8 November 2021. Please note that this post was published before SpeechKit rebranded to BeyondWords. We’ve released version 3 of the SpeechKit text-to-speech plugin for WordPress, and it’s packed with improvements and new features that make it even easier to engage your audiences with audio. Keep reading or listening to learn what’s new. Existing user? If you have auto-updates switched on, you’ll already have access to these new features. Otherwise, you’ll need to update the plugin via your WordPress admin. 1. Create audio versions in bulk You can now create and publish audio for multiple posts at once. This means you can easily make old posts listenable, or add audio to posts you’d previously excluded. Simply open the relevant posts overview section in your WordPress admin; use the checkboxes on the left to select which posts you’d like to request audio for; select Generate audio from the Bulk actions dropdown; then select Apply. The selected posts will then be processed into audio — this typically takes less than a couple of minutes per post. You can check the status of audios via the SpeechKit sidebar or your SpeechKit dashboard. Once processed, your audios will be automatically embedded into the corresponding posts via the Small Player, which you can customize via your SpeechKit dashboard. 2. Check audio responses at a glance We have replaced the SpeechKit Status column in post overview pages with a SpeechKit column. This shows you the response from our API — in other words, whether audio has been requested; whether the Player has been disabled; and if there has been an error. You can check the status of a particular audio via the SpeechKit sidebar in your post, or via the Content section of your SpeechKit dashboard. You can also use the SpeechKit sidebar to determine whether or not audio is requested, and whether or not the Player is displayed. 3. Easily share debugging data If you’re having technical difficulties with a particular post, you can now send us the debugging data. Simply open the SpeechKit sidebar on the relevant post, go to ‘Inspect’ then select ‘Copy’, and paste the copied details into your message to our support team. Plus much more... We’ve also made a host of other updates to improve the speed, stability, and security of our WordPress plugin. Want to make your WordPress content listenable? Our text-to-speech plugin makes it effortless, so start your free SpeechKit trial at speechkit.io today.