Are you spending too much time researching, rewriting, and publishing blogs manually? Imagine waking up to a brand-new, SEO-optimized article automatically posted to your website—complete with images, meta tags, and internal links. Sounds like magic? Let me show you how I built this using AI automation.
🚀 The Backstory
Running an agency means juggling multiple tasks: writing content, managing campaigns, chasing deadlines. I wanted to automate at least one major task—blog content creation and publishing—to save time and boost consistency. So, I created a fully automated workflow using n8n + OpenAI + WordPress that scrapes, rewrites, and publishes daily blog content without lifting a finger.
🔧 Step-by-Step: How I Built the System
1. Scheduled Blog Trigger
- A schedule trigger runs daily to kick off the workflow.
2. Scrape Blog URLs Automatically
- A web scraper pulls the latest blog URLs from our trusted sources and extracts their HTML content.
3. Extract the Blog Body & Title
- Using an HTML parser node, the system identifies the main content section (
.blog-html) and pulls out the<h1>for the blog title.
4. Log the URL in Google Sheets
- The scraped URLs are stored in Google Sheets with a
processedcolumn to prevent duplication.
5. Select the First Unprocessed URL
- A filter ensures only one blog is selected per day, keeping costs low and ensuring no repetition.
6. Re-fetch Blog HTML
- The workflow fetches the selected blog URL and extracts the final title and body HTML.
7. Send to OpenAI for Rewriting
- The content is rewritten with the following enhancements:
- New SEO-optimized title
- Clean blog structure with H2s and H3s
- No unnecessary Markdown or symbols like
**or#
8. Generate Image with DALL·E
- The title is passed to DALL·E to create a blog-specific image using AI. The prompt ensures:
- Topic relevance
- No generic icons
- Optionally includes people or natural elements
9. Auto-generate SEO Fields
- A custom script extracts:
- Title
- Content
- Focus keyword
- Meta description
10. Publish to WordPress
- The post is published to ai2flows.com/blog with:
- Title
- Featured image
- Proper formatting (H1, H2, paragraphs)
- Internal links and keywords
1. Scheduled Blog Trigger
- A schedule trigger runs daily to kick off the workflow.
2. Scrape Blog URLs Automatically
- A web scraper pulls the latest blog URLs from our trusted sources and extracts their HTML content.
3. Extract the Blog Body & Title
- Using an HTML parser node, the system identifies the main content section (
.blog-html) and pulls out the<h1>for the blog title.
4. Log the URL in Google Sheets
- The scraped URLs are stored in Google Sheets with a
processedcolumn to prevent duplication.
5. Select the First Unprocessed URL
- A filter ensures only one blog is selected per day, keeping costs low and ensuring no repetition.
6. Re-fetch Blog HTML
- The workflow fetches the selected blog URL and extracts the final title and body HTML.
7. Send to OpenAI for Rewriting
- The content is rewritten with the following enhancements:
- New SEO-optimized title
- Clean blog structure with H2s and H3s
- No unnecessary Markdown or symbols like
**or#
8. Generate Image with DALL·E
- The title is passed to DALL·E to create a blog-specific image using AI. The prompt ensures:
- Topic relevance
- No generic icons
- Optionally includes people or natural elements
9. Auto-generate SEO Fields
- A custom script extracts:
- Title
- Content
- Focus keyword
- Meta description
10. Publish to WordPress
- The post is published to ai2flows.com/blog with:
- Title
- Featured image
- Proper formatting (H1, H2, paragraphs)
- Internal links and keywords
📈 Results After Launch
✅ Saved 15+ hours/week on writing and editing
✅ Published daily without burnout
✅ SEO traffic increased by 27% in the first 2 weeks
1. Scheduled Blog Trigger
- A schedule trigger runs daily to kick off the workflow.
2. Scrape Blog URLs Automatically
- A web scraper pulls the latest blog URLs from our trusted sources and extracts their HTML content.
3. Extract the Blog Body & Title
- Using an HTML parser node, the system identifies the main content section (
.blog-html) and pulls out the<h1>for the blog title.
4. Log the URL in Google Sheets
- The scraped URLs are stored in Google Sheets with a
processedcolumn to prevent duplication.
5. Select the First Unprocessed URL
- A filter ensures only one blog is selected per day, keeping costs low and ensuring no repetition.
6. Re-fetch Blog HTML
- The workflow fetches the selected blog URL and extracts the final title and body HTML.
7. Send to OpenAI for Rewriting
- The content is rewritten with the following enhancements:
- New SEO-optimized title
- Clean blog structure with H2s and H3s
- No unnecessary Markdown or symbols like
**or#
8. Generate Image with DALL·E
- The title is passed to DALL·E to create a blog-specific image using AI. The prompt ensures:
- Topic relevance
- No generic icons
- Optionally includes people or natural elements
9. Auto-generate SEO Fields
- A custom script extracts:
- Title
- Content
- Focus keyword
- Meta description
10. Publish to WordPress
- The post is published to ai2flows.com/blog with:
- Title
- Featured image
- Proper formatting (H1, H2, paragraphs)
- Internal links and keywords
📈 Results After Launch
✅ Saved 15+ hours/week on writing and editing
✅ Published daily without burnout
✅ SEO traffic increased by 27% in the first 2 weeks
🌟 Want This Built For You?
If you’re a:
- Busy freelancer
- Content agency
- Marketing manager
And want to automate your content engine like this— I can build it for you.
➡️ Visit ai2flows.com or DM me to get started.
🧩 Tech Stack Used
- n8n: Automation builder
- OpenAI: Content + Image generation
- WordPress: Auto-publishing engine
- Google Sheets: Data log + status tracking
🔥 Trending Tags
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