Spotfix - proofreading, spelling, and grammar reviews by visitors

SpotFix is a lightweight on-page widget that makes it easy for visitors, editors, and team members to submit feedback directly in the context of your website’s content. Instead of sending emails, making screenshots, or describing where an issue is located, a visitor simply highlights a piece of text or an element on the page. When they do, a compact widget appears in the bottom-right corner, allowing them to submit a Spot — a short request, correction, or question tied to the exact location on the page.

How Can the Widget Be Used?

The most straightforward use case is catching and fixing grammar issues or outdated / inaccurate information directly on the site.

You can also communicate with visitors in context, tied to specific text, images, or interface elements on your pages.

How it works? Highlight → Ask → Resolve.

In short, the workflow is “Highlight → Ask → Resolve.” A visitor highlights text or an element — a compact widget appears where they submit a Spot (a request/task). You respond through doBoard; progress is visible in the widget, and the referenced elements on the page are highlighted.

No more emails to a shared inbox, no screenshots, no confusion.

Full Interaction Flow with SpotFix

Highlight → Widget.
A visitor highlights text or an element — a JS widget appears in the bottom-right corner.
Create a Spot in 10 seconds.
The title is auto-filled from the selected text or an image’s Alt/Title.
The description field is required; name and email are optional.
The page URL is captured automatically.
Task created in doBoard.
The referenced element on the page is highlighted, the Spot counter updates, and the visitor receives a confirmation.
Conversation & resolution.
You respond from doBoard or directly through the widget.
The discussion appears as a chat with visible progress and a due date.
Returning visits.
When collapsed, the widget icon shows the number of Spots on the page and across the site.
A click opens the Spot list and instantly highlights the associated elements.

Key features

Precise content/element anchoring with highlight toggling for clarity.
Lists of Spot — first for the current page, then for the entire site. Each entry includes a link to the relevant URL.
Public badges for visible, open tasks — shows real progress.
Visibility controls: “Public + doBoard”, “doBoard only”, “Deleted”.
Email notifications for identified users (with easy opt-out).
Flexible moderation: respond in doBoard or via widget; switch to “chat next to element” mode (similar to Google Docs).

Who Benefits Most

Content websites & media (typos, context clarity, accuracy).
SaaS & documentation (outdated examples, API questions, UX blockers).
E-commerce (incorrect specs, outdated product details).
Education platforms (students’ clarifications right where confusion happens).
Corporate knowledge portals (continuous improvement suggestions).

doBoard Settings & Controls

Select project and board for new tasks.
Generate and embed the widget code into your site (one JS snippet).
Configure default visibility and notification rules.

Installation in < 1 Minute

Insert this snippet before the first <script> tag:


<script>
(function () {
  let spotfixScript = document.createElement('script');
  spotfixScript.type = 'text/javascript';
  spotfixScript.async = true;
  spotfixScript.src =
  'https://github.com/CleanTalk/SpotFix/blob/master/js/doboard-widget-bundle.min.js?projectToken={PROJECT_TOKEN}&projectId={PROJECT_ID}&accountId={ACCOUNT_ID}';
  let firstScriptNode = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
  firstScriptNode.parentNode.insertBefore(spotfixScript, firstScriptNode);
})();
</script>

Required parameters: projectToken, projectId, accountId.

FAQ

Does it affect SEO or page speed?

No — it loads asynchronously and does not block rendering.

Can we disable public visibility?

Yes — “doBoard only” mode hides all Spots from visitors entirely.

Where do we manage tasks?

In doBoard — statuses, labels, assignees, due dates, comments — everything.

What about personal data?

Email and nickname are optional. Anonymous visitors receive no messages. Anonymous sessions stay in the browser for up to 1 year.

Get Started

Add SpotFix today — turn every user question into a resolved improvement. Ready?

Open The Site Improver by doBoard, generate your widget code, and paste it into your site.