Drift alerts
API free-trial length is stated two different ways: the Help Center says 14 days, the product website says 7 days
This Help Center article (updated June 29) says 'Enjoy a 14-day trial period to explore and test our API capabilities.' The public API page at wellsaid.io/text-to-speech-api says 'Signing up for an API trial is free and easy. You'll have 7 days to try out all of our features.' Both describe the same API trial, so a developer comparing the two can't tell whether it's 7 or 14 days.
Legacy-migration preview article still uses future tense for the June 1, 2026 migration that has already gone live, and promises a guide "in June" that is already published
Article 51253958068755 (last updated 2026-06-05) still reads 'Starting June 1, 2026, you'll be able to migrate legacy projects', 'Migration is not automatic. Starting in June, you'll be able to migrate projects one at a time', and 'We'll be sharing a complete migration guide in June.' The stated date has already passed. Migration is already live: the companion guide 51751205121299 (published 2026-05-15) uses present tense ('you can migrate your legacy projects') and the dated timeline table lists 'June 1, 2026 — Migration opens.' Readers are told migration is a future capability and that a complete guide is still forthcoming, when both already exist. Same future-tense staleness pattern as the carried-forward May 20 findings (Sonny G. / Tobin A.) but on a different page and date, so not a duplicate of any carry-forward.
Security page commits to WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance "by 2025" — a deadline that has already passed
This page (https://www.wellsaid.io/features/features-security; the prior /features/security page was removed). Its Accessibility section reads 'We are committed to meet WCAG 2.1 and other national standards, working towards compliance in these areas by 2025.' The stated date has already passed. The rest of the section is forward-looking ('working towards'), so the page implies the WCAG 2.1 goal is still in progress past its own deadline. Not present in the carried-forward finding set.
Sonny G. retirement notice is still written as a future event, but the May 20, 2026 retirement date has already passed
Article 51806828542099 (last updated 2026-06-29, unchanged in word count from the prior crawl) still reads 'On May 20, 2026, Sonny G.'s voice will be retired from the WellSaid Voice Library' and 'On May 20, 2026, Sonny G.'s voice will no longer be available to generate new audio or edit existing audio.' The stated date has already passed. This is the same future-tense-past-date staleness pattern already flagged on the Legacy-migration preview article (51253958068755), but on a different page, and it is not present in the carried-forward finding set for this scan.
Tobin A. plan-restriction notice is still written as a future change, but the May 20, 2026 date has already passed
Article 47141067116947 (last updated 2026-06-29, unchanged in word count from the prior crawl) still reads 'Starting May 20, 2026, Tobin A. will only be available on managed Business and Enterprise plans' and 'If you're on a self-service Business plan, here's what changes on May 20'. The stated date has already passed. Same future-tense-past-date staleness pattern as the Sonny G. retirement notice and the Legacy-migration preview article; not present in the carried-forward finding set for this scan.
Screenshot shows legacy 'MY LIBRARY' page with green 'NEW WORD' button that no longer exists
The library page is now called 'Libraries' and the primary action button to add a replacement is 'New Replacement' (not 'NEW WORD'). Per the terminology rubric, 'PRONUNCIATION' has been renamed to 'Replacements' product-wide.
Article body references navigating to 'Pronunciation from the left menu' but live Studio left-nav now uses 'Libraries' (see right-rail-voices.png reference showing 'Open libraries' and 'New replacement' instead of 'New word'). Related article 39113078033555 text explicitly says 'select New Replacement' when adding from the library, confirming the current button label.
Voices modal tabs drifted: 'EXPLORE / ALL / FAVORITES' no longer matches current 'Explore / Favorites / Team voices'
Current Voices modal uses title-case tabs 'Explore | Favorites | Team voices' (no 'All' tab). Voice cards now include country flag, 'Narration (Caruso)' model chip, heart + bookmark icons, and a 'Use voice' CTA.
Reference voice-picker-modal.png (captured 2026-04-23) shows tabs 'Explore / Favorites / Team voices' in title case with no 'All' tab; voice cards include flag, model chip, heart/bookmark, and 'Use voice' CTA. The article body even says 'From the Explore or All tabs' — a reference to a tab that no longer exists.
Pronunciation Library screenshot shows outdated 'MY LIBRARY' page with alphabetical index and old button labels
Current Studio navigation labels this area 'Libraries' (not 'MY LIBRARY') and the product-wide rename replaces 'Pronunciation/My Library' terminology with 'Replacements'. The legacy alphabetical listing UI no longer appears; users open the Replacements panel from the right sidebar ('Open libraries') or the Libraries page from the left navigation.
Article body says 'Head to the Library from the left-hand menu' and references the 'Replacements panel' and 'Replacement toolbar'. Reference right-rail-voices.png shows 'Replacements' header with an 'Open libraries' button and no alphabetical 'MY LIBRARY' view. Terminology rubric: 'PRONUNCIATION' right rail gone, replaced with 'Replacements'.
Import dialog titled 'Import phonetic library' — outdated naming
Article refers to 'Pronunciation Library' (also globally renamed to 'Replacements' per current UI). 'Phonetic library' is a stale label
Per rubric PRONUNCIATION was renamed to Replacements across the product; article still uses 'Pronunciation Library'. The screenshot's 'phonetic library' wording is older than both.
'SEE ALL AVATARS' button -- current UI says 'see all voices'
Current Studio UI labels the link 'see all voices' and the panel copy says 'voices' throughout. 'Avatars' terminology has been fully deprecated.
Corroborated by existing WellSaid Mode B audit: 'Article says See All Avatars -- live UI says see all voices'. Current-app capture confirms no 'Avatar' terminology anywhere in the voice picker or right rail.
Narration says 'voice avatar' -- product renamed to 'voices'
Re-record or caption: 'select the voice from our Voices panel'. WellSaid has deprecated 'avatar' terminology throughout Studio -- individual items are now 'voice cards', not 'avatars'.
Mode B audit (2026-04) and current-app capture both confirm Studio no longer uses 'avatar' anywhere in visible UI. A fossil remains in the voice-variant combobox's aria-label ('Select avatar variant') but that is an accessibility-only drift -- sighted users never see 'avatar'.
'Current / Future BETA' version dropdown has been restructured
The narrator says 'select the current version of Studio' but the Current/Future BETA dropdown was replaced by three radio cards under 'Choose your Studio experience' — 'WellSaid Studio (recommended)', 'Legacy Studio - Standard', 'Legacy Studio - Global'. The 'current' option was demoted to 'Legacy Studio - Standard' (which is what this tutorial actually demonstrates). A viewer following along will not find a 'current version' selector.
Current-app capture: 'New project' modal shows three radio cards -- 'WellSaid Studio' (RECOMMENDED), 'Legacy Studio - Standard', 'Legacy Studio - Global' (with additional language dropdown).
Narration says 'voice library' -- panel renamed to 'Voices'
Re-record or caption: '...from our Voices panel...'. The voice selector dialog is now titled 'Voices' (confirmed in current-app capture).
Corroborated by existing WellSaid drift: 'Article says Voice Library -- dialog is now titled Voices'.
'NEW PROJECT' button renamed to '+ New' + chooser menu
The button is now labeled '+ New' and clicking it opens a chooser menu with three items (Project / Folder / Workspace) before opening the modal. New users watching the tutorial will look for 'NEW PROJECT' and not find it.
Current-app capture of the projects home shows '+ New' button in the top-right; a second capture shows the popover menu with Project/Folder/Workspace options.
Narration says 'enter a client name' -- field renamed to 'Description'
The field is now labelled 'Description (optional)' and the placeholder reads 'Client name, project subtitle, etc.' -- 'client name' is now just one example of what to enter, not the field's purpose. Re-record or caption accordingly.
Current-app capture of the New project modal.
Right rail: 'PRONUNCIATION' section replaced by 'Replacements'
The right rail no longer contains the voice picker or the phonetic pronunciation form. The current rail is titled 'Project > Replacements' with Personal/Team toggles, an 'Open libraries' button, and a 'New replacement' affordance. The pronunciation concept evolved into the broader Replacements + Libraries feature.
Current-app capture of the editor right rail.