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Emdash Replacer

WordPress plugin that replaces em dashes (—) with regular hyphens — for content that feels less AI-written.

by Ferdi Tuinman · github.com/ferdituinman/replace-emdash-for-wordpress

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/ferdituinman/replace-emdash-for-wordpress/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/ferdituinman/replace-emdash-for-wordpress ↗

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Emdash Replacer helps make your text feel more natural by automatically replacing long AI-style dashes.

Many AI tools use the em dash noticeably often. In most cases, this can quickly make a text feel polished in a slightly unnatural way, or make it recognizable as "AI-written." This plugin replaces those dashes in WordPress content with an alternative that better matches everyday web writing.

The plugin is designed for editors, marketers, bloggers, and website owners who use AI for writing but do not want their content to instantly feel like AI-generated text. Emdash Replacer runs quietly in the background and helps make your content feel a little more human, calmer, and more consistent.

A WordPress plugin that replaces em-dashes (—) with regular hyphens (-), configurable per location.

Features

  • Per-location toggles: post content, excerpts, titles, widgets, navigation menus, archive titles, and site name/tagline
  • All locations enabled by default
  • Settings page under Settings → Emdash Replacer for WordPress
  • No JavaScript required

Installation

Option 1 — Upload via WordPress dashboard:

  1. Download the ZIP file from GitHub (click Code → Download ZIP).
  2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  3. Upload the ZIP file and click Install Now.
  4. Activate the plugin.
  5. Configure which locations to apply replacement under Settings → Emdash Replacer for WordPress.

Option 2 — Manual FTP/SFTP:

  1. Download the ZIP file and unzip it.
  2. Upload the emdash-replacer folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  3. Activate the plugin via Plugins in WordPress.
  4. Configure which locations to apply replacement under Settings → Emdash Replacer for WordPress.

Screenshot

Settings page

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0 or higher
  • PHP 7.4 or higher

License

GPL-2.0-or-later — see LICENSE

Author

By Ferdi Tuinman / degrotemarketing.nl