Few days back Shoutmeloud wrote a post on Tools to improve English grammar and I always wondered if there was an easy way to minimize those petty grammar or spelling errors that would creep up in your blog article? Today, I introduce you to a new tool that will help you write better and spend lesser time editing your article.
“After the Deadline” is a WordPress plugin that has checks not only for spelling errors but grammar mistakes as well. This open source software is not only very efficient but free too.
It also has features to ignore certain words for instance the proper nouns you would use, such as your own name or your blog’s title. Once you install it in your blog you need to click on the proofread button in the visual or HTML editor to check spelling, style and grammar. Since After the Deadline communicates with a software service, you’ll need an API key to use this plugin. The same API, which is actually your profile as an author, can be used on multiple blogs that you might be wrting. The API key is unique to you and can be created on the author’s homepage.
Head over to this page polishmywriting.com to get a demo of the software before you go ahead with the installation of the tool to your own blog.
For more info on this tool or to know how to install it on your own WordPress blog head over to afterthedeadline.com
Check it out for yourselves folks, and let us know if you find this solution effective? Would you incorporate this tool on your own Blog? Have you been using any other spell check tool for Blogging, previously?
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thanks for sharing such useful information with us. Many blogger including me, make mistake in spellings. That’s really a nice work which helps many of them
you’re welcome vivek. i observe you are a regular reader at ShoutMeLoud and it’s indeed very good to hear that you can connect to my posts and benefit from them.
good one, Helps always when you are writing long ones.
I use live writer and that does this automatically. Live writer is in fact the best blogging tool, saves alot of time.
i havent tried writer yet. now that u suggest it, i surely will next time i write a blog post.
Hey Rajat and Taranfx
You can read about Windows love writer in previous posts
http://www.shoutmeloud.com/windows-live-writer-blogging-tool-for-blogger.html
http://www.shoutmeloud.com/things-you-should-know-about-windows-livewriter-to-boost-up-your-blogging-experience.html
http://www.shoutmeloud.com/blogging-7-reasons-why-you-should-use-windows-live-writer.html
http://www.shoutmeloud.com/image-enhancing-using-windows-live-writer.html
I have seen more posts around the web about this plugin, seems very interesting and could help out many users.
One has to ensure that the content is up to standard, not nice when someone points out errors or mistakes.
absolutely, even though unintentional and very petty these mistakes might turn out to be embarrassing for the author. so its best you have atleast one active tool that keeps a check on your content.
Definitely a good plugin if one uses Wordpress Editor to publish posts, I use WLW for my publishing purposes.
I have also made the bbPress plugin for AtD – http://gaut.am/2009/10/after-the-deadline-spell-checker-plugin-for-bbpress/
This is one really useful plugged. :]
Another way to grammatical errors is by blogging through Microsoft Word 2007. Yeah, Word renders horrible HTML and the posts might break your blog’s layout, but it has improved immensely, especially with the service packs. And it’s totally kickass for improving one’s writing. Now if Live Writer would add grammar-checking…
And there slips by a typo! I meant “plugin”, not “plugged”.
glad to see you back Ashutosh. Somehow we absolutely agree on this one. I stil use MS Word for all my checks and find it very effective. plus it’s got thesaurus feature too. so u need another word, u just have to right click
nice post harsh….i was searching for a plugin like this….silly grammar mistakes irritate me a lot and i want to assure that none of my post have those…
glad that it could help you.
Thank you Rajat.
I was looking for such plugin since many days but couldn’t find one which is reliable and easy to use. ATD is indeed very simple but very effective at its purpose.
Once again thanks for the tip..!
once again it’s great to hear that you could benefit from this post. knowledge is a gift and it’s no use unless shared. So do keep returning to Shoutmeloud for more tips and news from the tech world
This is really a big headache for me to write without spelling mistakes.
Thanks for this plugin.
yes it is quite effective if not perfect
Thanks a lot for the plugin
.Have been using for quite sometime now 
I have already started using this plugin. It’s very useful
I have problem with English grammar, so I will use this cool plugins. Hehe.. Thanks dude!
most welcome m8
This grammer corrector is rubish, it does not correct the grammatical erros. its nothing but a spell checker.