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SiteSpeaker TTS Plugin

By SiteSpeaker LLC

Description

The SiteSpeaker text-to-speech widget is embedded into your posts and give users an alternate way to consume your content as audio.

Screenshots

  • User sees a 'Listen to this article' button at the top of every post.
  • When clicked, the button expands into an audio player and starts speaking.

Installation

  1. Sign up for a free SiteSpeaker account.
  2. After signup, login to the customer dashboard and add your website domain(s).
  3. Click on ‘Get Code’ in the dashboard and note down your API key.
  4. Install the SiteSpeaker plugin through the WordPress plugins store.
  5. Activate the plugin through the ‘SiteSpeaker Settings’ menu in WordPress.

FAQ

What is Text to Speech(TTS) technology?

Text to Speech technology reads aloud digital text—the words on computers, smartphones and tablets. TTS helps people with learning disabilities improve their reading comprehension.

How does SiteSpeaker work?

The SiteSpeaker widget appears at the top your posts as a button labeled “Listen to this article”. When clicked, the button is replaced by an audio player that plays back the synthesized speech of your article content.

How is SiteSpeaker sold?

SiteSpeaker provides a free plan for customers with small websites and low traffic. Beyond a level of usage, you will be asked to upgrade to a Pay-As-You-Go plan, which is billed based on the number of listens per month.

Is SiteSpeaker billed on the domain or account level?

A SiteSpeaker account can have any number of domains. Billing is based on the cumulative number of listens per month for that account.

Where can SiteSpeaker be purchased?

SiteSpeaker can be purchased globally in any country using a credit card.

How do your website’s users use it? Do my users have to download anything?

Users of SiteSpeakers simply click on the play button of our website widget to use SiteSpeaker.

Do users need to download anything to use SiteSpeaker.

Users do not download anything to use SiteSpeaker.

Which devices and browsers support SiteSpeaker?

SiteSpeaker supports all device types including desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.

Does SiteSpeaker work on HTTPS and password protected websites?

SiteSpeaker works in HTTPS and password protected environments.

What CMS’s do SiteSpeaker support?

SiteSpeaker supports all CMS’s and has a direct plugin with WordPress.

What languages do SiteSpeaker support?

SiteSpeaker currently supports 25+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Chinese Mandarin, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and Arabic.

What kind of data and reporting does SiteSpeaker collect and share?

SiteSpeaker collects the URL of the article listened to, time of day, device type(desktop/mobile), OS, and GEO.

Do users have to signup/login to SiteSpeaker to use it?

Users do not need to signup or login to use SiteSpeaker.

Where does SiteSpeaker recommend a webmaster place the Listen button on a website?

SiteSpeaker recommends websites to place the widget on the top of articles or in a visible place above the fold in the content.

Does SiteSpeaker sell my website’s user data?

SiteSpeaker doesn’t sell website user data.

Does SiteSpeaker support native mobile apps?

SiteSpeaker does not support native mobile apps at this time.

Does SiteSpeaker support DOCs and PDFs?

SiteSpeaker does not support DOCs or PDFs at this time.

Can I cancel?

SiteSpeaker can be cancelled anytime.

Reviews

Good!

December 28, 2022
Very good for free.Speech not ideal, but for free-product it is normal quality.

Great for free! But why does it say this is a Demo

March 10, 2023 3 replies
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

Simple to use … works great

February 27, 2022
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!

10/10 support and plugin experience

August 5, 2021
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.
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0.5

  • Beta release.

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