{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/17"},{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/11"},{"label":"Documentation","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/documentation/2"},{"label":"Documentation","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-documentation"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A spell checker plugin for MkDocs that validates spelling in generated HTML pages using pluggable backends like codespell or symspellpy.","skillfed_tags":["mkdocs-plugin","spell-check","documentation-quality"],"use_cases":["Catch spelling errors in technical documentation before publishing to ensure professionalism.","Enforce consistent spelling conventions across large documentation sites using custom dictionaries.","Integrate spell checking into CI/CD pipelines to fail builds when typos are detected.","Exclude code snippets and proper names from spell checking while validating prose.","Temporarily disable spell checking for specific sections using on-off comment guards."],"what_it_does":"mkdocs-spellcheck is a MkDocs plugin that runs spell-checking on your final built HTML documentation. It integrates with your build pipeline and can use either codespell or symspellpy as its checking backend, each with different dictionary options and tuning parameters. You configure it in mkdocs.yml to specify which backend(s) to use, custom word lists, code-block handling, and file exclusions, then invoke it during the build step with mkdocs build -s.\n\nThe plugin is designed to catch typos and spelling errors before documentation is published. It supports granular configuration\u2014minimum word length, capital-letter thresholds, Unicode handling, and on-off regions in Markdown to skip checking in specific blocks. The project is currently in maintenance mode, meaning bug fixes and security updates may be limited, though the codebase is stable and supports modern Python versions (3.10 through 3.14).","worth_installing":"Yes, if you maintain MkDocs documentation and want automated spell checking. The plugin is low-friction to install, permissively licensed, and works with modern Python. However, the aging maintenance status and explicit statement that the maintainer is dedicating effort elsewhere means you should be prepared to fork or switch if critical issues arise. For new projects or teams with active documentation workflows, it's a solid choice; for mission-critical systems, monitor the project's activity."},"id":"mkdocs-spellcheck","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mkdocs-spellcheck","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mkdocs-spellcheck.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-spellcheck/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-02-11","license_spdx":"ISC","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"mkdocs-spellcheck","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A spell checker plugin for MkDocs."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":87117,"position":13814,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.2.1"}