Hand Talk
Make your company website available in Libras (Brazilian sign language) with this powerful tool!
Consider an alternative
Hand Talk shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Hand Talk stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| acessibilidade | #8 |
| hand talk | >100 |
| surdos | #3 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Hand Talk
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Make your company website available in Libras (Brazilian sign language) with this powerful tool!
Information to everyone!
There are nearly 10 million deaf people in Brazil (IBGE 2010). Most of them have difficulties understanding Portuguese language and rely on sign language interpretation to understand what is written.
Simple and efficient
With the Hand Talk button on your website, the content can be automatically translated from Portuguese to Brazilian Sign Language and available to the deaf community in Brazil.
Installation
- Upload
wphtfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to http://handtalk.me/sites to subscribe, copy the token string found on the script and fill the space on the plugin settings to activate it.
Technical notice: This plugins includes a third part javascript file from our server in order to work. Your token is send to us in order to validate if your plan is currently active. No further information is send or collected by our services.
Changelog
First version of the plugin
1.0
- First version of the plugin
Screenshots
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Best Hand Talk alternatives
All acessibilidade plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VLibras
Plugin Wordpress VLibras - Tradutor Automático Gratuito do Português para Libras.
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5K+ |
| 2 |
Hand Talk
Plugin Wordpress Hand Talk – Tradutor Automático do português para Libras.
|
400+ |
FAQ
Hand Talk: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Hand Talk free?
Yes. Hand Talk is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Hand Talk safe to use in 2026?
Hand Talk shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Hand Talk?
Hand Talk is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,987 times since it launched in January 2014. It was downloaded 43 times in the last 30 days.
Does Hand Talk work with WordPress 7.1?
Hand Talk is officially tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Hand Talk last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on May 13, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Hand Talk?
Hand Talk is developed and maintained by Gustavo Cunha.
What are the best alternatives to Hand Talk?
The most popular alternatives to Hand Talk are VLibras (5K+ installs) and Hand Talk (400+ installs).
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