Speaker Lite
Limited data: Speaker Lite has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Quick answers
- Is Speaker Lite still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 7 Jul 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 7 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Speaker Lite, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer merkulove since Jul 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Speaker Lite removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Speaker Lite safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Speaker Lite update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 7 Jul 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 15 Jul 2020 to 15 Jul 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| merkulove | 16 Jul 2020 to 7 Jul 2026, 59 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 7 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 2.3.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 2.3 |
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 30+
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Facts
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Author
- merkulove
- Added
- 16 Jul 2020
- Last updated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Active installs
- 30+
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.0.8
- Requires PHP
- 8.1
- Category
- not stated
- Tags
- ssml, voice, speaker, google speech, text to speech
Other plugins by this author: Selection Lite, Accessibility Assistant
Questions about Speaker Lite
Is Speaker Lite still maintained?
Yes. Last release 7 Jul 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Speaker Lite, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer merkulove since Jul 2020.
Was Speaker Lite removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Speaker Lite safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Speaker Lite update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it.