June, 2022 -

Changes to the Customize tool

Changes to the Customize tool

Our-Hometown recently installed several universal platform and plugin updates, some of which have changed the way that our tools look and function. The most notable change impacts the Customizer tool, which has been completely revamped to feature WordPress Blocks. You may recall that WordPress introduced Blocks several years ago with the Block Editor — a faster and more flexible editing system that allows publishers to easily include widgets and special […]

Virtual Conference: VPA Digital Initiative (Replay)

Virtual Conference: VPA Digital Initiative (Replay)

Last month, Our-Hometown teamed up with the Virginia Press Association to host a Virtual Conference highlighting the Digital Initiative program that launched in Virginia earlier this year. Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson joined Steve Weddle of the Virginia Press Association, along with Billy Coleburn of the Courier-Record and Lisa Watson McCarty of the Scott County Virginia Star — two of the first publishers to take full advantage of the […]

Introducing the “Save Preset” option for Newsletters

Introducing the “Save Preset” option for Newsletters

When it comes to sending Newsletters on the Our-Hometown WordPress Platform, one of the most frequent requests we receive is for the ability to create a custom newsletter template that a publisher can reuse time and time again, only needing to make minor edits rather than construct an entire newsletter from scratch. This feature has been absent ever since the introduction of the Drag & Drop Composer, which replaced the […]

Kevin Slimp: A Tale of Two Publishers

Kevin Slimp: A Tale of Two Publishers

The following is the latest column written and provided by Kevin Slimp: I’m not that old. Seriously, I’m not. But in my work with newspapers, I’ve worked with so many younger people that I sometimes feel like Yoda (for you Star Wars fans) to a sizeable group of up-and-coming publishers in our business. In addition to all these young publishers, I hear from regularly, I also hear from a lot […]

Crewe-Burkeville Journal introduces new site through VPA Digital Initiative

Crewe-Burkeville Journal introduces new site through VPA Digital Initiative

Supported by the Virginia Press Association Digital Initiative, The Crewe-Burkeville Journal has introduced a new website powered by Our-Hometown’s fully customized WordPress platform. Locally-owned and published weekly since 1959, The Crewe-Burkeville Journal is the progressive voice serving the Southside Virginia counties of Nottaway, Lunenburg, Amelia, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Charlotte, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward. To learn more about the OHT Digital Initiative at the Virginia Press Association or to apply, visit […]

Our-Hometown partners with the Illinois Press Association for Digital Initiative

Our-Hometown partners with the Illinois Press Association for Digital Initiative

The Digital Initiative program is growing! Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to announce that we’ve partnered with the Illinois Press Association to expand our Digital Initiative to the state of Illinois, bringing modern websites and digital revenue tools for papers in need of an upgrade.

© 2024 Our Hometown, Inc. - All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy
17 Pleasant Street Clifton Springs, NY 14432