Newspack is an advanced open-source publishing and revenue-generating platform designed to meet the specific needs of small and medium-sized digital news publishers. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools and features to simplify the process of publishing, managing, and monetizing online news content. Built on WordPress, Newspack was developed to alleviate the technical burden often faced by news organizations, allowing them to focus on creating high-quality journalism and engaging with their audience effectively.
Key Features
- Design Flexibility: Each Newspack site is unique, allowing you to create a brand identity that stands out.
- Advanced Advertising System: Manage ad inventory, create sponsored content, and enable premium programmatic solutions like AdX and header bidding.
- Payment Processing: Options for donations, memberships, and ecommerce to streamline digital revenue collection.
- Ecommerce: Manage your online shop, whether the assets are tangible or digital, all in one place.
- Newsletter Production: Author newsletters directly in the CMS, with integration options for leading providers like Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, and Constant Contact.
- Content Discoverability: Features like built-in search, SEO, auto social sharing, commenting, and distribution among connected publications to enhance content reach.
- Listings: Publish custom business listings, events, or obituaries.
- Federated Site Options: Support for affiliated sites with the ability to share and republish content, aggregate data, network-wide sign-in, and create brand-specific sections.
Contributions
- Open Source Innovation: Develop custom themes, blocks, patterns, plugins, and integrations tailored to the evolving needs of different industries. These contributions ensure that Newspack remains adaptable and relevant across various market segments.
- Educational Resources: Provide comprehensive documentation, tutorials, and training resources to empower Newspack users, both virtually and in-person.
- Community Engagement: Lead community-driven events, including hackathons and fundraisers, to build and sustain a dynamic Newspack community. These initiatives foster collaboration and help identify and onboard new talent.
- Service Offering Enhancement: Train and onboard new talent to augment the Newspack team, and work with agency partners to provide custom services and support. These efforts extend Newspack’s reach and enhance its offerings, especially in underserved markets.
Services
OpenProducer, in collaboration with our partners, offers a range of custom services and support tailored to meet the unique needs of digital publishers. These services are designed to enhance your Newspack experience and ensure that your platform is fully aligned with your organizational goals.
- Platform support
- Platform migration and development
- Custom Plugin Development
- Custom Design
- Consulting Services
- Full Site Audits
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