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Colbass – a Read-Aloud player (Text to Speech) AI audio player

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Tested up to WordPress 6.7
Current version1.3.18
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.7
Minimum stackWP 5.2 · PHP 7.2
Directory statusactive
Last directory update5 Aug 20251y ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Colbass – a Read-Aloud player (Text to Speech) AI audio player version 1.3.18 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.7.

Overview

About this plugin

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Add a Read Aloud player to your articles. No action required after embedding.

We will automatically convert your content into audio, with one-time seamless integration (no support, or special tech knowledge needed), and give your audience the ability to listen to your content on the go.

  • Our player will play the article immediately without loading time.
  • Improving a user’s time spent on the website.
  • Add rich media to your existing pages to improve SEO rankings.

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Dashboard with statistics and usability reports.

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Over 35 supported languages with over 150 accents and natural voices.

  • Automatically moving users to the next article (optional)
  • Multiple playing speed capabilities
  • Moving 5 Seconds Forward and Backward

And much more!

Colbass usage terms

The Colbass plugin provides a Text to speech service.

As such, The service is required to make calls to Colbass’s backend servers and send the article content for processing to create the audio for it.

For more about Colbass: Colbass

Settings and configurations

The following are configuration options you can modify as you see fit:

  • Pick a narrator for your content: Please choose the language of your content and the voice you would like to use.
  • Post management: choose in which articles should the player be displayed.
  • Help us reach more users: Choose if you want to display credit next to the player. We’d very much appreciate it if you choose to give us credit.
  • Enter Account Key: After registration, you will be redirected to a page to obtain a key or an embed code.
  • Player position: To change the default position of the player, please use the shortcode: [colbass_tts_wrap].

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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • audio player
  • read aloud
  • text to audio
  • text to speech
  • accessibility
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.7

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.7.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.2 · PHP 7.2
Update activity5 Aug 20251y ago

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