SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget
by ken107 · Admin & Utilities
Let your users listen to your content with the SiteNarrator text-to-speech widget
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
800+
≈860 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “widget” and “tts” for “speech” and “listen”. “widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speech” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “listen” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 18.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| site narrator your tag | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| read aloud your tag | #3 | #7 | up 16 |
| narrator | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| speech | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| text to speech your tag | #8 | #11 | down 1 |
| listen | #12 | #15 | down 1 |
| tts your tag | #13 | #14 | 0 |
| web speech | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| text listen | #8 | #17 | down 1 |
| speech to text | #8 | #13 | 0 |
| text widget | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “widget” and “tts” for “speech” and “listen”. “widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speech” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “listen” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “tts”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ convocacion3.1y ago
Esto es demasiado bueno para ser verdad. Es completo y facil. Quisiera darle 7 estrellas. MUCHAS GRACIAS
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ albertzzz20003.8y ago
Very good for free.Speech not ideal, but for free-product it is normal quality.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ del28it4.1y ago
This is Great for free! But why does it say this is a Demo before it goes on to speak aloud the content? For small or starter sites it’s FREE but having the voice say “This is a Demo of the read-aloud widget” before it starts to go onto read-aloud the post kinda makes it less attractive and makes your website or blog look and sound very amateur! which is not what you want when you’re just starting up your site or blog and want to come across as a professional. It says there is a paid version for more heavy users ( I couldn’t find it anywhere) I would also hope and like to check I am talking about the same App/Plugin. The site is readaloudwidget But my main point is this if your going to give a FREE version for light users (which is kind) but if you put “This is a Demo of the read-aloud widget” before it starts to go onto read-aloud the post, then it’s not worth having the free version if you want to build your site or blog, as it will portray you as a beginner and your audience will not feel confident in your site/blog and you will lose them as customers or subscribers. A real shame they put that at the beginning, as I think they would do much better removing it (so you build confidence with your readers) then if you become a heavy user they should just inform you you now need to go to a paid subscription. Developers great app but please take on my comments, or I can not see people using it (if they want to come across as professional) then you have lost a real customer (lead) when they use it This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by del28it. Reason: gave wrong star rating
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spiritwright4.7y ago
I’m not a techie, just a “user-type,” so when a reader asked me to add text-to-voice capability to my blog, it was intimidating. However, I tackled the challenge. I searched around, found one that I tried and … it was scary what it ended up doing! So, I tried again and came across SiteSpeaker. I found this plug-in super simple to figure out and add to posts (FYI #1 … Just add a “Short Code” block into your post and cut and paste the code that Site Speaker provides when you set up an account … which is free). I found a voice that is perfect for the content of my blog. Diction and pacing are excellent. I had what I thought was a technical issue and within a couple of hours (on a Sunday!), I had an answer explaining why this happened (FTI #2 … it takes 30 min. for the plug-in to refresh its cache, so if you make a change to your post’s text, it won’t be reflected in the text-to-voice version for 30 min. … quite manageable). Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael4.7y ago
Tiene muchísimas voces y en varios idiomas. Mis clientes son hispanos y queda perfecto
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stefanfletcher5.0y ago
I installed the Plugin, but nothing is showing up on the Frontend. This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by stefanfletcher.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uross985.2y ago
This team should be a prime example of great support service! Would like to commend the support person who helped me but I didn’t get the name, unfortunately. You are awesome! The plugin works and is easy to set up, sounds amazing, and shows up in the right place! Great product/project keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rpeveri6.7y ago
Thank you very much, it works very well unlike others.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.9). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-57951 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Let your users listen to your content with the SiteNarrator text-to-speech widget"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 507 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("read aloud", "site-narrator", "text to speech", "tts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-21 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 900+ → 800+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 854 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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GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
BeyondWords – AI audio for publishers 800+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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