diff --git a/readalongs/_version.py b/readalongs/_version.py
index dfdf142b..98073405 100644
--- a/readalongs/_version.py
+++ b/readalongs/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.0.20230616"
+__version__ = "1.0.20240404"
diff --git a/readalongs/align.py b/readalongs/align.py
index 3ead0981..51584635 100644
--- a/readalongs/align.py
+++ b/readalongs/align.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     parse_time,
     save_minimal_index_html,
     save_xml,
+    save_readme_txt
 )
 
 MODEL_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "static", "model")
@@ -977,7 +978,14 @@ def save_readalong(
     # Copy the image files to the output's asset directory, if any are found
     if "images" in config:
         save_images(config=config, output_dir=output_dir)
-
+    save_readme_txt(
+        os.path.join(output_dir, "README.txt"),
+        os.path.basename(ras_path),
+        os.path.basename(audio_path),
+        config.get("header", "Header goes here"),
+        config.get("subheader", ""),
+        config.get("theme", "light"),
+    )
 
 def get_word_element(xml: etree.ElementTree, el_id: str) -> etree.ElementTree:
     """Get the xml etree for a given word by its id"""
diff --git a/readalongs/text/util.py b/readalongs/text/util.py
index 5a647787..7ebfc260 100644
--- a/readalongs/text/util.py
+++ b/readalongs/text/util.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # too many times, so define it anyway.
 unicode = str
 
-
+CURRENT_WEB_APP_VERSION="1.2.0"
 def ensure_dirs(path):
     dirname = os.path.dirname(path)
     if dirname and not os.path.exists(dirname):
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def copy_file_to_zip(zip_path, origin_path, destination_path):
     </body>
 
     <!-- The last step needed is to import the package -->
-    <script type="module" src='https://unpkg.com/@readalongs/web-component@^1.0.0/dist/web-component/web-component.esm.js'></script>
+    <script type="module" src='https://unpkg.com/@readalongs/web-component@{version}/dist/web-component/web-component.esm.js'></script>
 </html>
 """
 
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ def save_minimal_index_html(
                 theme=theme,
                 header=header,
                 subheader=subheader,
+                version=CURRENT_WEB_APP_VERSION,
             )
         )
 
@@ -295,3 +296,65 @@ def parse_time(time_string: str) -> int:
         raise ValueError(
             f'cannot parse "{time_string}" as a valid time in h/m/s/ms'
         ) from e
+
+TEMPLATE_README_TXT = """
+Web Deployment Guide
+
+This folder has everything you need to host your ReadAlong on your own server.
+
+Your audio ({audio}), (optional) image(s) asset(s), and alignment ({text}) are stored in this folder.
+
+Your index.html file demonstrates the snippet and imports needed to host the ReadAlong on your server.
+
+Please host all assets on your server, include the font and package imports defined in the index.html in your website's imports, and include the corresponding <read-along> snippet everywhere you would like your ReadAlong to be displayed.
+ 
+        `
+
+WordPress Deployment Guide
+        
+        
+Setup the plugin (do this once)
+
+Install and activate our plugin 'wp-read-along-web-app-loader' on your WordPress site. 
+
+
+Deploy the read-along
+
+Upload the {text} and {audio} to your Media Library of your WordPress site.
+
+Use the text editor to paste the snippet below in your WordPress page 
+
+Replace assets/ with the path from your Media Library 
+
+        ---- WP Deployment SNIPPET ----
+
+<!-- Here is how you declare the Web Component. Supported languages: en, fr -->
+[wp_read_along_web_app_loader version="{version}"]
+    <read-along href="{text}" audio="{audio}" theme="{theme}" language="en">
+        <span slot='read-along-header'>{header}</span>
+        <span slot='read-along-subheader'>{subheader}</span>
+    </read-along>
+[/wp_read_along_web_app_loader]
+
+        ----- END OF SNIPPET----
+
+"""
+def save_readme_txt(
+    output_path,
+    tokenized_xml_basename,
+    audio_basename,
+    header,
+    subheader,
+    theme,
+):
+    with open(output_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fout:
+        fout.write(
+            TEMPLATE_README_TXT.format(
+                version=CURRENT_WEB_APP_VERSION,
+                text=tokenized_xml_basename,
+                audio=audio_basename,
+                theme=theme,
+                header=header,
+                subheader=subheader,
+            )
+        )
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