BeyondWords — WordPress Audio Player Plugin
BeyondWords – AI audio for publishers
by BeyondWords (formerly SpeechKit) · WordPress.org page · Website
BeyondWords has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 97,876 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
BeyondWords at a glance
Is BeyondWords well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Choose which posts and pages become audio
- Create full audio articles or shorter audio summaries
- Add a customizable player with automatic word highlighting
- Correct pronunciations and review audio before publishing
- Build playlists and podcast feeds
- Monetize listening through advertising and subscriptions
- Measure plays, engagement, listening time, and completion
BeyondWords reviews and ratings
27 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Awesome idea... if only it worked.
I love the voice models. I absolutely loved being able to create a voice model based on my own voice. I was ridiculously frustrated by support (or complete lack thereof) when I ran into errors during implementation. You can have the best product in the world, but if people can't use it or access your support, then they won't be turned into paying customers. I've seen other complainants being told to use a different support than the chat functionality. If it's broken, don't offer the functionality!
OutBoxed -
Great Plugin - Great Support
This software works really well and I found the support was very quick and helpful which is always nice. Thumbs up from us, we will use this plugin again on our projects.
qgxruyfnhjfqtdi -
delete account
tried to find a way to delete my account, impossible. Waiting for a reply from them.
blackflamingo -
Ridiculously expensive
Yes, there is a free version, but it works only for 10 000 characters ... which is enough for a decent postcard. Then the audio processing appears as "Skipped" in the edit page of a post. ... and nothing tells you what happened. You have to explore yourself to find out that now it is $89/month ... Found something great in Codecanyon cheaper and paid only ONCEBye Bye
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Good -- until it broke. No Support at all.
Good product until it stopped working. Support will simply ignore multiple emails and chat requests.
janestreet -
Great plug-in, worst support ever
I love the plug-in and it sounds great. But support ignores multiple emails, so you are own if you run into issues. And pricing is wickedly steep when you can get plugins from Code Canyon for $20 and use Google TTS.
ericbonetti2017
Where BeyondWords ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that BeyondWords appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Audio Player Plugins | #45 in search, not tagged | #74 | – |
Details
Turn WordPress articles into audio as you publish, with tools for distribution, monetization, and analytics.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- AI
- audio
- text to speech
- tts
- voice cloning
- Version
- 7.1.0
- Last updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- First published
- Jun 6, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
BeyondWords FAQ
What does BeyondWords do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, BeyondWords offers Choose which posts and pages become audio, Create full audio articles or shorter audio summaries, Add a customizable player with automatic word highlighting, Correct pronunciations and review audio before publishing and Build playlists and podcast feeds.
How many active installs does BeyondWords have?
WordPress.org reports 800+ active installs for BeyondWords as of September 7, 2026.
Is BeyondWords still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is BeyondWords free?
BeyondWords is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does BeyondWords rank among Audio Player Plugins?
BeyondWords is #74 in the WordPress.org Audio Player Plugins ranking.