Title: Say It!
Author: dadipaq
Published: March 27, 2019
Last modified: November 12, 2021
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# Say It!
By [dadipaq](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dadipaq/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/say-it.4.0.1.zip)
* [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/say-it/#description)
* [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/say-it/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/say-it/#installation)
* [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/say-it/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/)
## Description
Say It! allows you to easily turn parts of your WordPress articles into audio speech.
The plugin is using modern HTML5 Speech Synthesis and doesn’t require any subscriptions
or service, install it, enjoy it!
Once installed, you just need to wrap any content between [sayit] shortcode. Once
done, your users can simply click on the text to make it speak.
Want better quality ? Say It! now offers Google Cloud TTS and Amazon Polly compatibility!
#### Parameters (for HTML5 Speech)
* lang – Use a language different from the default one
* speed – speed of speech (recommanded between 0.5 and 1.5)
* block – set to “1” to make it work on multiple paragraphs at once
#### Parameters (for Google TTS)
* lang – Use a language different from the default one
* block – set to “1” to make it work on multiple paragraphs at once
#### Parameters (for Amazon Polly)
* block – set to “1” to make it work on multiple paragraphs at once
#### Exemple
[sayit block=”1″ lang=”en-GB” speed=”1″]
Hello I am the queen And I talk for two
paragraphs long [/sayit]
## Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
* Say It!
## Installation
1. Download It
2. Install It
3. Activate It
4. use [sayit] shortcode
5. Say It!
## FAQ
### How much does it cost ?
It cost a five star Review, just kiding, it’s free.
Note : If you use the Google
TTS, you’ll need to give your banking informations to Google and you can be charged
if you use it a lot, however SayIt! is using a smart caching system, so it request
Google only for new voice Generation.
### Can I mix language ?
Yes you can ! In the settings, you choose the default language to use but you can
pass parameter in the shortcodes like so [sayit lang=”fr-FR”]Bonjour[/sayit]
Note
that you can’t mix language yet if you are using Google TTS.
### Do you collect any data?
No, coding something to collect data is kind of complicated, no time for that.
## Reviews
### [How to stop playback?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-stop-playback/)
[chaank](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chaank/) April 26, 2023
This plugin is nice and quite easy to use. I managed to make myself a button with
some code: Read me The only thing that’s missing imho
would be a possibility to stop the playback.
### [Nice text to speech plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-text-to-speech-plugin/)
[Tunn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iuriem/) September 13, 2022
After testing a few other TTS plugins, I chose to use Say It! Except for a small
issue with the voice speed setting from shortcode, which I hope will be fixed, the
plugin is very useful!
### [HTML5 Not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-not-working-2/)
[mike2972](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mike2972/) January 4, 2022
HTML5 option does not work. Clicking on the say it button does nothing. Ditching
this one. It’s amazing how much crap plugins are created and posted here. Quality
level of wp.org is terrible.
### [could make it work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-make-it-work/)
[rafi.w](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rafiw-1/) July 23, 2021
To activate either Google or Amazon you have to submit your credit card and you
have to pay at some stage if you use it. I could not make the HTML5 work at all.
### [The best TTS plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-best-tts-plugin/)
[Arsalan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sam3000us/) July 8, 2021
I tried so many TTS plugins, this one is the best so far! Please, keep it updated!.
### [Simple and working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-working-62/)
[antohins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antohins/) February 13, 2021
Hi! thanks for your plugin. I would like to add that it would be great if you, in
addition to pronunciation, added the ability to show the translation of a word in
another language (make the language selection setting). Thanks!
[ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Say It!” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.
Contributors
* [ dadipaq ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dadipaq/)
[Translate “Say It!” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/say-it)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/say-it/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/say-it/), or subscribe to
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/say-it/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/say-it/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.0.0
* First Release
#### 1.1.0
* Make it work on multiple paragraphs
* Improved documentation
* Various Bug fixes
#### 2.0.0
* Added Google Cloud TTS compatibility
* Improved stability
* New admin interface
#### 2.0.1
* Fix missing google library
#### 2.0.2
* Fix header ouput on google TTS Error
* Fallback to HTML5 if Error
#### 2.1.0
* Improved Google TTS admin area
* Fixed js console output admin area
* Handle config error for Google TTS
#### 3.0.0
* Added Amazon Polly
* Theme functions
* Speech pause on window blur
#### 3.0.1
* Bug Fix
#### 3.0.2
* Added Possibility to change tooltip text
#### 3.0.3
* Prevent audio play when click on a link inside sayit shortcode
#### 3.0.4
* Fix error displayed on footer
#### 3.0.5
* Added chinese language to html5 & google TTS
#### 3.0.6
* Fixed a bug when using special character with html5
#### 3.0.7
* Remove missadded “hello” word
#### 3.0.8
* Added option to change google language with shortcode
#### 3.0.9
* Bug fix
#### 4.0.0
* Refactored code
* New admin interface
* Added Gutenberg support
#### 4.0.1
* Fixed an error due to php DOMDocument
## Meta
* Version **4.0.1**
* Last updated **4 years ago**
* Active installations **100+**
* WordPress version ** 5.0.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **5.8.13**
* PHP version ** 7.4.0 or higher **
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/say-it/)
* Tags
* [audio](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/audio/)[text to audio](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/text-to-audio/)
[text to speech](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/text-to-speech/)[tts](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tts/)
[voice](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/voice/)
* [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/say-it/advanced/)
## Ratings
4.2 out of 5 stars.
* [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/reviews/?filter=5)
* [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/reviews/?filter=4)
* [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/reviews/?filter=3)
* [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/reviews/?filter=2)
* [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/reviews/?filter=1)
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## Contributors
* [ dadipaq ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dadipaq/)
## Support
Got something to say? Need help?
[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/say-it/)