WordPress Article Summarization with GPT-4 and Email Broadcasting via Google Sheets
Go to WorkflowDescription
This automation fetches the latest article from a WordPress blog, summarizes it using OpenAI, and sends the summary to a list of subscribers via email. Ideal for content creators and bloggers who want to distribute digestible content without manual effort.
Use Case
Perfect for:
• Newsletter creators
• Content marketers
• Bloggers
• Knowledge managers
Nodes Used
• Schedule Trigger
• HTTP Request
• Set
• OpenAI
• Google Sheets
• Email (Gmail/SMTP)
• IF
• SplitInBatches
Workflow Steps
Trigger: Starts on a schedule (e.g., daily at 9:00 AM).
Fetch Blog Post: Retrieves the most recent post from a WordPress blog via HTTP Request.
Extract Fields: A Set node extracts the title, link, and content.
Summarize Article: OpenAI processes the article and returns a 3-point summary.
Fetch Subscribers: Google Sheets reads email addresses from a subscriber list.
Loop Emails: SplitInBatches and Send Email nodes loop through subscribers.
Conditional Logic: IF node skips articles shorter than 300 words.
Credentials Required
• OpenAI API Key (for content summarization)
• Google Sheets OAuth2 (to read subscriber emails)
• Gmail or SMTP (for sending emails)
Test Instructions
Replace blog URL in HTTP Request node.
Connect OpenAI API key.
Link your Google Sheet with a column named Email.
Set up Gmail or SMTP credentials.
Run manually for testing, then activate schedule.
This workflow was created by Abbas Ali and shared publicly on the n8n community template library. n8nFind indexes it for discovery — the workflow remains the property of its original creator.