News in 100 Words is a powerful WordPress plugin that automatically generates concise AI-powered summaries for your blog posts and news articles. Perfect for news websites, blogs, and content publishers who want to provide quick, engaging summaries to their readers.
Key Features:
- AI-Powered Summary Generation
- Uses OpenAI's advanced language models (GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo)
- Generates concise, accurate summaries automatically
- Supports multiple summary lengths (1, 2, or 3 paragraphs)
- Intelligent content extraction and summarization
- Lightning Bolt Icon Display
- Eye-catching lightning bolt icon (⚡) appears next to post titles
- Fully customizable size (Small, Medium, Large)
- Customizable color to match your theme
- Per-post control to show/hide icon
- Responsive design that works on all devices
- Beautiful Popup Modal
- Elegant popup displays summaries with smooth animations
- Shows featured image, post title, date, and category
- Light/Dark/Auto theme support
- Fully responsive and mobile-friendly
- Accessible with ARIA labels and keyboard navigation
- Customizable colors for buttons and bullet points
- Thunderbolt News Feature
- Full-page news carousel for showcasing featured articles
- Swipeable card-based design with Swiper.js
- Beautiful animations and transitions
- Customizable logo, colors, and typography
- Navigation arrows with customizable position
- Share buttons for social media (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Reddit, Email)
- Responsive design for all screen sizes
- Universal Editor Support
- Works seamlessly with Gutenberg Block Editor
- Full support for Classic Editor (TinyMCE)
- Meta box appears automatically for all supported post types
- Multi-Language Support
- Generate summaries in multiple languages:
- English
- Arabic (العربية)
- Hindi (हिन्दी)
- Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
- send a request or comment to add new language
- Future Enhancements: Interaction Tracking
- Track clicks on summary icons
- Per-post engagement metrics
- Global statistics dashboard
- REST API endpoints for custom analytics
- Comprehensive Settings
- API configuration and model selection
- Summary generation preferences
- Icon customization (size, color)
- Popup styling (theme, colors, fonts)
- Thunderbolt page customization:
- Logo and branding
- Background colors
- Typography settings
- Navigation controls
- Card styling
- Auto-generation toggle
- Rate limiting and timeout settings
- Auto-Generation
- Automatically generate summaries when posts are published
- Only generates if no summary exists
- Respects API rate limits with built-in delays
- Can be disabled for manual generation only
- Customizable Summary Length
- Short (1 paragraph) - Quick, concise summaries
- Medium (2 paragraphs) - Balanced detail and brevity
- Large (3 paragraphs) - Comprehensive summaries
- Formatted as bullet points for easy reading
- Security & Performance
- Secure API key storage
- Nonce verification for all requests
- Proper data sanitization and escaping
- Optimized database queries
- Minimal front-end overhead
- Cached summaries for fast loading
- Accessibility
- ARIA labels and roles
- Keyboard navigation support
- Screen reader friendly
- High contrast support
- Semantic HTML structure
Perfect For:
- News websites and online magazines
- Blog publishers who want quick summaries
- Content creators looking to improve engagement
- Websites wanting to showcase featured news
Step 1: Install the Plugin
Automatic Installation (Recommended):
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins → Add New
- In the search box, type "News in 100 Words"
- Click Install Now when you see the plugin
- After installation, click Activate Plugin
Manual Installation:
- Download the plugin ZIP file from WordPress.org
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins → Add New
- Click Upload Plugin button at the top
- Click Choose File and select the downloaded ZIP file
- Click Install Now
- After installation completes, click Activate Plugin
Step 2: Configure API Settings
- After activation, you'll see a new menu item "News in 100 Words" in your WordPress admin sidebar
- Click on News in 100 Words to open the settings page
- Navigate to the API & Model tab
- Get your OpenAI API key:
- Visit https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
- Sign up or log in to your OpenAI account
- Click "Create new secret key"
- Copy the API key (you won't be able to see it again)
- Paste your API key into the API Key field in the plugin settings
- Select your preferred AI model:
- GPT-3.5 Turbo - Fast and cost-effective (recommended for most users)
- GPT-4 - More accurate but slower and more expensive
- GPT-4 Turbo - Best balance of speed and accuracy
- Configure timeout settings (default: 30 seconds)
- Set API delay to avoid rate limits (default: 500ms)
- Click Save Changes
Step 3: Configure Summary Settings
- Click on the Summary Generation tab
- Set your Default Length:
- 1 paragraph - Short, concise summaries
- 2 paragraphs - Medium-length summaries (recommended)
- 3 paragraphs - Longer, detailed summaries
- Select your Default Language:
- English, Arabic, Hindi, or Kannada
- Enable Auto-Generate if you want summaries created automatically when posts are published
- Click Save Changes
Step 4: Customize Display Settings
- Icon Settings Tab:
- Choose icon size (Small, Medium, Large)
- Select icon color using the color picker
- Popup Settings Tab:
- Choose popup theme (Light, Dark, or Auto)
- Customize "Read More" button color
- Set list bullet point color
- Thunderbolt Page Tab (Optional):
- Upload logo image URL
- Choose theme (Dark, Light, or Auto)
- Customize background colors
- Configure typography settings
- Set navigation arrow position and colors
- Click Save Changes after each customization
Step 5: Generate Your First Summary
- Edit any existing post or create a new post
- In the post editor (Gutenberg or Classic), scroll down to find the "News in 100 Words" meta box
- Click the "Generate News" button
- Wait a few seconds for the AI to generate the summary
- Review the generated summary in the editor
- Edit the summary if needed (it's fully editable)
- Check the box "Show news icon on front-end" to display the lightning bolt icon
- Optionally check "Add news to thunderbolt" to include this post in the Thunderbolt carousel
- Publish or update your post
- Visit your website's front-end to see the lightning bolt icon (⚡) next to the post title
- Click the icon to see the beautiful popup with your summary
Step 6: Create Thunderbolt News Page (Optional)
- Create a new page in WordPress
- Add the shortcode
[hundred_words_news_thunderbolt] to the page content
- Optionally customize the shortcode:
[hundred_words_news_thunderbolt posts="10"] - Show 10 posts
[hundred_words_news_thunderbolt posts="5" orderby="date" order="DESC"] - Custom query
- Publish the page
- Visit the page to see your Thunderbolt news carousel
- Only posts with "Add news to thunderbolt" checked will appear