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A modern, simple REST API–based WordPress plugin for Alexa flash briefing skills.
Install
Upload it under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, then activate.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/gioxx/wp-simplealexa/releases/download/v1.2.5/wp-simplealexa-1.2.5.zipREADME disponibile anche in italiano
A modern, simple REST API–based WordPress plugin for creating Alexa flash briefing skills directly from your latest posts. Based on the original source code by Francesco Napoletano.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
Installation
- Copy the whole plugin folder to
wp-content/plugins/wp-simplealexa/on your WordPress site. - Go to Plugins in the WordPress dashboard and activate "Simple Alexa News Briefing".
- Go to Settings → Alexa Briefing and set the default number of items.
Usage
The plugin exposes your latest published posts as a JSON feed at:
https://your-site.com/wp-json/simplealexa/v1/briefingEach item includes a uid, updateDate, titleText, and mainText (title + excerpt), matching Alexa Flash Briefing skill requirements.
Use the count query parameter to override the configured default for a single request, e.g. ...?count=3.
Configuration
Go to Settings → Alexa Briefing and set the default number of items returned when count is not passed in the request.
Language
The plugin interface is in English by default; upload your own .po/.mo translation files to the languages/ folder to localize it (text domain: simplealexa).
Updates
The plugin is compatible with Git Updater, so it can be kept up to date directly from the GitHub repository without going through WordPress.org.
Releases
3 releases. Each count is every asset in that release; expand a row for the breakdown.