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This section outlines the main steps to integrate and configure the SCAYT plugin for CKEditor 4. All steps described in this section are applicable for the Cloud version of SCAYT.

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Good to know:

  • SCAYT is an integrated spell and grammar checking solution in the standard package oCKEditor 4. By default, the SCAYT plugin for CKEditor is pointed to the Free WebSpellChecker Cloud Services. The free version with the banner ad and limited functionality is available for free for all CKEditor customers. 
  • The paid services allow customers to get rid of the banner ad, lift the usage limitations and get the extra functionality and languages. 
  • To get started with the paid version of SCAYT for CKEditor 4, it is required to subscribe to the Cloud SCAYT services. On the subscription, you will receive an email with your encrypted customer ID, an activation key, that is required for the SCAYT service activation.

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Before integrating and configuring the SCAYT plugin, CKEditor 4 should be properly configured in your web application. If you haven't done it yet, please refer to Example CKEditor Setups on the CKEditor documentation pages.  download the latest version of the CKEditor 4 standard package and refer to CKEditor Quick Start Guide.

2. Obtain SCAYT Activation Key

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You can also download your encrypted customer ID from your account page on the webspellchecker.com website. Just log in using your Customer ID and password, and Download Configuration file.

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If you already have an active subscription, skip this step and jump to the next one.

3. Activate SCAYT Plugin

The next step is to define necessary SCAYT parameters and options in the CKEditor config.js file. Specify your encrypted customer ID using the scayt_customerid parameterIf you are using the standard package of CKEditor 4, the SCAYT plugin is already there which is pointed to the Free services. To accomplish migration to the trial or paid version of SCAYT Cloud, the scayt_customerid parameter with the encrypted customer ID, activation key, must be added to CKEditor config.js file.

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config.scayt_customerId = 'encrypted-customer-ID';

4. Adjust Default Settings

Define additional SCAYT parametersThere is a list of parameters available that you can use to adjust the default behaviour of SCAYT. For example, start SCAYT spell spelling and grammar automatically, change default language, etc.

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