Note: This Plugin no longer works, since Google has shutdown its Labs project.
Google Scribe is a WordPress Plugin, which allows you to enable Google Scribe to WordPress comment input box.
Google Scribe will be activated when the user clicks the comment textarea. It is similar to invoking it by clicking the bookmarklet.
The end user also has an option to disable it across all pages in the your site if they don’t need it.
Download
You can download the Plugin as a zip file from the WordPress Plugin repository.
Installation
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.
Screenshot
Translation
- Swedish (Thanks Thomas Persson)
- Dutch (Thanks Rene)
The pot file is available with the Plugin. If you are willing to do translation for the Plugin, use the pot file to create the .po files for your language and let me know. I will add it to the Plugin after giving credit to you.
Feedback
If you have any comments or if you want to report any bugs, please leave a comment below or send a tweet.
Stay updated
I would be posting updates about this Plugin in my blog and in Twitter. If you want to be informed when new version of this Plugin is released, then you can either subscribe to this blog’s RSS feed or follow me in Twitter.
Changelog
- 2010-08-09 – v0.1 – Initial Release
- 2010-08-20 – v0.2 – Added option to disable Google Scribe if needed.
- 2010-08-30 – v0.3 – Added Swedish translations
- 2011-01-23 – v0.4 – Added Dutch translations
Nice plugin! It would be great if you could add optional support for the post/page editor as well.
I write faster, without this function… but I also like new functionalities.
I write faster, without this function… but I also like new functionalities.
I tried your plugin on my site. It is a good plugin and works fine. However, I found that many of the site visitors are not conversant with the fineries of Google Scribe, and are not able to disable it. The problem particularly happens when there is a Captcha code containing a number. So, the visitors are not able to post their comments !
It would have been better if something could be done to make Google scribe available only on the comment field and disable it on other fields.
Anup,
I have released a new version of the Plugin, which adds an option for end users to disable Google Scribe.
But I am not sure if it would be possible to enable it only on certain fields, because Google itself has to enable that feature.
It is said that the teacher is coming
I just want to disable the Scribe.
super appli
It is really help full plugin for my blog. Specially for those who are not good in English.
Nice to know that you liked my Plugin.
how d i drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation?
Follow the instructions in this guide. http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins
Does this still function with Google Labs now retired? Google Scribe was awesome for writers block and just to expand on writing posts! Anyone know of a substitute or similar feature to use?
Unfortunately, with Google shutting down Google Labs, this Plugin will not work any more. I have added a note on top now.