Title: Jamie's Distraction-Free Writer Author: jamiemarsland Published: 27 June 2026 Last modified: 3 July 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/jamies-distraction-free-writer/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev= 3591728) # Jamie's Distraction-Free Writer By [jamiemarsland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jamiemarsland/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/jamies-distraction-free-writer.1.0.7.zip) [Live Preview](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/?preview=1) * [Details](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/#installation) * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jamies-distraction-free-writer/) ## Description Jamie’s Distraction-Free Writer reimagines the WordPress publishing experience for writers. Navigate to /write/ on your site and get a clean, full-screen writing page with just a title and a content area. **Features:** * Full-screen distraction-free writing — no admin dashboard * Floating formatting toolbar — appears on text selection * Slash commands — type / for headings, images, videos, quotes, dividers * Image upload with preview, alt text, captions, and featured image support * Video embedding from YouTube and Vimeo * Categories via a floating popover * Save as draft or publish — creates proper WordPress block markup * Edit existing posts from the front end * Admin bar slides away while writing Built on the WordPress Interactivity API with no build step required. ## Installation 1. Upload the `jamies-distraction-free-writer` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu 3. Visit /write/ on your site to start writing ## FAQ ### Where do I start writing? Once activated, go to /write/ on your site (you must be logged in with permission to publish posts). You can also click “Write” in the admin toolbar. ### Does it work with my theme? Yes. The writing page is a self-contained full-screen experience, and published content is saved as standard WordPress block markup, so it displays with your theme like any other post. ### Does it require a build step? No. The plugin is built on the WordPress Interactivity API and ships ready to run. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors and Developers “Jamie's Distraction-Free Writer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ jamiemarsland ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jamiemarsland/) “Jamie's Distraction-Free Writer” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Jamie's Distraction-Free Writer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jamies-distraction-free-writer/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/jamies-distraction-free-writer/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jamies-distraction-free-writer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jamies-distraction-free-writer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Change Log #### 1.0.7 * Fixed editing jankiness (cursor jumping, double spacing) when Writing Insights was on. Inline highlights now use the browser’s CSS Custom Highlight API, so they no longer modify the text as you type. #### 1.0.6 * Added a Writing Insights panel (bar-chart icon in the top bar): a live writing score, readability stats, a sentence-variety chart, overused words, transitions, and alerts, plus inline highlights of long sentences, passive voice and weak words as you write — all analysed privately in your browser, no AI or external calls. #### 1.0.5 * Added a dark mode toggle (moon icon in the top bar); your choice is remembered. #### 1.0.4 * The Save draft / Publish / Update buttons are now disabled until you make a change, so you can’t save when nothing has changed. #### 1.0.3 * Added a live demo preview (WordPress Playground blueprint). * Hid the “Save draft” button when editing an already-published post (saving it as a draft would unpublish it). * The primary button now relabels from “Publish” to “Update” once a new post has been published. * Improved the writing area placeholder (“Tell your story…”): it now stays visible until you click in, then clears with the cursor at the start. #### 1.0.2 * Added a “Write” link to the Posts list table row actions, so you can open any post in the distraction-free writer from the admin Posts screen. * Hid the editor’s popups on first load so they no longer flash before the page is ready. #### 1.0.1 * Added a plugin icon. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.7** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.7** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/) and [Vietnamese](https://vi.wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer) * Tags * [distraction free](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/distraction-free/) [front-end editor](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/front-end-editor/) [interactivity api](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/interactivity-api/) [writing](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/writing/) * [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/jamies-distraction-free-writer/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jamies-distraction-free-writer/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jamies-distraction-free-writer/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ jamiemarsland ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jamiemarsland/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jamies-distraction-free-writer/)