Helps you write better content with readability scores and preferred terms as you type. Highly configurable.
As of April 2026, Better Writing is a WordPress Readability plugin with 20 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….
Better Writing is a WordPress plugin that helps you write better content.
Readability
One way it achieves this is by providing readability information as you type. You can select from one of 5 different readability scoring methods including:
You are able to see at a glance if your content is on target with the readability meta box on the WordPress edit screen. You can also set a custom target score and sort posts and pages by readability.
All features can be turned on or off for posts, pages or even custom post types.
Use details of your readability score elsewhere within WordPress by using shortcodes.
* [readability-score]
* [readability-method]
* [readability-flesch]
* [read…
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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