WordWave – Text to Speech AI Narration for WordPress Plugin Directory
WordWave – Text to Speech AI Narration is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by 5 Star Plugins (Rob).
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Pros
- +Published by 5 Star Plugins (Rob) — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How WordWave – Text to Speech AI Narration works
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The WordWave text-to-speech for WordPress transforms written posts into listenable audio using AI narration. It allows visitors to listen instead of read, improving accessibility, engagement, and time on page without changing your publishing workflow.
With WordWave, you can convert blog posts to audio automatically or manually and display a lightweight audio player directly inside your content. The plugin generates high-quality MP3 audio and only displays the player where audio exists, ensuring a clean and fast experience.
View and listen to our product video to hear actual generated AI audio narration you can easily add to your own site:
or use this YouTube Link
Text to Speech for WordPress Turn written WordPress content into audio using AI-powered text-to-speech technology (via OpenAI or ElevenLabs). Offer an audio version of your posts so users can listen while multitasking, commuting, or browsing hands-free.
Turn Blog Posts Into Audio With Custom Intro Message Convert WordPress posts into audio automatically when published, or generate narration manually when needed. The built-in player embeds directly into your content, and features customizable introduction text.
AI Narration Made Easy Generate natural-sounding AI voice narration without recording, editing, or hiring voice talent. Audio is saved as standardized 24kHz MP3 files compatible with all modern browsers.
Built-In Audio Player WordWave includes a fast, lightweight audio player optimized for performance. It does not block page rendering and will only appear when audio is available.
Accessibility Benefits Text-to-speech improves accessibility for visitors with visual impairments and provides an alternative way to consume content. Adding audio can increase user engagement and time on page.
LISTEN TO DEMOS Listen to customizable AI audio narrations on these featured live sites:
Blog Post Player Embed Example
AI Audio Voiceover Example Video
Vanguard Culture Audio Content Archive Page
Press Wizards Blog Post
✅ Free Standard Features
Text-to-speech for WordPress blogs
AI narration with natural voice output
Uses your OpenAI or ElevenLabs API key
5,000 word limit per narration
Convert blog posts to audio automatically on publish or manually
Built-in audio player
Google Analytics tag on player
Automatically add player to new posts
Exclude specific posts using tags
Ignore images and captions during narration
Add intro message before narration
Standardized 24kHz MP3 audio output
Plugin updates
✨ Premium Upgrade (Optional) For content creators, podcasters, and professionals, a Premium version is available with expanded features and tech support. Check out our free trial for these features:
Unlimited word count
Multiple voice selections and language support
Narrate pages, custom post types, and WooCommerce products
Automatically generate audio for new content
Player positioning controls
Add intro and outro
Downloadable MP3 files
Podcast audio feed and archive page
Voice styles (pace, tone)
Built-in play stats dashboard
Technical support
AI Provider Voice Samples OpenAI currently offers 13 built‑in voices to control how speech is rendered from text. Listen to an overview of the voices here.
ElevenLabs voice samples are available in the plugin’s Settings page, when ElevenLabs is selected as the AI provider, and retrieves then displays their current voices and sample links.
External services
OpenAI: This plugin connects to OpenAI’s Text-to-Speech API to generate audio narrations, it is needed to create MP3 files from post content.
It sends post text segments, selected voice/model, and narration settings when narration is generated (manually or on publish).
This service is provided by OpenAI: terms of use, privacy policy.
ElevenLabs: This plugin can connect to the ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech API to generate audio narrations and voice previews when ElevenLabs is selected as the provider.
It sends post text segments, selected voice/model, and generation settings when narration is generated (manually or on publish). It also sends short preview text and selected voice ID when an admin clicks a voice preview in settings.
This service is provided by ElevenLabs: terms of service, privacy policy.
WordWave Stats API (5starplugins.com): This plugin can send aggregate plugin usage and environment statistics to improve compatibility and product quality.
It sends site URL, WordPress version, PHP version, plugin version, enabled provider, active feature flags, and aggregate player event totals. It does not send post content or visitor personal data.
Data is sent only when Share Plugin Statistics is enabled by an admin, on settings save and on a scheduled interval.
This service is provided by 5 Star Plugins: terms of use, privacy policy.
WordWave Remote Sidebar Messages (5starplugins.com): This plugin fetches a JSON file from 5starplugins.com to display rotating sidebar notices on the plugin admin pages (for example, feature announcements and upgrade messaging).
It sends a standard HTTP GET request to a 5starplugins.com JSON endpoint (for example, /wordwave-premium-messages.json) and includes a WordWave user-agent string that contains plugin version and site URL. Requests are made when the admin settings page loads and then cached in a transient for up to 24 hours.
This service is provided by 5 Star Plugins: terms of use, privacy policy.
Knowledgebase Widget (via support.5starplugins.com): This plugin loads a Knowledge Base and Support widget only on the WordWave admin pages only after clicking the Yes opt-in link for support resources when first activated.
It is used to provide access to our own knowledgebase and support resources, and retrieves the KB articles only when clicked on.
This service is provided by 5 Star Plugins: terms of use, privacy policy.
This plugin includes the Freemius SDK, if you opt-in, it is used for optional analytics and licensing features.
It loads only if you opt-in on plugin activation, or if you click on a Trial or Upgrade link.
This service is provided by Freemius: terms of use, privacy policy.
Keyword rankings
WordWave – Text to Speech AI Narration ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- 1.ai agentRank #732
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What is WordWave – Text to Speech AI Narration?
WordWave – Text to Speech AI Narration is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by 5 Star Plugins (Rob).