{"id":17804,"date":"2020-12-20T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=17804"},"modified":"2021-06-29T13:19:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T11:19:53","slug":"best-wordpress-voice-message-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-wordpress-voice-message-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Best Voice Message Plugins for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you looking to engage your visitors more comprehensively? A <strong>voice message functionality brings you a little closer<\/strong> to them \u2013 especially if your website is geared towards visually impaired people, who are more used to voice commands and audio-communication. Also,<strong> typing long messages using a phone is a pain<\/strong>. Talking into a phone? That\u2018s what they were made for! With a WordPress voice message plugin, you can hear what your users think not only in their own words, but in their own voice, as well.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Any avenue towards better visitor engagement is a good one, and potentially means <strong>a better user experience<\/strong>, while you get direct interaction from your visitors. Not only that: more comments also means a better SEO rating, which in turn leads to more visitors. Thankfully, there is no shortage of voice message plugins you can use to make yourself more approachable.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#speakpipe\">SpeakPipe<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#joy-of-text\">Joy of Text<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#voice-comments-reviews-heyoya\">Voice Comments &amp; Reviews &#8211; Heyoya<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#easy-voice-mail\">Easy Voice Mail<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#voice-messages-form-contacter\">Voice Messages Form &#8211; Contacter<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#cometchat\">Cometchat<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"speakpipe\"><\/a>SpeakPipe<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/speakpipe-voicemail-for-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SpeakPipe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"SpeakPipe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SpeakPipe.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SpeakPipe-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SpeakPipe-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SpeakPipe-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/speakpipe-voicemail-for-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpeakPipe<\/a>, you have <strong>an easy way of receiving voice messages<\/strong> from your visitors. SpeakPipe is an online service you need to register an account for, but their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speakpipe.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pricing plans<\/a> allow for a free account, albeit with some expected limitations (both in number of messages and their length). Your visitors, on the contrary, do not need to have an account, or register, or anything &#8211; <strong>simply click a button and record a message<\/strong> for you. They can even listen to it and rerecord before sending it.The messages are saved as MP3s in case you wish to use them later.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The plugin itself is easy to install,and provides you with<strong> a widget you can customize<\/strong> to best fit your website\u2018s style. The plugin will also notify you each time someone leaves a voice message for you, so you can record and send a timely response. SpeakPipe also comes with free support, in case you have issues getting it to work on your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"joy-of-text\"><\/a>Joy of Text<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/joy-of-text\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Joy-of-Text.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Joy of Text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Joy-of-Text.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Joy-of-Text-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Joy-of-Text-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Joy-of-Text-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Contrary to its name, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/joy-of-text\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joy of Text<\/a> also <strong>supports voice messaging and is an easy way to connect to your visitors.<\/strong> You can use it to send SMS and text-to-voice messages to individuals or groups \u2013 groups such as your blog or podcast subscribers, paying customers, or fans. Text messages have a high chance of being opened, rather than ignored by your subscribers, and may contain links to your special offers or other content. This plugin provides an easy way for your visitors to subscribe to this service, as well as for admins to add and delete subscribers from the list.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getcloudsms.com\/downloads\/joy-of-text-pro-version-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro version<\/a> of the plugin offers some useful functionalities, too: your admins can now <strong>organize your subscribers into various groups<\/strong>, your messaging capabilities are extended to MMS and <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-add-audio-files-and-playlist-to-wordpress\/\">audio files<\/a>, and much more in terms of commands and message routing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]There is, however, a major drawback: Joy of Text<strong> requires a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twilio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twilio<\/a> account to work<\/strong> (and a Twilio virtual phone number), so it\u2018s not independent. But seeing how Twilio offers a free trial, at least trying it out is free of charge. If it proves valuable, you might want to invest in the account.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"voice-comments-reviews-heyoya\"><\/a>Voice Comments &amp; Reviews \u2013 Heyoya<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/heyoya-voice-comments-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Heyoya.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Heyoya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Heyoya.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Heyoya-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Heyoya-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Heyoya-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/heyoya-voice-comments-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heyoya<\/a> is a<strong> free plugin<\/strong> which allows your users to leave voice comments in your comments section. You can have an unlimited number of voice comments, but the plugin is not limited to that. Heyoya also <strong>supports other audio (not exclusively voice)<\/strong>, video and ordinary text comments. The plugin also comes with customization options so you can make it fit your website\u2018s style better, and social sharing options, to increase each comment\u2018s reach. And in case you want to avoid abusive content, Heyoya also comes with <strong>e-mail authentication and approval<\/strong> for each and every commenter.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"easy-voice-mail\"><\/a>Easy Voice Mail<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/easy-voice-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Easy-Voice-Mail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Easy Voice Mail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Easy-Voice-Mail.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Easy-Voice-Mail-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Easy-Voice-Mail-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Easy-Voice-Mail-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you are looking for a<strong> free of charge, registration-free solution<\/strong> for your voice messaging needs, you should definitely check out <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/easy-voice-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easy Voice Mail<\/a>. Neither you nor your visitors need register with any third party service: they simply need to click a button and record a message, and you get an e-mail notification once they do. All your <strong>messages are stored on your website<\/strong>, meaning no outside library is used for storing or tracking calls. For extra safety, Easy Voice mail will only enable the microphone when recording a message. Bear in mind, though, that you will need to <strong>enable an https connection on your website<\/strong> in order to make it work.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"voice-messages-form-contacter\"><\/a>Voice Messages Form &#8211; Contacter<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/codecanyon.net\/item\/voice-messages-form-for-wordpress-contacter\/25648993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Contacter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Contacter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Contacter.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Contacter-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Contacter-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Contacter-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/codecanyon.net\/item\/voice-messages-form-for-wordpress-contacter\/25648993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contacter<\/a> is a premium plugin designed to <strong>make user feedback easy with audio messages<\/strong>. You can use this plugin to add a voice recording button to any widget-ready area of your website. The plugin comes with a contact form editor, which you can use to add contact form fields to the voice message. The look of the plugin is completely customizable, making it <strong>easy for you to fit it into your website\u2018s style and layout<\/strong>. Your messages are accessed from the WordPress admin panel, wherefrom you can download them or choose to convert speech to text.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The plugin uses Google\u2018s Speech-to-Text transcription AI, trained for over 60 languages, meaning you don\u2018t have to actually listen to each message in order to find out what it\u2018s about: simply skim them for triage and address the urgent messages immediately, leaving the others for later.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"cometchat\"><\/a>Cometchat<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cometchat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cometchat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Cometchat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cometchat.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cometchat-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cometchat-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cometchat-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Another premium plugin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cometchat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cometchat<\/a> is <strong>designed primarily as a text chat plugin<\/strong>, but it supports voice messages, video chat, and display sharing as well, depending on the package. As a premium plugin, it comes with a substantial price tag. <strong>We wouldn\u2018t recommend it if you are not interested in the entire package<\/strong>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cometchat.com\/go-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheapest plan which allows voice messages<\/a> also includes file sharing capabilities, social network login for Facebook, Twitter and Google, conference calls, role-based access, whiteboard, location sharing, and many more chatting and engagement tools.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This concludes our list of WordPress voice message plugins. Which one is the best? That depends. If you already have a Twilio account, why not try Joy of Text? If you are only starting to implement voice messages and aren\u2018t sure if they are what you need, try Easy Voice Mail or Heyoya. If you want a comprehensive chat solution and can spare the budget, maybe Cometchat is the toolbox you need. Be sure to double-check out each plugin\u2018s list of features before committing.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If community building is important to you, if you prefer audio communication with your customers or fans of your content, or if you simply want to open up another avenue of access to your visitors, a voice message plugin might just be the way to go.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to hear what your visitors have to say in their own voice? 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