How to Dictate in Wordpress: Voice to Text

How to Dictate in Wordpress

Use your voice to write in Wordpress instead of typing everything by hand. Voice In converts your speech into editable text directly in the browser, and the text stays editable until you send it.

Needs Voice In Plus. Wordpress uses a custom text editor, so dictation here requires Voice In Plus Advanced Mode. The free version covers standard text fields on most other sites.

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Last updated September 22, 2026

Does dictation work in Wordpress?

Yes, with Voice In Plus. Wordpress uses a custom editor, and Plus Advanced Mode lets Voice In type into it. Your words appear in the field you selected and stay editable until you save or send.

Where it works in Wordpress

Paragraph and heading blocks in the block editor

Post titles and excerpts

Comments and page descriptions

Known limitations

The WordPress block editor requires Voice In Plus Advanced Mode

What you can do with Voice In

Draft longer text with less keyboard use, switch between more than 50 languages, and add punctuation and line breaks with voice commands. Voice In transcribes speech inside your browser, so nothing you dictate in Wordpress is sent to or stored on Voice In servers.

The free version works in standard text fields. Voice In Plus adds Advanced Mode for custom editors, custom voice commands and text replacements, and unlimited dictation.

How to use dictation in Wordpress

Install Voice In

Add the free Voice In extension to Chrome or Edge and activate Plus Advanced Mode.

Open Wordpress

Go to paragraph and heading blocks in the block editor or any other place where you would normally type.

Click a text field

Click where you would normally type so the text cursor is active.

Start dictating

Click the Voice In icon or press the keyboard shortcut, then speak. Say “period” or “new line” for punctuation.

Review and send

Check names and specialized terms, make any edits, and submit the finished text.

Why use Voice In with Wordpress?

Works in place

Speech to text goes straight into Wordpress fields without copying between tools.

Private by design

Speech is transcribed in your browser. Voice In never stores your audio or text.

Multilingual

Dictate in more than 50 languages and 100 dialects, and switch with one click.

Voice commands

Add punctuation, line breaks and custom snippets with built-in commands.

Wordpress dictation FAQ

Do I need Voice In Plus to dictate in Wordpress?

Yes. Wordpress uses a custom text editor, so it needs Voice In Plus Advanced Mode. Plus also adds custom voice commands, text replacements and unlimited dictation time.

Can I dictate a blog post in WordPress?

Yes. Add a paragraph block, start Voice In Plus and speak. Say "new paragraph" to start a new block.

How do I turn on dictation in Wordpress?

Install Voice In from the Chrome Web Store, open Wordpress, click a text field, then click the Voice In icon or press the keyboard shortcut and start speaking. The text appears as you talk.

Does Voice In read text aloud?

No. Voice In is speech to text: it types what you say. It does not convert text to speech.

Can I dictate in a language and translate it?

Dictate in any of the 50+ supported languages, then use the site's own translation or editing features on the resulting text.

Which browsers and computers support Voice In?

Voice In works in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on Windows, macOS, Linux and Chromebooks.