Completely free spell check

This modification should work in any versions of vBulletin. I say modification because, this really isn?t a ?hack? as it is defined, but it is a nice trick if you want to give your posters the ability to spell check their posts without having to use another software program like MS Word.

It does require a little copying and pasting to use, but it does work well, and is 100% free.

I wanted to make this trick available to the posters at this board after hearing a few people ask how we did it on our forums.

This idea/implementation is due to the combined efforts and ideas of myself and the other owner/administrator at SWFans.Net, Nupraptor.

[Crinos]

Well, the spellchecker tags are actually commented out in the newreply, newthread, editpost and priv_sendprivmsg templates ... I removed the comment tags and regustered/downloaded the needed files from spellchecker.net

Although the one you specified is the simpler way of doing it, even though I probably won't try it to see if it works, coz I already have spellchecker enabled

[SWFans.net]

It can be seen in operation/implementation at our forums, no download or uploads needed, only the template modifications.

[over]

i'm going to take a look at this hack later prolly be useful

[Nupraptor]

Originally posted by Crinos
Well, the spellchecker tags are actually commented out in the newreply, newthread, editpost and priv_sendprivmsg templates ... I removed the comment tags and regustered/downloaded the needed files from spellchecker.net

Unless I'm mistaken, the version at www.spellchecker.net requires you to pay them a certain amount of money to use their service. I actually noticed the commented tags, but realized that I would have to (at the very least) sign up for and download their banner-laden software. This version, while not quite as advanced as spellchecker's (you have to actually copy-paste the message in the pop up window) is completely free and lacking advertisements. Plus, as Mr. SWFans mentioned, it's very simple to implement.

[Steve_S]

Thanks again. Plus the free service via the JS button is very very fast.

BTW, you might also want to modify some of the PM templates like priv_sendprivmsg

[Crinos]

Originally posted by Nupraptor
Unless I'm mistaken, the version at www.spellchecker.net requires you to pay them a certain amount of money to use their service. I actually noticed the commented tags, but realized that I would have to (at the very least) sign up for and download their banner-laden software.

Hmmm, I didn't pay anything when I registered to download mine ...

Originally posted by Nupraptor
This version, while not quite as advanced as spellchecker's (you have to actually copy-paste the message in the pop up window) is completely free and lacking advertisements.

On the contrary, when I tried this one on my other boards, the ads are still there on top so I have to disagree with that statement.

Originally posted by Nupraptor
Plus, as Mr. SWFans mentioned, it's very simple to implement.

Well, that's the one thing good about this one ... it might actually work with other message boards too

[snyx]

I have already explained this one.

[Joshua Clinard]

I installed this hack. It's a great one! Very fast!

[Lesane]

Great! Thanks.