Spoken Word
by Weston Ruter · Uncategorized
Also makes 29 other plugins · 337K+ 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.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
-15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “audio” for “bookmarklet”. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bookmarklet” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 6.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
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 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3206 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3206 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bookmarklet | #23 | #14 | down 2 |
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speech synthesis 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 | ||
| voice your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 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” for “bookmarklet”. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bookmarklet” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 132 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
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
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
8.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 21 Jan 2018
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 7 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ askdavidchen7.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Wnd7.5y 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 Ziebell7.7y 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 Holton7.9y ago
I installed it, activated it then listened to the results. Very simple and very impressed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tonhendriks8.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ tehealing8.7y 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 Hallak8.8y 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
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 "Add text-to-speech (TTS) to content, with playback controls, read-along highlighting, multi-lingual support..."
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,526 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("audio", "speech synthesis", "text to speech" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 90+ → 100+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2026-09-12 100+ → 90+ down
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 -
ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
BeyondWords – AI audio for publishers 800+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Real Voice – Text to Speech 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
Listen2It – Text-to-speech audio article 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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