BeyondWords – AI audio for publishers

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10 of the last 14 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.

Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.

1. ★★★★★ OutBoxed

   1.1y ago

   I love the voice models. I absolutely loved being able to create a voice model based on my own voice. I was ridiculously frustrated by support (or complete lack thereof) when I ran into errors during implementation. You can have the best product in the world, but if people can’t use it or access your support, then they won’t be turned into paying customers. I’ve seen other complainants being told to use a different support than the chat functionality. If it’s broken, don’t offer the functionality! This topic was modified 12 months ago by OutBoxed.

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2. ★★★★★ qgxruyfnhjfqtdi

   2.7y ago

   This software works really well and I found the support was very quick and helpful which is always nice. Thumbs up from us, we will use this plugin again on our projects.

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3. ★★★★★ blackflamingo

   2.8y ago

   tried to find a way to delete my account, impossible. Waiting for a reply from them.

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4. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   3.4y ago

   Yes, there is a free version, but it works only for 10 000 characters … which is enough for a decent postcard. Then the audio processing appears as “Skipped” in the edit page of a post. … and nothing tells you what happened. You have to explore yourself to find out that now it is $89/month … Found something great in Codecanyon cheaper and paid only ONCEBye Bye

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5. ★★★★★ janestreet

   3.4y ago

   Good product until it stopped working. Support will simply ignore multiple emails and chat requests.

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6. ★★★★★ ericbonetti2017

   3.4y ago

   I love the plug-in and it sounds great. But support ignores multiple emails, so you are own if you run into issues. And pricing is wickedly steep when you can get plugins from Code Canyon for $20 and use Google TTS.

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7. ★★★★★ presspasssports

   3.5y ago

   We’ve been using Beyond Words for almost a year and happily pay for it. As a sports news site, many of our visitors are can listen to the stories instead of read them. We’ve had great feedback from players, parents, and coaches that they enjoy listening on their drives home from games. We’ve had a few questions and their support team is great! This plugin adds value to our website for sure!

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8. ★★★★★ davidgilbertvo

   3.5y ago

   If you ARE going to use an AI voice for your project/site, at LEAST use one that is done by an ethical provider using REAL professional voice actors! The end result will be much better and YOUR website visitors will be happier with the end result. Obviously, the best thing to do is to hire a professional to narrate your blog/content for accessibility or ease of use reasons, but, when you can’t afford to hire a human, at least use something like BeyondWords!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-24 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-07-23 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
3. 2026-07-16 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-07-15 800+ → 900+ up after 15 days in tier
5. 2026-06-30 900+ → 800+ down after 165 days in tier
6. 2026-01-16 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2026-01-13 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
8. 2026-01-07 1K+ → 900+ 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).

• ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• Real Voice – Text to Speech 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags C
• Say It! 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Spoken Word 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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BeyondWords – AI audio for publishers: 800+ active installs, 3.6★ (27 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/speechkit