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WP PlugIndex currently records C2TW Listen to Article version 1.0.0 as active, updated 6d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
C2TW Listen to Article adds a simple “Read this Article” button above your posts. Visitors can listen to the article using their own browser’s built-in speech engine.
Perfect for Hindi news sites, English blogs, and mixed-language content.
Why this plugin?
Zero cost – No external TTS API, no server load, no audio files stored.
Privacy-friendly – Speech runs only in the visitor’s browser.
Hindi + English – Auto-detects Devanagari (Hindi) vs Latin (English) and selects a matching voice.
Gender preference – Prefer female or male voice when available on the device.
Lightweight – Tiny CSS/JS, loaded only on relevant single posts.
Mobile & desktop – Works wherever the browser supports the SpeechSynthesis API.
Features
Auto-insert button above post content (optional)
Shortcode: [c2tw_listen] or [c2tw_listen text="इस लेख को सुनें"]
Pause / Resume / Stop controls
Reading speed (0.8x – 1.5x)
Prefer female, prefer male, or auto voice
Choose which post types show the button
Strips ads, scripts, forms, and common non-article elements before reading
How it works
Detects a single post (or uses the shortcode).
Collects title + cleaned article text (HTML, ads, shortcodes stripped in the browser).
Detects Hindi or English from the text.
Uses the browser SpeechSynthesis API with an appropriate voice.
Starts reading; visitor can pause, resume, stop, or change speed.
Voice quality and available languages depend on the visitor’s device and browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, and most Android browsers are supported).
Shortcode
[c2tw_listen]
[c2tw_listen text="Read this News"]
[c2tw_listen text="इस समाचार को सुनें"]
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Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
read aloud
text to speech
accessibility
hindi
tts
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity26 Oct 20266d ago
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