Generate News Digest Videos From Wordpress to Youtube

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{
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "763d99c6-fc00-47a5-b41b-13c8737a1c27",
      "name": "Get articles from today",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wordpress",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "after": "={{ (() => { \n  const d = new Date(); \n  d.setHours(0,0,0,0); \n  const pad = n => n.toString().padStart(2,'0'); \n  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${pad(d.getMonth()+1)}-${pad(d.getDate())} 00:00:00`; \n})() }}",
          "before": "={{ (() => { \n  const d = new Date(); \n  const pad = n => n.toString().padStart(2,'0'); \n  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${pad(d.getMonth()+1)}-${pad(d.getDate())} ${pad(d.getHours())}:${pad(d.getMinutes())}:${pad(d.getSeconds())}`; \n})() }}",
          "status": "publish"
        },
        "operation": "getAll",
        "returnAll": true
      },
      "credentials": {
        "wordpressApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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      "typeVersion": 1,
      "alwaysOutputData": true
    },
    {
      "id": "6a7b2c35-cba6-4c78-a785-b3ab1b262228",
      "name": "Check if have enough articles",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
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            "leftValue": "",
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          "combinator": "and",
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              "id": "469ee1e5-56e1-4cb9-953d-e9bdf3694a86",
              "operator": {
                "type": "number",
                "operation": "gt"
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              "leftValue": "={{ $input.all().length }}",
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      "name": "Prepare json for Shotstack",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Function to clean HTML entities from text\nfunction cleanText(text) {\n  if (!text) return \"\";\n  return text\n    .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')\n    .replace(/&hellip;/g, '...')\n    .replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ')\n    .replace(/&amp;/g, '&')\n    .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')\n    .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')\n    .replace(/&quot;/g, '\"')\n    .replace(/&#39;/g, \"'\")\n    .replace(/&#8211;/g, '\u2013')\n    .replace(/&#8212;/g, '\u2014')\n    .replace(/&#(\\d+);/g, (_match, dec) => String.fromCharCode(dec))\n    .replace(/\\n/g, ' ')\n    .replace(/\\s+/g, ' ')\n    .trim();\n}\n\n// Calculate reading time based on word count\nfunction calculateReadingTime(text) {\n  const words = text.split(' ').length;\n  const readingTime = 2 + (words * 0.3);\n  return Math.min(Math.max(readingTime, 3), 7);\n}\n\n// Get today's date in numeric format DD-MM-YYYY\nfunction getDateFormat() {\n  const date = new Date();\n  const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');\n  const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');\n  const year = date.getFullYear();\n  return `${day}-${month}-${year}`;\n}\n\n// Variables\nconst logo_big = $('Config Variables').first().json.logo_big;\nconst logo_small = $('Config Variables').first().json.logo_small;\nconst daily_digest_text = $('Config Variables').first().json.daily_digest_text;\nconst button_text = $('Config Variables').first().json.button_text;\nconst button_bg_color = $('Config Variables').first().json.button_bg_color;\n\n// Get all items from previous node\nconst allItems = $input.all();\n\n// Transform each item to include video data\nconst transformedItems = allItems.map(item => {\n  const n = item.json;\n  const title = n.title || \"\";\n  const photo_url = n.photo_url || \"\";\n  const video = n.video || null;\n\n  return {\n    clip: {\n      asset: {\n        type: \"image\",\n        src: photo_url\n      },\n      length: 4.5,\n      transition: { in: \"fade\", out: \"fade\" }\n    },\n    overlay: {\n      title: title\n    },\n    video: video\n  };\n});\n\n// Build Shotstack payload\nconst shotstackClips = [];\nconst introBgClips = [];\nconst introLogoClips = [];\nconst introTitleClips = [];\nconst introDateClips = [];\nconst paginationBgClips = [];\nconst paginationTextClips = [];\nconst buttonBgClips = [];\nconst buttonTextClips = [];\nlet currentTime = 0;\n\n// 1. INTRO SLIDE\nconst introLength = 3;\nintroBgClips.push({\n  asset: {\n    type: \"shape\",\n    shape: \"rectangle\",\n    fill: { color: \"#000000\", opacity: 1 },\n    stroke: { color: \"#000000\", width: \"0\" },\n    width: 1080,\n    height: 1920,\n    rectangle: { width: 1080, height: 1920, cornerRadius: 0 }\n  },\n  start: 0,\n  length: introLength,\n  position: \"center\"\n});\n\nintroLogoClips.push({\n  asset: { type: \"image\", src: logo_big },\n  start: 0,\n  length: introLength,\n  position: \"center\",\n  offset: { x: 0, y: -0.1 },\n  scale: 0.05\n});\n\nintroTitleClips.push({\n  asset: {\n    type: \"text\",\n    text: daily_digest_text,\n    font: { color: \"#ffffff\", family: \"Montserrat ExtraBold\", size: \"62\", lineHeight: 1.2 },\n    alignment: { horizontal: \"center\", vertical: \"center\" },\n    width: 800,\n    height: 150\n  },\n  start: 0,\n  length: introLength,\n  position: \"center\",\n  offset: { x: 0, y: 0.05 }\n});\n\nintroDateClips.push({\n  asset: {\n    type: \"text\",\n    text: getDateFormat(),\n    font: { color: \"#cccccc\", family: \"Montserrat ExtraBold\", size: \"28\", lineHeight: 1.2 },\n    alignment: { horizontal: \"center\", vertical: \"center\" },\n    width: 800,\n    height: 200\n  },\n  start: 0,\n  length: introLength,\n  position: \"center\",\n  offset: { x: 0, y: 0.1 }\n});\n\ncurrentTime += introLength;\n\n// 2. NEWS SLIDES\ntransformedItems.forEach((item, index) => {\n  const cleanedTitle = cleanText(item.overlay.title);\n  const duration = calculateReadingTime(cleanedTitle);\n  const baseStart = currentTime;\n  const hasVideo = item.video && item.video.src;\n\n  // Background media (video or image)\n  shotstackClips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: hasVideo ? \"video\" : \"image\",\n      src: hasVideo ? item.video.src : item.clip.asset.src,\n      ...(hasVideo && { volume: 0 })\n    },\n    start: baseStart,\n    length: duration,\n    fit: \"crop\",\n    position: \"center\",\n    transition: { in: \"fade\", out: \"fade\" }\n  });\n\n  // Dark overlay\n  shotstackClips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: \"shape\",\n      shape: \"rectangle\",\n      fill: { color: \"#000000\", opacity: 0.4 },\n      stroke: { color: \"#000000\", width: \"0\" },\n      width: 1080,\n      height: 1920,\n      rectangle: { width: 1080, height: 1920, cornerRadius: 0 }\n    },\n    start: baseStart,\n    length: duration,\n    offset: { x: 0, y: 0 },\n    position: \"center\"\n  });\n\n  // Title\n  shotstackClips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: \"text\",\n      text: cleanedTitle,\n      alignment: { horizontal: \"center\", vertical: \"top\" },\n      font: { color: \"#ffffff\", family: \"Montserrat ExtraBold\", size: \"62\", lineHeight: 1.2 },\n      width: 800,\n      height: 800\n    },\n    start: baseStart + 0.2,\n    length: duration - 0.4,\n    position: \"center\",\n    offset: { x: 0, y: 0.1 }\n  });\n\n  // Logo\n  shotstackClips.push({\n    asset: { type: \"image\", src: logo_small },\n    start: baseStart,\n    length: duration,\n    position: \"topRight\",\n    scale: 0.07,\n    offset: { x: -0.05, y: -0.05 }\n  });\n\n  // Pagination background\n  paginationBgClips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: \"shape\",\n      shape: \"rectangle\",\n      fill: { color: \"#ffffff\", opacity: 0.95 },\n      stroke: { color: \"#000000\", width: \"0\" },\n      width: 140,\n      height: 60,\n      rectangle: { width: 140, height: 60, cornerRadius: 25 }\n    },\n    start: baseStart + 0.2,\n    length: duration - 0.4,\n    position: \"bottomRight\",\n    offset: { x: -0.08, y: 0.08 }\n  });\n\n  // Pagination text\n  paginationTextClips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: \"text\",\n      text: `${index + 1} / ${transformedItems.length}`,\n      font: { color: \"#333333\", family: \"Montserrat\", size: \"22\", weight: \"700\" },\n      alignment: { horizontal: \"center\", vertical: \"center\" },\n      width: 140,\n      height: 60\n    },\n    start: baseStart + 0.2,\n    length: duration - 0.4,\n    position: \"bottomRight\",\n    offset: { x: -0.08, y: 0.08 }\n  });\n\n  // Button background\n  buttonBgClips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: \"shape\",\n      shape: \"rectangle\",\n      fill: { color: button_bg_color, opacity: 1 },\n      stroke: { color: button_bg_color, width: \"0\" },\n      width: 400,\n      height: 70,\n      rectangle: { width: 400, height: 70, cornerRadius: 35 }\n    },\n    start: baseStart + 0.2,\n    length: duration - 0.4,\n    position: \"center\",\n    offset: { x: 0, y: -0.15 }\n  });\n\n  // Button text\n  buttonTextClips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: \"text\",\n      text: button_text,\n      font: { color: \"#ffffff\", family: \"Montserrat ExtraBold\", size: \"32\" },\n      alignment: { horizontal: \"center\", vertical: \"center\" },\n      width: 400,\n      height: 70\n    },\n    start: baseStart + 0.2,\n    length: duration - 0.4,\n    position: \"center\",\n    offset: { x: 0, y: -0.15 }\n  });\n\n  currentTime += duration;\n});\n\n// 3. OUTRO SLIDE\nconst outroLength = 3;\nintroBgClips.push({\n  asset: {\n    type: \"shape\",\n    shape: \"rectangle\",\n    fill: { color: \"#000000\", opacity: 1 },\n    stroke: { color: \"#000000\", width: \"0\" },\n    width: 1080,\n    height: 1920,\n    rectangle: { width: 1080, height: 1920, cornerRadius: 0 }\n  },\n  start: currentTime,\n  length: outroLength,\n  transition: { in: \"fade\" },\n  position: \"center\"\n});\n\nintroLogoClips.push({\n  asset: { type: \"image\", src: logo_big },\n  start: currentTime,\n  length: outroLength,\n  position: \"center\",\n  offset: { x: 0, y: -0.1 },\n  scale: 0.05,\n  transition: { in: \"fade\" }\n});\n\nintroTitleClips.push({\n  asset: {\n    type: \"text\",\n    text: daily_digest_text,\n    font: { color: \"#ffffff\", family: \"Montserrat ExtraBold\", size: \"56\", lineHeight: 1.1 },\n    alignment: { horizontal: \"center\", vertical: \"center\" },\n    width: 800,\n    height: 200\n  },\n  start: currentTime,\n  length: outroLength,\n  position: \"center\",\n  offset: { x: 0, y: 0.05 },\n  transition: { in: \"fade\" }\n});\n\nintroDateClips.push({\n  asset: {\n    type: \"text\",\n    text: getDateFormat(),\n    font: { color: \"#cccccc\", family: \"Montserrat ExtraBold\", size: \"28\", lineHeight: 1.2 },\n    alignment: { horizontal: \"center\", vertical: \"center\" },\n    width: 800,\n    height: 200\n  },\n  start: currentTime,\n  length: outroLength,\n  position: \"center\",\n  offset: { x: 0, y: 0.1 },\n  transition: { in: \"fade\" }\n});\n\n// Build final payload\nconst shotstackPayload = {\n  timeline: {\n    background: \"#000000\",\n    tracks: [\n      { clips: buttonTextClips },\n      { clips: buttonBgClips },\n      { clips: paginationTextClips },\n      { clips: paginationBgClips },\n      { clips: introLogoClips },\n      { clips: introTitleClips },\n      { clips: introDateClips },\n      { clips: shotstackClips },\n      { clips: introBgClips }\n    ]\n  },\n  output: {\n    format: \"mp4\",\n    size: { width: 1080, height: 1920 },\n    fps: 25\n  }\n};\n\n// Add audio\nconst totalDuration = currentTime + outroLength;\nconst audioLength = 30;\nconst loopsNeeded = Math.ceil(totalDuration / audioLength);\nconst audioTrack = { clips: [] };\n\nfor (let i = 0; i < loopsNeeded; i++) {\n  const audioStart = i * audioLength;\n  const audioClipLength = Math.min(audioLength, totalDuration - audioStart);\n  audioTrack.clips.push({\n    asset: {\n      type: \"audio\",\n      src: $('Config Variables').first().json.sound_url,\n      volume: 0.6\n    },\n    start: audioStart,\n    length: audioClipLength\n  });\n}\n\nshotstackPayload.timeline.tracks.push(audioTrack);\n\nreturn [{ json: shotstackPayload }];"
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
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        272
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.shotstack.io/stage/render",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify($json) }}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
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              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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      "typeVersion": 4.3
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    {
      "id": "8de82052-a42a-40cd-a380-a8a1ab048942",
      "name": "Wait - Shotstack Works",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
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      "parameters": {
        "amount": 30
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      "typeVersion": 1.1
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    {
      "id": "026cf632-4104-4739-bcc2-15a7c40ef19a",
      "name": "Assign Default Image",
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      "position": [
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              "id": "444f5cb7-c647-4371-a6e0-8778a28a9d16",
              "name": "photo_url",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $('Config Variables').item.json.default_photo_url }}"
            }
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        "includeOtherFields": true
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      "typeVersion": 3.4
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    {
      "id": "d79f3f3f-2512-423e-9d46-0adfa33f8534",
      "name": "Check for missing images",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
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      "parameters": {
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              "leftValue": "={{ $json.photo_id }}",
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      "parameters": {
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        "options": {},
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "nodeCredentialType": "wordpressApi"
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        "assignments": {
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              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.link }}"
            },
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              "id": "465b5a25-bf7b-44c1-b2ec-50bacad03e02",
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              "name": "photo_id",
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              "value": "={{ $json.featured_media }}"
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            {
              "id": "20db12ad-124f-49c9-9efd-fc753f80e2f4",
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    {
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      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
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      "parameters": {
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      "typeVersion": 3.2
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      "typeVersion": 3.2
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      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.shotstack.io/stage/render/{{ $json.response.id }}",
        "options": {},
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
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      "position": [
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              "operator": {
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              "leftValue": "={{ $json.response.status }}",
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      "typeVersion": 2.2
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "title": "={{$('Config Variables').first().json.daily_digest_text}} - {{ \n  (function() {\n    const d = new Date();\n    const day = d.getDate();\n    const weekday = [\"Sunday\",\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\",\"Saturday\"][d.getDay()];\n    const year = d.getFullYear();\n    return `${day} ${weekday}, ${year}`;\n  })()\n}}\n",
        "options": {
          "tags": "dailydigest",
          "license": "creativeCommon",
          "embeddable": true,
          "description": "={{$('Config Variables').first().json.daily_digest_text}} - {{ \n  (function() {\n    const d = new Date();\n    const day = d.getDate();\n    const weekday = [\"Sunday\",\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\",\"Saturday\"][d.getDay()];\n    const year = d.getFullYear();\n    return `${day} ${weekday}, ${year}`;\n  })()\n}}\n",
          "defaultLanguage": "ro",
          "notifySubscribers": true,
          "selfDeclaredMadeForKids": true
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        "resource": "video",
        "operation": "upload",
        "categoryId": "25",
        "regionCode": "MD"
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      "credentials": {
        "youTubeOAuth2Api": {
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      "typeVersion": 1
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        "width": 1136,
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        "content": ""
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      "parameters": {
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        "content": "## Generate video\n\nThis section prepares the JSON payload for Shotstack based on their API, submits the rendering request, and checks every 30 seconds until the video is ready, then retrieves the download URL."
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        "content": "## Submits Short\n\nThis node uploads the generated Short to YouTube."
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}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• httpHeaderAuth
• wordpressApi
• youTubeOAuth2Api

About this workflow

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