Seriously Simple Transcripts
by Craig Hewitt · WordPress.org page · Website
Seriously Simple Transcripts has 900+ active installs on WordPress.org and 18,185 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 26, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.
Seriously Simple Transcripts at a glance
Is Seriously Simple Transcripts well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Adds a new file upload field to your episodes for adding your transcript file
- Adds a ‘Download transcript’ link alongside the rest of the episode details on your episodes
- Adds a Gutenberg ‘Transcripts’ block
- Adds an Elementor ‘Transcripts’ block
- Adds a podcast:transcript tag to podcast RSS feeds
Seriously Simple Transcripts reviews and ratings
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I'm glad it exists, but...
At the end of the day, it feels like this plugin is just a glorified accordion dropdown in the editor. Yes, you can add a transcript file (as in, a caption/subtitle file? At least, that's what SRTs and VTTs are, usually, but the FAQs mention a PDF, and the plugin itself suggests TXT), but that has no impact whatsoever on the Transcript widget/block that shows up in your editor, which is just plain text. It adds a download link below the Castos Player widget. For some reason, mine had the open/close chevron show just fine in the editor, but on the published page, it rendered as incomplete HTML (the num-code for the character). Since there seems to be no connection between the subtitle FILE and the subtitle widget/block, I just replaced it on my podcast episode page with an Elementor Accordion widget, which works better for my purposes. The screenshots on the Installation page at out-of-date; the plugin does NOT show up in the block/widget selection as "Castos Transcripts" or even use the same icon (at least not in Elementor); it uses just the word "Transcripts" and is very basic in its functionality; you can't change the icon used for the dropdown, but you can set the general Typography and Color, and you can opt to hide it from your RSS feed.
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Details
Add downloadable transcripts to your Seriously Simple Podcasting episodes.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- podcast
- podcasting
- seriously simple podcasting
- ssp
- transcripts
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- Version
- 1.2.0
- Last updated
- Nov 26, 2024
- First published
- Jun 8, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.4
- Tested up to
- 6.7.7
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Seriously Simple Transcripts FAQ
What does Seriously Simple Transcripts do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Seriously Simple Transcripts offers Adds a new file upload field to your episodes for adding your transcript file, Adds a ‘Download transcript’ link alongside the rest of the episode details on your episodes, Adds a Gutenberg ‘Transcripts’ block, Adds an Elementor ‘Transcripts’ block and Adds a podcast:transcript tag to podcast RSS feeds.
How many active installs does Seriously Simple Transcripts have?
WordPress.org reports 900+ active installs for Seriously Simple Transcripts as of September 7, 2026.
Is Seriously Simple Transcripts still maintained?
The last release was on November 26, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Seriously Simple Transcripts free?
Seriously Simple Transcripts is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.