imio.webspellchecker

This package provides seamless integration between Plone (versions 4.3, 5.2, and 6.0) and Webspellchecker WProofReader. It is designed to work out-of-the-box with multiple WYSIWYG editors used in Plone, enhancing the content creation process with advanced spellchecking capabilities.

Features

• Easy Integration: Simplified setup process that integrates WProofReader with Plone's various versions without complicated configuration.
• Support for Multiple Editors: Compatible with popular WYSIWYG editors in Plone, ensuring a wide range of usability across different sites.
• Real-time Spellchecking: Offers real-time, in-context spelling and grammar checking to improve the quality of content on your Plone site.
• Customizable Dictionaries: Users can add custom words and terminologies to their dictionaries, making the tool adaptable to specific jargon and languages.
• Multilingual Support: Supports a variety of languages, catering to diverse user bases and content requirements.

Installation

Install imio.webspellchecker by adding it to your buildout::

[buildout]

...

eggs =
    imio.webspellchecker

and then running bin/buildout

Compatibility

Plone versions: 4.3, 5.2, 6.0 Tested with Editors: TinyMCE, CKEditor4

Contribute

• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/collective/imio.webspellchecker/issues
• Source Code: https://github.com/collective/imio.webspellchecker
• Documentation: https://docs.plone.org/foo/bar

License

The project is licensed under the GPLv2.

Disclaimer

This integration is not affiliated with or endorsed by the official Plone Foundation or Webspellchecker. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners.

Contributors

• Antoine Duchêne, (iMio, scrl)

Changelog

1.2 (2026-01-19)

• Use defer <script>'s attribute so it doesn't block the whole page in case the service isn't responding. [aduchene]

1.1 (2025-07-11)

• Fixed installation by renaming the base profile to install-base so it is no more alphabetically before default. Removed metadata.xml from the install-base profile. [gbastien, aduchene]

1.0 (2025-05-27)

• Add new settings to manage webspellchecker. [aduchene]

1.0b7 (2024-04-15)

• Added helpers to get and set config registry values. [gbastien]
• Use plone.app.vocabularies.PortalTypes instead plone.app.vocabularies.UserFriendlyTypes for allowed_portal_types and disallowed_portal_types config parameters. [gbastien]

1.0b6 (2024-04-04)

• Use proper type on the script tags. [aduchene]

1.0b5 (2024-03-29)

• Use unicode for default values. [aduchene]

1.0b4 (2024-03-28)

• Fix bad bundling (MANIFEST.in). [aduchene]

1.0b3 (2024-01-12)

• Allow to restrict the webspellchecker usage by portal types. [aduchene]
• Allow to restrict the webspellchecker usage by css attributes (class, id, ...) [aduchene]

1.0b2 (2023-12-01)

• Replace rst by markdown. [aduchene]

1.0b1 (2023-12-01)

• Refactor the script registration. We don't rely on Plone built-in tools like the resources registry (or portal_javascript in P4) due to inappropriate handling of a generated JS file. [aduchene]
• Add tests and configure the CI. [aduchene]

1.0a1 (2023-05-26)

• Initial release. [aduchene]