Just Writing
Adds buttons and features to the Distraction Free Writing Mode for all kinds of extra functions.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 14
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 18 Jan 2025
- Added
- Oct 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.5.0
- Tested up to
- WP 6.7.7
- Downloads
- 25,574
Our analysis
AI-assistedJust Writing is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance the Distraction Free Writing (DFW) mode by adding additional functionality. It allows you to perform various editing tasks such as spell checking, changing paragraph styles, and more without leaving the DFW interface. The plugin offers a range of optional commands and customisation options to tailor the writing experience to your needs.
This plugin is suitable for users who prefer a focused writing environment but want access to more tools and features while composing posts. It is particularly useful for those who frequently write and edit content in WordPress and appreciate a streamlined interface.
Best for: This plugin suits writers and content creators who use WordPress and prefer a distraction-free writing environment with added functionality.
What it does well
- ✓Adds various editing commands to DFW mode
- ✓Customisable toolbar with per-user preferences
- ✓Options to hide unnecessary elements for a cleaner interface
- ✓Spell check feature integrated into the title field
- ✓Supports full screen mode in browsers
Where it falls short
- •Some features may not work perfectly with non-English languages
- •Switching between modes requires a full page load
Verdict
Just Writing enhances the DFW experience with useful tools and customisation options. It is a practical choice for those looking to improve their writing workflow in WordPress.
From the developer
Greg Ross's own description of Just Writing, lightly tidied.
Note: Just Writing now has beta support WordPress 4.1, please see further down this page for more details.
Distraction Free Writing (DFW) Mode is a great way to focus on writing text, but have you ever found yourself wanting to do a bit more with it? How about spell check, or change the paragraph style without dropping back to the standard post edit mode? Now you can get all the functionality of the standard mode tools in DFW!
But maybe you think there are too many buttons in DFW, no problem you can get rid of pretty much all of them!
Just Writing takes DFW from a great way to write to a great way of writing posts!
New Commands
This plugin adds the following optional commands to the toolbar in DFW:
* Address * Insert More Tag
* Align Full * Insert Custom Character
* Align Left * Outdent
* Align Right * Paragraph
* Background Color * Paste
* Block Quotes * Paste as Text
* Copy * Paste from Word
* Cut * Preformatted
* Font * Preview
* Font Color * Redo
* Font Size * Remove Formatting
* H1 * Spellcheck
* H2 * Strikethrough
* H3 * Subscript
* H4 * Superscript
* H5 * Underline
* H6 * Undo
* Indent
More Features
* Option to remove the fade effect and keep the toolbar visible
* Option to hide or lighten the border on the title/body areas
* Option to hide the word count
* Option to hide the editor mode bar
* Option to center the toolbar on screen
* Adds an optional Preview button to the right of the Save button
* Moves the exit link to the right of the new Preview
button as a real button
* Re-orders the button list to make more sense
* Per-user preferences for enabling Just Writing
* Per-user preferences for which buttons to display
* Option to start in DFW for new posts
* Option to start in DFW when editing posts
* Option to add a DFW link to the pages/posts list to go directly to DFW
* Adds spell check field to the post title so your browser will spell check it for you
* Browser full screen mode now support
WordPress 4.1+ Support
DFW in WP4.1 is a completely different than previous versions and Just Writing takes a completely different approach to it. Instead of adding buttons and features to WordPress’s built in DFW, Just Writing adds a new “Writing” mode to WordPress.
“Writing” mode closely matches the old DFW from previous version of WordPress but has all the features of Just Writing.
There are a few differences however:
* Switching between the edit page and writing mode, unlike the old DFW, requires a full page load.
* There are a few hard coded pieces around, so there may be some weird effects with non-english languages.
* Support for full meta data editing inside of Writing mode.
* Closing and re-arranging postboxes in the meta area are not saved between sessions.
License
This code is released under the GPL v2, see license.txt for details.