Real Voice – Text to Speech
by DAEXT · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 28.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Real Voice is a text-to-speech plugin for WordPress that supports the Web Speech API, Google Text-to-Speech AI, and Azure Text to speech.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
-37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “audio” and “speech” for “elevenlabs” and “web speech”. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “elevenlabs” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “speech” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web speech” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
57 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 5.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 543 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
1.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 543 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
+1.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| web speech | #24 | #24 | — |
| elevenlabs | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| google speech | #24 | #24 | down 2 |
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speech your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| text to audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| text to speech your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “audio” and “speech” for “elevenlabs” and “web speech”. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “elevenlabs” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “speech” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web speech” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Feb 2024 · 984 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 467 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.14 · 6 May 2025
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 36 days ago and the previous band took 16 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 20 Feb 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ radpaluszak2.7y ago
DO NOT BUY!!!At the time of writing, this plugin is not dealing with long posts. I have posts with 7k characters (1.1k words) and it doesn’t process them in Google Cloud or ElevenLabs.Azure, that was my 3rd choice (had to create the account, etc = hassle!) works pretty well, but like I said, it was my 3rd choice.However, it’s not all bells and whistles with Azure, too. It frequently spits out errors “cURL error 18: transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining”.I don’t know what it is, whether the plugins is not tested properly or doesn’t have enough error handling.Just poor, poor, poor quality.Another BIG problem is: Plugin generates audio control that is not mobile-friendly. Who in 2024 does not look after having it responsive? Is this a joke?This plugin is basically a misleading offer and incorrectt advertisement. YOU DO NOT GET WHAT YOU ARE TOLD YOU ARE BUYING!I would not recommend it to anyone who wants something reliable.Overall, really bad experience!Note: I will be happy to update this review once the plugin gets better, but at the moment I am sharing my current and honest experience and it’s just UNUSABLE.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 17 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,017 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "text to audio", "tts" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-25 300+ → 200+ down after 490 days in tier
- 2025-05-23 400+ → 300+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-04-24 300+ → 400+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-04-10 400+ → 300+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 300+ → 400+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-24 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-22 200+ → 300+ up after 30 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags A -
Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Say It! 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D -
AiVOOV – Realistic Text to Speech & AI Voice Generator Online 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Talkify Text To Speech 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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