Automate weekly tutorials from trending GitHub repos with Gemini AI to WordPress

Overview: GitHub to WordPress Tutorial Generator

This workflow automates the process of creating technical tutorials for your blog. It runs on a weekly schedule, automatically identifies trending GitHub repositories, uses an AI to generate a detailed tutorial for each one, and then saves the content as a draft post on your WordPress site. Finally, it sends you an email notification so you can review and publish the new content. This is an excellent way to keep your blog fresh with relevant, trending topics without manual effort.

How It Works

1. Weekly Trigger: The workflow is set to activate every Monday at 10 AM, starting the entire process.
2. Get Trending Repositories: The workflow makes an HTTP request to the GitHub API to find the most popular repositories.
3. Split Items: The Split node processes the list of repositories from the GitHub API, handling each one as a separate item. This ensures that a unique tutorial is created for every trending repository.
4. AI Tutorial Generation: The AI Tutorial Generator node, powered by the Google Gemini Chat Model, takes the information for each repository and, following a detailed prompt, creates a comprehensive tutorial. The prompt instructs the AI to include an introduction, prerequisites, code examples, best practices, and more.
5. Format Content: A Code node then processes the AI's output. It extracts the title and content, ensuring the data is correctly formatted for the next steps. It's a key step to handle potential variations in the AI's output.
6. Create WordPress Post: The WordPress node takes the formatted tutorial content and creates a new post on your blog, automatically setting the title, tags, and categories. It's saved as a draft, allowing you to review and edit it before publishing.
7. Send Notification: Once the post is created, the Email node sends a notification to your email address, letting you know a new tutorial is ready for your review.

Setup Steps

1. Configure WordPress Credentials: In the Create Tutorial Post node, add your WordPress credentials. This includes your site URL, username, and application password.
2. Set Up Email Credentials: In the Notify Admin node, add your email service credentials (e.g., SMTP, Gmail) to enable sending email notifications.
3. Configure GitHub API Access:
   • Manual Mapping: Run the Get Trending Repos node once to get sample data.
   • In the Split Repository Items node, manually map the data by setting the "Field to Split Out" to json.items. This tells the workflow to process each repository in the API response.
   • Optional: For higher API limits, you can create a GitHub Personal Access Token and configure the Get Trending Repos node to use it.
4. Review AI Prompt: Go to the AI Tutorial Generator node and read the system message. You can adjust the prompt to change the style, length, or content of the tutorials the AI generates.