diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2565d95b..3a93e0e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ www
 .nx
 .python-version
 *~
+packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/js/*
diff --git a/packages/web-component/bin/make-wordpress-plugin b/packages/web-component/bin/make-wordpress-plugin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64a9b7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-component/bin/make-wordpress-plugin
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#build the web-component
+npx nx build web-component
+# delete previous version
+rm -rf packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/js/*
+rm -rf packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader.zip
+#add build to plugin and make zip
+cp dist/packages/web-component/dist/web-component/* packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/js/
+cd packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/
+zip a -r ./read-along-web-app-loader.zip  ./read-along-web-app-loader
diff --git a/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader.zip b/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader.zip
index 03b6e1f0..28abdcc3 100644
Binary files a/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader.zip and b/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader.zip differ
diff --git a/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/read-along-web-app-loader.php b/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/read-along-web-app-loader.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f3ce64b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/read-along-web-app-loader.php
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This plugin loads the scripts and styles for a read along component
+ *
+ * @link https://github.com/ReadAlongs/
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ *
+ * @package Read_Along_Web_App_Loader
+ *
+ * @wordpress-plugin
+ * Plugin Name:       Read-Along Web App Loader
+ * Plugin URI:        https://github.com/ReadAlongs/Studio-Web/
+ * Description:       This plugin loads the script and styles needed to activate the &lt;read-along&gt; tag in a Word Press site
+ * Version:           1.3.0
+ * Author:            Delasie Torkornoo
+ * License:           MIT
+ * License URI:       https://github.com/ReadAlongs/Studio-Web/blob/main/LICENSE
+
+ */
+
+// If this file is called directly, abort.
+if (!defined("WPINC")) {
+  die();
+}
+/**
+ * Currently plugin version.
+ */
+define("Read_Along_Web_App_Loader_VERSION", "1.3.0");
+define("Read_Along_Web_App_VERSION", "1.3.0");
+class ReadAlongWebAppLoader
+{
+  /**
+   * This function handles the activation of the code
+   * The [read_along_web_app_loader version=""] short code
+   * Accepts version of read-along generated
+   */
+
+  public static function short_code($attrs = [], $content = null)
+  {
+    $output = "";
+    wp_enqueue_style(
+      "Read_Along_Web_App_Loader_Font",
+      "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato%7CMaterial+Icons%7CMaterial+Icons+Outlined",
+      [],
+      Read_Along_Web_App_Loader_VERSION
+    );
+    wp_enqueue_script_module(
+      "read_along_web_component_script",
+      plugin_dir_url(__FILE__) . "js/web-component.esm.js",
+      [],
+      Read_Along_Web_App_VERSION
+    );
+    if (!is_null($content)) {
+      $output = apply_filters("the_content", $content);
+    }
+
+    return $output;
+  }
+  /**
+   * Register read-along formats
+   */
+  public static function supported_format($mimes = [])
+  {
+    //add key for read along format
+    $mimes["readalong"] = "text/xml";
+    //add other supported audio formats
+    $mimes["m4a"] = "audio/mp4";
+    $mimes["wav"] = "audio/wav";
+
+    return $mimes;
+  }
+  /**
+   * add the shortcode
+   *
+   */
+
+  public static function init()
+  {
+    if (!shortcode_exists("read_along_web_app_loader")) {
+      add_shortcode("read_along_web_app_loader", [
+        get_called_class(),
+        "short_code",
+      ]);
+    }
+  }
+  /**
+   * Begins execution of the plugin.
+   *
+   * @since    1.0.0
+   */
+  public static function run()
+  {
+    add_action("init", [get_called_class(), "init"], 11); //hook to the init
+  }
+}
+add_filter("upload_mimes", ["ReadAlongWebAppLoader", "supported_format"]); //add supported formats
+ReadAlongWebAppLoader::run(); //run the plugin
diff --git a/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/readme.txt b/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/readme.txt
index 96bcdf0a..6e8d5ae6 100644
--- a/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/readme.txt
+++ b/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/readme.txt
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 === ReadAlong Web App Loader ===
 Contributors: deltork
 Tags: read-along, read along, web app loading
-Requires at least: 4.7
+Requires at least: 6.5.0
 Tested up to: 6.5.2
-Stable tag: 1.0.0
+Stable tag: 1.3.0
 Requires PHP: 7.0
 License: MIT
 License URI: https://github.com/ReadAlongs/Studio-Web/blob/main/LICENSE
 
-This WordPress plugin allows the deployment and activation of Read-Alongs generated using https://github.com/ReadAlongs/ on WordPress sites.
+This WordPress plugin allows the deployment and activation of a Read-Along generated using https://github.com/ReadAlongs/ on WordPress sites.
 
 
 == Description ==
-
-This WordPress plugin allows the deployment and activation of Read-Alongs generated using https://github.com/ReadAlongs/ on WordPress sites. Just wrap your `<read-along>` in a WordPress shortcode `[read_along_web_app_loader]`. The plugin does not load the script on all pages on your site; it will only add the script to the pages with the shortcode.
-The shortcode accepts two optional attributes:
- - The `src` attribute for users with custom scripts; defaults to unpkg.com
- - The `version` attribute for which version on unpkg.com defaults; to the latest
+This plugin loads the script and styles needed to activate the &lt;read-along&gt; tag in a Word Press site.
+This WordPress plugin allows the deployment and activation of a Read-Along generated using https://github.com/ReadAlongs/ on WordPress sites. Just wrap your `<read-along>` in a WordPress shortcode `[read_along_web_app_loader]`. The plugin does not load the script on all pages on your site; it will only add the script to the pages with the shortcode.
+The shortcode accepts one optional attribute:
+ - The `version` attribute for which version of the read-along generator
 
 == Frequently Asked Questions ==
 
@@ -31,11 +30,12 @@ There are two ways to generate a read-along. The online web app (download the we
 == Screenshots ==
 
 1. Configure read-along web app component in your WordPress classic editor
-2. Sample read-along book 
+2. Sample read-along book
 3. Configure read-along web app component in your WordPress block editor
 
 == Changelog ==
-
+= 1.3.0=
+* Embedded the ReadAlong app scripts
 = 1.0.0 =
 * Initial Release
 
diff --git a/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/wp-read-along-web-app-loader.php b/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/wp-read-along-web-app-loader.php
deleted file mode 100644
index c03428e4..00000000
--- a/packages/web-component/wordpress-plugin/read-along-web-app-loader/wp-read-along-web-app-loader.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * This plugin loads the scripts and styles for a read along component
- * 
- * @link https://github.com/ReadAlongs/
- * @since 1.0.0
- * 
- * @package Read_Along_Web_App_Loader
- * 
- * @wordpress-plugin
- * Plugin Name:       Read-Along Web App Loader
- * Plugin URI:        https://github.com/ReadAlongs/Studio-Web/
- * Description:       This plugin allows you to inject the script and styles needed to activate the &lt;read-along&gt; tag in a wordpress site
- * Version:           1.0.0
- * Author:            Delasie Torkornoo
- * License:           MIT
- * License URI:       https://github.com/ReadAlongs/Studio-Web/blob/main/LICENSE
-
- */
-
-// If this file is called directly, abort.
-if (!defined("WPINC")) {
-    die();
-}
-/**
- * Currently plugin version.
- */
-define("Read_Along_Web_App_Loader_VERSION", "1.0.0");
-
-/**
- * This function handles the activation of the code
- * The [read_along_web_app_loader src="" version=""] short code
- * Accepts version: on unpkg
- * Accepts src: custom source
- */
-
-function read_along_web_app_loader_short_code(
-    $attrs = [],
-    $content = null,
-    $tag = ""
-) {
-    // normalize attribute keys, lowercase
-    $attrs = array_change_key_case((array) $attrs, CASE_LOWER);
-    $attributes = shortcode_atts(
-        [
-            "version" => "latest",
-            "src" =>
-                "https://unpkg.com/@readalongs/web-component@%s/dist/web-component/web-component.esm.js",
-        ],
-        $attrs,
-        $tag
-    );
-    $output = "";
-    wp_enqueue_style(
-        "Read_Along_Web_App_Loader_Font",
-        "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato%7CMaterial+Icons%7CMaterial+Icons+Outlined",
-        [],
-        "1.0.0"
-    );
-    if (!is_null($content)) {
-        $output = apply_filters("the_content", $content);
-    }
-    $src = $attributes["src"];
-    //format
-    if (!array_key_exists("src", $attrs) || stristr($src, "%s")) {
-        $src = sprintf($src, $attributes["version"]);
-    }
-    return $output .
-        "\n\n" .
-        sprintf("<script type=\"module\" src='%s'></script>", $src);
-}
-/**
- * Register read-along formats
- */
-function add_read_along_format($mimes = [])
-{
-    //add key for read along format
-    $mimes["readalong"] = "text/xml";
-    //add other supported audio formats
-    $mimes["m4a"] = "audio/mp4";
-    $mimes["wav"] = "audio/wav";
-
-    return $mimes;
-}
-/**
- * add the shortcode
- *
- */
-
-function run_read_along_web_app_init()
-{
-    if (!shortcode_exists("read_along_web_app_loader")) {
-        add_shortcode(
-            "read_along_web_app_loader",
-            "read_along_web_app_loader_short_code"
-        );
-    }
-}
-/**
- * Begins execution of the plugin.
- *
- * @since    1.0.0
- */
-function run_read_along_web_app()
-{
-    add_action("init", "run_read_along_web_app_init", 11); //hook to the init
-}
-run_read_along_web_app(); //run the plugin
-add_filter("upload_mimes", "add_read_along_format");//add supported formats