Changelog

AI Text to Speech

3.2.0 8th May 2026 Latest
  • NewAdded 3 new voices from OpenAI (Marin, Cedar, and Verse).
  • NewPROAdded options to customise the audio player colors (accent and background).
  • ImprovedRedesigned the admin pages within the plugin, and added a new header bar with quick links to the different pages.
  • TweakMoved the “Custom Voice Style Instructions” field to be always visible on the post editor page.
  • TweakReduced memory and database overhead when generating audio for larger posts.
  • TweakAdmin-generated TTS files (from the generator page) now appear on the TTS Files page, and files generated with Dropbox storage are no longer incorrectly removed from the list.
  • FixAdded missing escaping for some strings.
  • FixImproved long-content chunking to keep OpenAI TTS requests within token limits.
  • FixImproved TTS generation error messages to show actionable OpenAI API details instead of generic alerts.
  • FixChanged the generated audio file format to MP3 to prevent inaccurate player duration displays.
  • FixFixed undefined variable $post_types on the admin enqueue posts styles function.
  • SecurityMade a few precautionary code security improvements.
3.1.0 18th November 2025
  • NewAdded a new “TTS Files” page to view and manage all generated TTS audio files in one place.
  • TweakAdded new “Upload new custom file” and “Generate New” buttons to the post meta box when a TTS file is already present.
  • FixFixed a JS error on the block editor post page.
  • Other: Updated to Freemius SDK 2.13.0
3.0.6 14th September 2025
  • FixFixed an issue with the AI text-to-speech admin generator page.
3.0.5 13th August 2025
  • NewAdded [ai_tts_player] shortcode for displaying the audio player in a custom area.
  • FixFixed an issue with the “Post Types To Enable” setting not working correctly.
  • FixFixed an issue with the audio player not displaying on normal pages.
  • Other: Updated to Freemius SDK 2.12.1
3.0.4 10th April 2025
  • FixAll shortcodes are now removed from the post content when generating audio.
  • FixPrecautionary fix for a potential small security issue.
3.0.3 24th March 2025
  • TweakFixed the redirect on plugin activation to the settings page.
3.0.2 24th March 2025
  • TweakFixed the settings page button link on the “AI TTS Generator” page.
3.0.1 24th March 2025
  • TweakDisable the “AI TTS Generator” page if the OpenAI API key is not set.
  • TweakDisable the “AI TTS Generator” widget on the post editor if the OpenAI API key is not set.
3.0.0 24th March 2025
  • NewSwitched the default API model to the new “gpt-4o-mini-tts” model from OpenAI. You can choose the model in the settings page.
  • NewAdded a new “AI TTS Generator” page to the admin area that lets you easily generate TTS audio for any text you enter without needing to create a post.
  • NewAdded a new “Voice Style” option with a variety of styles to choose from when generating audio.
  • NewAdded a new “custom voice style instructions” option to allow you to specify a custom voice style or other instructions when generating audio.
  • NewAdded new “Ballad” voice option from OpenAI.
  • NewAdded a new “Logs” page to track the last 50 api requests and view some details about them.
2.3.1 9th February 2025
  • FixPROFixed an issue with the audio player not displaying properly with custom styles in some cases.
  • Other: Updated to Freemius SDK 2.11.0
2.3.0 24th January 2025
  • NewAdded the 3 new available voice options from OpenAI.
  • NewPROAdded a new “Default Voice” option to choose which voice is selected by default when generating audio.
  • NewPROAdded an option to automatically generate TTS audio for new posts when they are published.
  • NewPROAdded new “multi-voice” feature to allow multiple voices to be used within a post by using the [voice=””] and [/voice] shortcodes.
  • NewPROAdded new [tts ignore] and [/tts] shortcodes to allow you to ignore certain parts of the post when generating audio.
  • NewPROAdded new [tts say=””] and [/tts] shortcodes to allow you to specify how certain words should be pronounced directly in the post content.
  • ImprovedMade some improvements to the audio generation process to make the flow of the audio more natural.
  • TweakAdded a small pause between paragraphs when generating audio.
  • FixFixed the option to show/hide the “estimate cost” text on the post editor when generating audio.
  • FixFixed an issue with the user role permissions.
2.2.0 17th January 2025
  • NewAdded option to select which user roles you would like to enable the TTS feature for on the post editor.
  • TweakAdded an option to show or hide the “estimate cost” text on the post editor when generating audio.
  • TweakAdded more detailed error messages when generating audio fails.
  • Other: Tested up to WordPress 6.7.1
  • Other: Updated to Freemius SDK 2.10.1
2.1.1 19th November 2024
  • FixPROFixed an issue with the custom pronunciation options sometimes causing an error.
  • FixPotential fix for timeout error causing issues with generating audio in some cases.
  • Other: Tested up to WordPress 6.7.0
2.1.0 4th November 2024
  • NewPROAdded a new custom pronunciation feature. This allows you to specify how certain words should be pronounced.
  • TweakMade some changes to the settings page layout with new tabs for better organisation.
  • FixFixed an error with upgrading from the free version to the PRO version in some cases.
2.0.3 16th October 2024
  • FixFixed an error on the posts editor page in some cases showing: “Uncaught TypeError: in_array()”
  • FixWhen converting tweets to audio, it now removes the picture link/info from the audio.
  • Other: Updated to Freemius SDK 2.8.1
2.0.2 15th August 2024
  • FixPROFixed an issue with the dropbox integration.
2.0.1 14th August 2024
  • TweakTweak to the spacing under the audio player.
  • TweakPROThe post title now links to the edit post page, in the individual posts list on the statistics page.
  • FixPROFixed an issue with the dropbox integration.
2.0.0 12th August 2024
  • NewAdded a PRO version of the plugin.
  • NewPROAdded statistics tracking and analytics reporting.
  • NewPROAdded integration with Dropbox to store generated audio files.
  • NewPROAdded the ability to add custom text before and after the generated audio. This can be done on a global or per post basis.
  • NewPROAdded the ability to fully replace the content used when generating the audio for a post.
  • NewPROAdded some audio player style customisation settings.
  • ImprovedMade some improvements to the content generation process, to include more pauses in areas where it makes sense.
  • ImprovedMade the generation process more reliable for larger posts.
1.0.1 19th July 2024
  • TweakAdded some better error handling and error messages on the admin settings page if there is a connection issue with the OpenAI API.
  • TweakAdded an error log to the plugin settings page to help debug any issues.
1.0.0 19th January 2024
  • Initial release