Plugin info

Total downloads: 1,820
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 8/5/2025 (148 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 8/28/2024 (1 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.2
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: 7.2

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 148 days ago • 2 reviews

52/100

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

Likely maintained (last update 148 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.2
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: 7.2

Languages

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Description

Enjoy the first month free! No commitment required, cancel anytime.
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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.
  • Dashboard with statistics and usability reports.

  • 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].

Video Guide

Installation

Please follow these steps:

  1. Install the Colbass plugin from the “Add new plugin” option on your WordPress installation.
  2. Activate the plugin.
  3. Go to the “Colbass” tab in your WordPress admin interface.
  4. Configure the settings of your plugin and click save to finish the setup.

If at any stage you have questions or need support, reach out to us at: https://colbass.com/ – we’d love to hear from you!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it free?

Enjoy the first month free! After that, payments will start automatically unless you cancel by emailing us. No commitment required.

How do I add the read aloud player to my articles?

You can integrate the read aloud player into your articles by using our plugin.
Just choose your voice and let users listen to your articles.

How do I report a bug or technical issue?

To report a bug or technical issue, please use the bug report form available on our website. Provide as much detail as possible to help our technical team resolve the issue promptly.

Can i stop the subscription in any time?

Yes, you can cancel the subscription at any time immediately by stopping the payment or sending us a message, no commitment required for the subscription.

Review feed

colbass
8/28/2024

Tested - Works Great!

tested and checked - easy-to-use plugin !

Screenshots

  1. Settings page.

    Settings page.

  2. Colbass player.

    Colbass player.

  3. Our player.

    Our player.

  4. Change speed of reading.

    Change speed of reading.

Changelog

1.3

Release Date – Jun 13, 2024
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