How to Spell Check with the new block editor?

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  mariner2mother · Member · Sep 3, 2020 at 11:48 pm

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  Once WP eliminated the spell check feature in the editor a few generations ago, I installed the Grammarly (and Ginger) extensions to my browser (Chrome). It works like a charm with everything in my browser (including this help page), but NOT in the new WP block editor. I can find no way to spell check my posts within the new editor. Please help!

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Sep 4, 2020 at 3:24 pm

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  Hi there,

  Yes, Spell Check feature is no longer available in the WordPress editors. All of the main browsers now have competent spell check features already integrated:

  How To Automatically To Turn On Spell Checker in Google Chrome?

  https://www.technipages.com/firefox-enabledisable-spell-checker

  Disable Safari Spelling Auto-Correct in Mac OS X

  However, a report has been filed about potentially replacing the old spell check feature:

  https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/issues/32798

  For more information about spell check/proofreading, please visit:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/proofreading/

  Thanks!

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  mariner2mother · Member · Sep 5, 2020 at 12:35 am

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  Thanks for the reply. I was able to turn on Google spell checker, but why can’t the new editor work with extensions like Grammarly (which I use) or Ginger as it did before? It seems ridiculous.

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  deancroyal · Staff · Sep 5, 2020 at 4:22 pm

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  Hi there – Grammarly user here myself. I’ve added these as ideas for future enhancements to our editor. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Let us know if you need anything else.