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9
Sep
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 […]
25
Jul
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.
16
Jun
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.
10
Jun
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 […]
5
Jun
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 […]
23
May
The Our-Hometown engineering team has released a Browser Notifications feature for the platform. With this your readers can subscribe to multiple alert channels for timely push notifications directly from their browser. They can sign up for specific category updates (per publisher settings) and breaking news alerts. All this is presented in a simple side panel that can be accessed by a new Bell icon in the Main Navigation area. Readers […]
16
May
We recently hosted a live webinar diving deep into the world of text-focused blocks within the WordPress Block Editor. Led by Christopher, with assistance from Vera and Tyler, the session explored how to go beyond basic paragraphs and headings to create dynamic and well-structured text layouts for your website content. If you missed the live session, or want to revisit specific sections, the full recording is now available! During the […]
12
May
In this post we’ll be covering the basic blocks for handling text content as well as how to combine these blocks with others to build engaging and creative designs.
12
May
Our engineering team has been hard at work creating a new fully-featured weather widget for use on our customer websites. The widget features a header displaying current conditions and today’s forecast. Below the header you can toggle a section to display periodic Special Weather Statements from the National Weather Service. The main portion of the widget is dedicated to tabs that provide Hourly and 7-Day forecasts, as well as a […]
5
May
Images are the lifeblood of engaging online content. They break up text, draw the eye, and tell stories in ways words alone can’t. But let’s be honest, getting them to look just right on your website – perfectly sized, aligned, maybe even with some stylish text overlay – can sometimes feel like wrestling a digital octopus. If you’ve ever felt frustrated trying to manage images in WordPress, especially transitioning to […]