36 Responses to “After the Deadline: Proofreading for WordPress.com”

1. Halim KILIC
   September 9, 2009 at 12:39 pm | Reply

   Grammar is useful for SEO ( i think )
• Suzanna
  September 25, 2009 at 12:04 am | Reply

  yes I agree but, constitute a large proportion coding for seo.
2. Peter Gitundu
   September 10, 2009 at 2:53 pm | Reply

   Search engines do not like spelling mistakes. You do not look good to your readers if you have lots of mistakes. Personally, i have to proofread every paragraph as i write
3. bob ravey
   September 10, 2009 at 5:45 pm | Reply

   This is really good
4. GinaPocan
   September 11, 2009 at 5:12 am | Reply

   It was painful to watch, cause it flowed so slow, but i do’t blame the site for it, I blame my network. It would have been a great asset, but unfortunely I didn’t have the pleasure to hear the narrator.
5. tishasewingstudio
   September 11, 2009 at 3:15 pm | Reply

   That was wonderul!!! Thanks
6. ksvenkataraman
   September 11, 2009 at 3:22 pm | Reply

   This is great help. We can also make it faster.
7. ProjectH2O
   September 13, 2009 at 1:53 am | Reply

   This is a great feature. and I would be more than willing to help out anyone who would like to work on a Japanese or Chinese version.
8. jenny
   September 13, 2009 at 12:22 pm | Reply

   this is really useful
9. Vagrant
   September 13, 2009 at 6:58 pm | Reply

   awesome!!!
10. Elizabeth
    September 14, 2009 at 12:11 pm | Reply

    Thanks, this will be so helpful.
11. Bill Gram-Reefer
    September 14, 2009 at 6:53 pm | Reply

    Will this be available as plugin for self-hosted WP installs or become embedded within some update soon?
• Ryan Markel
  September 15, 2009 at 12:35 am | Reply

  It is actually already available for self-hosted WordPress, and has been for some time:

  http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/after-the-deadline/
12. dan
    September 14, 2009 at 9:10 pm | Reply

    Michael,
    I enjoy your useful presentations.
    Dan
    P.S. the elevator background music is an unnecessary, annoying distraction.
13. Yanko B. Antivilo
    September 15, 2009 at 12:41 am | Reply

    awesome
14. Susan Essien Etok
    September 18, 2009 at 4:20 pm | Reply

    Great stuff!!
15. Adam Haney
    September 24, 2009 at 1:25 am | Reply

    Wow, that is going to save me so much embarrassment
16. peju1
    September 24, 2009 at 10:22 am | Reply

    cool
17. Alex Leonard
    September 25, 2009 at 11:26 pm | Reply

    Great work! I’ve gone ahead and installed it straight away on my self-hosted blog and I’m really impressed. It almost makes me want to write more
18. legacymartialartsstudio
    September 28, 2009 at 6:41 am | Reply

    really cool
19. denotchka
    October 1, 2009 at 11:40 am | Reply

    I may check that out,but I need to get some thing fixed first. I’m using somebody else’s computer right now.
20. ashek ullah
    October 4, 2009 at 4:46 am | Reply

    I am a new comer, so; late me to observe.
    Thank you .
    With best regards.
    Sincerely
    ashek ullak
21. islandgirl88
    October 4, 2009 at 7:37 pm | Reply

    I think this is great!

    Thank you,
    IslandGirl
22. Nishit Soni
    October 5, 2009 at 6:56 am | Reply

    This is really great feature!!!

    Thanks
    Nishit Soni
23. Jay
    October 28, 2009 at 1:26 am | Reply

    I still don’t get why “passive voice” gets flagged so much.
• rsmudge
  October 28, 2009 at 6:16 pm | Reply

  Hi Jay, by default passive voice and hidden verb flagging are disabled. If it’s getting flagged so much it’s because you have the flag passive voice option enabled. Go to your user profile to disable it.

  Some styles of writing (technical writing, plain english) frown on excessive passive voice. It does muddle the writing.

  http://www.plainlanguage.gov/howto/guidelines/bigdoc/writeActive.cfm

  – Raphael
24. Brendan
    November 13, 2009 at 6:03 pm | Reply

    Am new to this so looks helpful
25. JEN
    November 26, 2009 at 5:12 am | Reply

    This one will prop me up on the pedestal, and spread a net for me if I slip off.
26. Len
    December 28, 2009 at 1:36 am | Reply

    Great stuff, I love Word Press. Its like having building blocks for the internet.
    Thanks guys.
    Len.
27. Leif Andersen
    January 7, 2010 at 3:40 pm | Reply

    Can someone explain to me why when you download the plugin, you’re not actually getting the software, just an interface to it? (I don’t mind, I’m just wondering what the reasoning behind this is). Thanks.
• Ryan Markel
  January 22, 2010 at 9:38 pm | Reply

  To make After the Deadline smarter, a lot (really, a *lot*) of data is collected. AtD works by using contexts and detailed language models.

  It’s far easier and more effective for AtD to store that information and provide it to you as a service.
28. Amyth
    January 7, 2010 at 8:22 pm | Reply

    The proof-reader feature rocks!

    But, the Visual Guides are absolutely amazing! .. Good show!
29. Free Blogs
    January 17, 2010 at 7:00 pm | Reply

    I think I really need it. Is it WPMU Supported ?
• Ryan Markel
  January 22, 2010 at 9:27 pm | Reply

  Yes, After the Deadline is fully compatible with WPMU.
30. alan
    January 22, 2010 at 10:21 pm | Reply

    No need for this since modern browser got this already implemented !
• Ryan Markel
  January 26, 2010 at 10:02 pm | Reply

  Modern browsers do have spell-checking, yes, but After the Deadline does quite a bit more. You can see it in action for yourself here: http://www.polishmywriting.com/