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Struggling to manage a flood of press releases?

Struggling to manage a flood of press releases?

Many newsrooms are overwhelmed by the constant flow of press releases from civic and government organizations. Manually creating new posts and copying content is time-consuming and inefficient. We’ve developed a powerful solution to streamline this workflow, so your team can focus on what matters: reporting. Our new Press Release workflow integrates an email-to-post plugin with a custom AI agent to automate the process from start to finish. How it Works […]

Our-Hometown & VPA Digital Initiative: A Model for Newspaper Sustainability — Webinar Replay

Our-Hometown & VPA Digital Initiative: A Model for Newspaper Sustainability — Webinar Replay

This webinar, hosted by Matt Larson, President and CEO of Our-Hometown Web Publishing, with Betsy Edwards, Executive Director of the Virginia Press Association (VPA), detailed the VPA’s successful Digital Initiative. The initiative aims to bring all Virginia newspapers online with their own websites, driven by the critical need for digital presence for business, public notice compliance, and long-term sustainability.

Our-Hometown Digital Initiative: Pre-Webinar Discussion with Virginia Press Association

Our-Hometown Digital Initiative: Pre-Webinar Discussion with Virginia Press Association

Matt Larson, President and CEO of Our-Hometown Web Publishing, met with Betsy Edwards, Executive Director of the Virginia Press Association (VPA), to prepare for an upcoming webinar aimed at other press associations.

Bring Your Stories to Life: Video Uploads Are Now Live on Our-Hometown

Bring Your Stories to Life: Video Uploads Are Now Live on Our-Hometown

In the world of digital storytelling, words and photos lay the foundation. But to truly capture the energy of a moment—the roar of the crowd, the passion in a speech, the buzz of a community event—you need motion.

Announcing an Enhanced Account Management Dashboard for Your Readers

Announcing an Enhanced Account Management Dashboard for Your Readers

We’re excited to share a significant upgrade to the Account Management Dashboard, rolling out across all our customer websites! This enhancement is designed to provide a more intuitive and streamlined experience for your readers when managing their online subscriptions, profiles, and preferences on your site.

Streamlined Subscriptions: Introducing Our Enhanced Checkout Experience

Streamlined Subscriptions: Introducing Our Enhanced Checkout Experience

In today’s fast-paced world, your phone is your go-to device for everything, including shopping. But we know that sometimes, completing a purchase on a small screen can be a hassle, with endless typing and fiddly forms. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce a significant upgrade to your website’s checkout process! While designed with your mobile users in mind, these improvements also enhance the experience on other devices.

Block Editor Basics: More Text, Plus Grids and Groups | OHT Webinar Replay

Block Editor Basics: More Text, Plus Grids and Groups | OHT Webinar Replay

Our session, “Block Editor Basics: More Text, Plus Grids & Groups,” explored how to create sophisticated content arrangements directly within WordPress. Christopher from Our-Hometown guided attendees through leveraging the Block Editor’s powerful layout tools. If you weren’t able to join us live, this is an opportunity to review the key techniques.

Block Editor Overview: More Text, Plus Grids and Groups on June 13th, 11AM EST

Block Editor Overview: More Text, Plus Grids and Groups on June 13th, 11AM EST

Our-Hometown customers are invited to join us tomorrow, June 13th at 11am EST as we continue the Block Editor Overview live webinar series with a presentation focused on More Text Layouts plus using Grid and Group Blocks. One of the most powerful aspects of the Block Editor is the ability to use multiple different types of blocks together to create a more dynamic final product without the need to learn how to code or design pages […]

Reverse Publishing: Import Your Content Into InDesign

Reverse Publishing: Import Your Content Into InDesign

XML Export Once you have applied your desired settings for the Reverse Publishing export, you can then choose what content is to be included, either via the Export page or through selecting and exporting articles with the Bulk Edit option in the All Articles List. The plugin will compile a ZIP archive including the XML file with all the article content and individual images associated with each story that is […]

Reverse Publishing: Setting Up Your First Export

Reverse Publishing: Setting Up Your First Export

Settings Page Notification Schedule Set the options for when to receive update emails (the destination email address is set below): Export all statuses This toggle will make available articles of any status (draft, scheduled, etc.) for export, instead of being limited to published content. Include Byline in Body Depending on how your InDesign template is built, this option allows for the inclusion of the Byline field from an article to […]

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