prepare New Version (6K+ installs), FD Footnotes Plugin (1K+ installs) and Save and Close (400+ installs).
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