Word Guard

Description

Word Guard is a lightweight editorial assistant for WordPress that helps site administrators and editors maintain consistent language and brand standards across content.

Administrators define a styleguide of keywords or phrases along with preferred alternatives. Editors can then scan post content directly from the editor to detect undesired terms, highlight them, and replace them with approved alternatives in just a few clicks.

Word Guard is designed to work seamlessly with both the Classic Editor and the Gutenberg block editor, making it suitable for a wide range of WordPress setups.

Key features:

1. Define a customizable styleguide of keywords and phrases
2. Assign:
   • A single suggested replacement, or
   • Multiple alternative replacements (comma-separated)
3. Manual content scanning from the editor interface
4. Highlights flagged keywords within post content
5. One-click replacement with suggested alternatives
6. Compatible with:
   • Gutenberg Editor
   • Classic Editor
7. Uses WordPress capabilities and nonces for security
8. Optimized to scan average-length posts (~3,000 words) in under 2 seconds

Word Guard is ideal for teams, publishers, and organizations that want to enforce consistent terminology and writing standards without slowing down their editorial workflow.

Usage

Managing the Styleguide

1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Go to Word Guard.
3. Add keywords or phrases you want to flag.
4. Define one or more preferred alternatives (comma-separated).
5. Save changes.

Scanning Content

1. Open a post in the Classic Editor or Gutenberg editor.
2. Click the Word Guard Scan button.
3. Review highlighted keywords.
4. Replace flagged terms using the suggested alternatives.

Requirements

• WordPress 5.0+
• PHP 7.4+
• Compatible with Classic Editor plugin, Gutenberg.

Security

• Uses WordPress capability checks (manage_options, edit_posts).
• All form submissions protected with WordPress nonces.

Documentation

Full documentation is available on our website:
Word Guard Documentation

Troubleshooting

1. Ensure the Word Guard plugin is activated and your WordPress version is at least 5.2.
2. Deactivate other plugins to check for conflicts.