Speaker Lite
by merkulove · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 9.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Speaker Lite is a WordPress Plugin designed to converts website page content to human-like speech on more than 400 voices across 40+ languages
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈31 estimated
Momentum
+57%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “text to speech”, “voice” and “google speech” for “speech synthesis”, “internet explorer 6” and “speakers”. “text to speech” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speech synthesis” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “voice” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “internet explorer 6” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google speech” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “speakers” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 6.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 116 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
2.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ssml your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| speaker your tag | #3 | #22 | down 2 |
| google speech your tag | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| speech synthesis | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| internet explorer 6 | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| speakers | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| text to speech your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| voice your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “text to speech”, “voice” and “google speech” for “speech synthesis”, “internet explorer 6” and “speakers”. “text to speech” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speech synthesis” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “voice” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “internet explorer 6” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google speech” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “speakers” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 268 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 7 Jul 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Speaker Lite is a WordPress Plugin designed to converts website page content to human-like speech on more t..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,202 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google speech", "text to speech" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 20+ → 30+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 10+ → 20+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 30+ → 20+ down after 2 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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WebsiteVoice 300+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Say It! 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Spoken Word 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Listen2It – Text-to-speech audio article 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Text To Speech Widget 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Easy Text-to-Speech 20+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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