Spellcheck in WordPress

If you copy and paste your content from Microsoft Word or a similar program, you will be using the spellcheck features of those programs. Spellchecking your text when editing directly into your WordPress Posts/Pages is not asnice.

Showing miss-spelt words when editing WordPress documents is something that is controlled by the browser you are using. You can modify how spellcheck in WordPress is handled in your browser. I have included the 2 most common browsers here but others should work in a similar manner. Like our Facebook page for more tips

See instructions for Firefox

Spellcheck with Google Chrome


Finding spellcheck in Google Chrome

1Click the 3 dot menu in the top right of the Chrome window

2Choose Settings

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3Scroll to the bottom and click Advanced

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4Turn on Spellcheck and choose Basic

5 Choose English or another preference


Spellcheck in WordPress – Firefox

1 Right-click on any word in the WordPress Editor.

2Choose Languages > Add Dictionaries

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3Scroll down until you find English (Australian)

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4Choose English (Australian) Dictionary

5Then click Add to Firefox

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6Confirm the install by clicking Add

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7When the confirmation is displayed, click Okay

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8Color should now be an error, but Colour should be good!

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Good luck with your spellcheck in WordPress!

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