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title: "Automating WordPress with n8n Self-Hosted: From Post to Multilingual VoiceOver — Paolo Ronco"
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22 August 2025 · 3 min read

# Automating WordPress with n8n Self-Hosted: From Post to Multilingual VoiceOver

After an initial experience on Make.com, I decided to bring my automation system into self-hosting with n8n. This allows me to have greater…

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After an initial experience on Make.com, I decided to bring my automation system into **self-hosting with n8n**.  
This gives me more control, flexibility and especially the ability to scale without depending on external platforms.

The result is a workflow that transforms content published on WordPress into **audio files (Italian and English)** and automatically adds them to dedicated pages on the site.

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## ? Objective of the Workflow

The idea was simple: every new post on WordPress should be:

1.  **Archived** in an organized manner,
2.  **Converted to audio (Italian and EN\[English\])**,
3.  **Automatically published** in a section of the site.

All without manual steps.

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## ? How It Works

### 1\. Data Collection and Tracking

Every day, at a predefined time, n8n reads a Google Sheets document that serves as “the to-do list”.  
Here I keep track of posts with their main fields (title, content, date, ID, link).  
If a post hasn’t been processed yet, the flow selects it for processing.

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### 2\. Text Cleaning and Preparation

Before generating the audio, the text is normalized:

-   removal of special characters, symbols or pieces of code that could disrupt speech synthesis,
-   automatic translation into English to have two parallel versions,
-   further cleaning to ensure the result is readable and fluid.

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### 3\. Audio File Generation

Once the text is ready, it’s sent to a Google Cloud TTS (Text-to-Speech) service.  
The workflow produces two `.wav` files:

-   one in **Italian**,
-   one in **English**.

This way each article has its “audible” version in both languages.

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### 4\. Update on WordPress

After the generation is complete, n8n automatically updates two pages of the site:

-   one that collects Italian voiceovers,
-   one for those in English.

A block with title, date, link to the original article and a player ready for listening is added.

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### 5\. Closing the Loop

Finally, the workflow updates Google Sheets marking the post as “done”.  
This way I avoid processing the same content twice and always have control over the status of the work.

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## ✅ Results and Benefits

With this system:

-   every article published on WordPress becomes an automatically formatted resource (text + audio),
-   I can offer a more accessible and modern experience to readers,
-   I have a clear and verifiable tracking of the process.

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## Workflow in Detail:

![](/posts/automatizzare-wordpress-con-n8n-self-hosted-dal-post-al-voiceover-multilingua/image-1024x563.png)

![](/posts/automatizzare-wordpress-con-n8n-self-hosted-dal-post-al-voiceover-multilingua/image-1-1024x571.png)

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## ? Skills Applied

-   **Process Automation** with n8n (triggers, conditions, updates to external APIs),
-   **Cloud Integration** with Google Sheets and Google Cloud TTS,
-   **Multilingual Management** (translation + synthesis),
-   **Flow Optimization** to ensure each step is secure and repeatable.

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## ? Conclusion

This workflow represents an evolution compared to my previous implementation on Make.com.  
Thanks to n8n in self-hosting, I have gained more control, security, and the possibility to extend the project in the future, for example with:

-   new languages,
-   reverse transcriptions from audio files,
-   automatic usage reports.

On this page

-   [? Objective of the Workflow](#-objective-of-the-workflow)
-   [? How It Works](#-how-it-works)
-   [✅ Results and Benefits](#-results-and-benefits)
-   [Workflow in Detail:](#workflow-in-detail)
-   [? Skills Applied](#-skills-applied)
-   [? Conclusion](#-conclusion)