TTS Engine Post to Speech
Add free, high quality text to speech functionality to your WordPress posts – 52 languages supported.
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TTS Engine Post to Speech shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where TTS Engine Post to Speech stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| speech synthesis | #40 |
| text 2 speech | >100 |
| text to speech | >100 |
| text to talk | >100 |
| tts | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 3 reviews
About TTS Engine Post to Speech
From the official readme · v2.0Description
Add free, high quality text to speech functionality to your WordPress posts – 52 languages supported.
Features:
- Speech genereated for free using the TTSEngine.com API service.
- Reliable and high quality text to speech functionality.
- 52 languages supported – Simply select the language of your posts from the settings menu.
- Post title and content read to the user with the click of a button in the post.
- Non-intrusive functionality. No redirections to other web pages.
- Playback can be stopped at any time by the user.
- Compatible across all popular browsers (I.E, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari) and mobile devices (Android, iOS).
- Option to display a link to TTSEngine.com in your post (disabled by default).
- Settings menu allows users to configure where they want the button/link located.
Backlink
Please enable this option if you are using the plugin and are happy with the free service!
The link (if enabled) can also be placed at the beginning or end of each post in a non-intrusive manner.
These options can be set in the plugin settings page.
Installation
Install using WordPress:
- Log in and go to ‘plugins’ -> ‘Add New’.
- Search for ‘TTS Engine Post to Speech’ and hit the ‘Install now’ link in the results, WordPress will install it.
- Activate the plugin.
- Optional: Go to the plugin settings page and select the language of your posts. The default is English.
- Optional: Display a link to TTSEngine.com in your posts from the plugin settings.
Install manually:
- Download the zip file and unzip it.
- Open the unzipped folder and upload the entire contents to your
/wp-content/pluginsdirectory on the server. - Activate the plugin through the WordPress ‘Plugins’ menu.
- Optional: Go to the plugin settings page and select the language of your posts. The default is English.
- Optional: Display a link to TTSEngine.com in your posts from the plugin settings.
Changelog
1.0
- First release
1.1
- Filter applied to post content that is to be read.
- WordPress ‘shortcode’ and extraneous CSS found in database ‘post_content’ entries is now filtered out.
1.2
- Some issues with the ‘jPlayer Android Fix’ submitting too many API request have been resolved.
- Enabled backlink now wraps to next line when applicable on mobile browsers.
1.3
- iOS Support included.
2.0
- Support for a large selection of languages added.
- Select from the 52 languages now supported in the plugin settings page.
- Major upgrade to iOS/Mobile Safari support.
- Load times reduced for iOS 5 and older versions.
- Support included for the Web Audio API (iOS 6) which drastically improves performance in mobile Safari.
- Previous bugs involving loading audio for longer posts have been resolved.
- ‘ogg/oga’ file format support has been included for the relevant browsers.
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TTS Engine Post to Speech: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is TTS Engine Post to Speech free?
Yes. TTS Engine Post to Speech is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is TTS Engine Post to Speech safe to use in 2026?
TTS Engine Post to Speech shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
How many websites use TTS Engine Post to Speech?
TTS Engine Post to Speech is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,328 times since it launched in March 2013. It was downloaded 43 times in the last 30 days.
Does TTS Engine Post to Speech work with WordPress 7.1?
TTS Engine Post to Speech is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was TTS Engine Post to Speech last updated?
The latest version, 2.0, was released on May 9, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes TTS Engine Post to Speech?
TTS Engine Post to Speech is developed and maintained by Anthony Mc Court.
What are the best alternatives to TTS Engine Post to Speech?
The most popular alternatives to TTS Engine Post to Speech are Spoken Word (90+ installs), Selection Speech TTS (<10 installs) and AI Text-to-Speech using AWS… (<10 installs).
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