Description
The Dictate Button plugin enables speech-to-text functionality for various form types on your site by adding a dictate button which performs the transcription via the dictate-button.io service.
It allows users to dictate text rather than type it, making your site more accessible and user-friendly.
Please note: This plugin requires an account and site registration on dictate-button.io.
Features
- Adds a dictate button to WordPress forms
- Configure which form types show the dictate button
- Uses the dictate-button component in exclusive mode
- Admin settings page for easy configuration
- Works with modern browsers supporting Web Speech API
Supported Form Types
- WordPress comment forms
- WordPress search forms
- Contact Form 7 forms
Requirements
- A modern browser that supports the Web Speech API (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox)
- Site registration on dictate-button.io
External Services
This plugin performs audio transcription through the Dictate Button API.
When requested by the user, it records the user’s voice and sends the recording to the Dictate Button API for transcription.
Please note that the Dictate Button service is still in Beta, so we may store some of your data temporary,
such as your browser user agent and the voice recording with transcription, for the sake of testing and improving the service.
Currently this service is provided “AS IS” and free of charge (up to certain limits):
terms of service, [privacy policy](](https://dictate-button.io/docs/privacy).
Third-Party Libraries
The plugin includes the dictate-button library of Apache License 2.0.
Development
The plugin development repository is available on GitHub.
We locally bundle the JS code from Apache-2.0-licensed dictate-button library to the assets/js folder this way:
pnpm install
pnpm run build
The source code of the dictate-button library is available on GitHub.
Screenshots
Plugin settings page showing form type configuration options 
Dictate button appearing on a comment form
Installation
- Sign up and register your site on dictate-button.io
- Upload the
dictate-buttonfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to Settings > Dictate Button to configure which form types should show the dictate button
FAQ
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What browsers are supported?
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The plugin works with modern browsers that support the Web Speech API, including Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox.
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Yes, you need to sign up and register your site on dictate-button.io for the plugin to work properly.
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Which form types are supported?
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Currently supported:
* WordPress comment forms
* WordPress search forms
* Contact Form 7 forms -
How does the plugin work?
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The plugin automatically adds the necessary
data-dictate-button-onattribute to the form elements you select in the settings and enhances those elements with the dictate button.
Reviews
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Contributors & Developers
“Dictate Button” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.1.0
- dictate-button library update to 1.6.0: Added support for the long press flow.
You long press the button, it starts recording. You release the button, it stops recording. The experience is similar to the audio/video recording in messengers.
Please note, the short tap flow remains in place.
1.0.3
- fix: Updated the dictate-button library to version 1.5.1 which addresses the issue with the microphone is not being released after use.
1.0.2
- chore: Trying to get used to WordPress.org SVN plugin deployment.
1.0.1
- docs: Fixed code block formatting in the readme.
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Support for WordPress comment forms
- Support for WordPress search forms
- Support for Contact Form 7
- Admin settings page
- Integration with dictate-button.io service