More publishers are moving to WordPress CMS. We’ve put together this guide with everything you should know before making the switch. Everything you do at a news organization revolves around your content management system. Editorial content, photos, video, subscriptions, and advertising can all be constrained by an outdated or closed-source CMS. If your publishing system…
If you’ve been considering migrating your website to WordPress, we’ve got all the reasons why you should take the leap. Deciding to migrate to WordPress is one of the smartest decisions a digital publisher can make. Not only is WordPress the most popular content management system (CMS) around these days, but the platform itself is…
Outdated content management systems are a headache for digital publishers, but migrating to WordPress isn’t always a simple process. It’s not uncommon for publishers to delay their migration to WordPress out of fear that they might get stuck in the middle of the process or that existing content will be lost in the transition. What’s…
Technology firms embark on new funding rounds every day in Silicon Valley. But when WordPress parent company Automattic announced that it had closed on a $300 million funding round, at a $3 billion valuation, earlier this week, the digital publishing community took notice. One reason for the intense interest is because Automattic has famously shied…
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Most Americans get their news through social media. So how do you make sure your news stories are being seen front and center? The easiest way is by adding social media plugins to your WordPress website. If you’re a publisher with a WordPress website, then social media plugins can help you encourage readers to share…
Digital publishers who are looking for self-hosted content management systems have dozens of options to choose from, but WordPress has become the de facto choice for anyone who is serious about online publishing. Why is that, and what makes the WordPress (WP) platform a better fit for publishers than Wagtail? In this article, we will…
The times they are a changin’. Less than two months after WP Engine announced that it had raised $250 million in funding, the omnipresent WordPress host is changing its plans and pricing structure. In an announcement sent to its digital partners on Monday, WP Engine debuted its WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), along with new…
It all starts with a great idea. That’s the first step in launching a news website. But turning a great idea for a website into a viable business can get tricky. Launching a news website doesn’t have to be expensive, and would-be entrepreneurs don’t necessarily need to be technically savvy to pull it off. As…
Open-source vs. closed. For independent publishers looking to build or revamp their websites, there might be no greater question. Choosing the right content management system (CMS) is one of the first decisions a publisher makes, and within the broad category of CMS platforms are both open-source and closed solutions. A content management system is the…