Spoken Word
by Weston Ruter · Uncategorized
Also makes 17 other plugins · 437.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add text-to-speech (TTS) to content, with playback controls, read-along highlighting, multi-lingual support, and settings for rate, pitch, and voice.
47 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3144 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
100
now · peak 122
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
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
8.6y ago
latest release · v1.0.1
2
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2020-08-07 · 1,384 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ askdavidchen6.8y ago
Thank you, this plug very great. everything is OK. But currently version only support English engine and only running in PC. android no effect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wnd7.3y ago
Install, activate, and done! Will give it a 5 star rating if it’s possible to customize some options.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Beate Ziebell7.5y ago
Thank you for the plugin. Since my Website works with the eleven40 Pro on Genesis theme, the plugin first did not show up. My solution was to just add a div in the blog/page post like: <div class=”entry-content” itemprop=”articleBody”>, since the post itself did only have a div with the itemprop=”text”.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mick Holton7.7y ago
I installed it, activated it then listened to the results. Very simple and very impressed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tonhendriks7.9y ago
Makkelijk te gebruiken, plaatst zich automatisch bovenaan de pagina, wie het voorgelezen wil hebben kan dat doen. Veeg een tekst aan en dan wordt vanaf de start van de selectie voorgelezen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tehealing8.5y ago
Do you have, please, a tutoria to add Spanish and Portuguese Languages? This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by tehealing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Radwan Hallak8.6y ago
i have been test the plugin in my website and it work perfect thanks you
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Say It! 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D -
QuikVox AI — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B -
ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
BeyondWords – AI audio for publishers 800+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Real Voice – Text to Speech 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
Listen2It – Text-to-speech audio article 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C
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