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The Daily Catch featured on NPR’s “Rough Translation” podcast

The Daily Catch featured on NPR’s “Rough Translation” podcast

The Daily Catch of Red Hook, NY was featured on National Public Radio (NPR)’s “Rough Translation” podcast last week, receiving praise for their tremendous reporting on the war in Ukraine thanks in-part to a unique partnership with eastern Ukrainian journalist, Pavel Kuljuk. The Daily Catch is a free-to-read, digital-only news website launched by founder Emily Sachar on Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform in June of 2021. Emily has worked hard over […]

Kansas Newspaper Foundation launches Digital Initiative

Kansas Newspaper Foundation launches Digital Initiative

The Kansas Newspaper Foundation has officially launched a Digital Initiative in the state of Kansas, allowing members the opportunity to apply for a brand new website on Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform. The modern, mobile-friendly websites come equipped with several tools for generating digital revenue immediately, including Digital Subscriptions with adjustable Paywalls, customizable Web Advertisements, and even a Newsletter and Social Media Autopost Tool to help with sharing your content and […]

Apply for our MemberPress/CircPro Integration beta test

Apply for our MemberPress/CircPro Integration beta test

Last month, we announced that we would be hosting a LIVE WEBINAR on August 25th to introduce our newest feature: WordPress Integration with Naviga’s Print Circulation Software. We will be joined by a Naviga representative as we demonstrate the tool and answer questions from those in attendance. You can register for that webinar by clicking here. In the meantime, we are searching for publishers to help test the feature as […]

New AJAX Article & Slider Widgets now available!

New AJAX Article & Slider Widgets now available!

Our-Hometown is happy to announce that we’ve introduced two brand new widgets to our collection: The AJAX Articles Widget and the AJAX Slider Widget!

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 […]

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.

Two-Factor Authentication now available for OHT customers

Two-Factor Authentication now available for OHT customers

At Our-Hometown, the security of our customers’ websites and data is our highest priority, and our engineers are constantly working to make sure our platform is up to date with the latest security protocols to defend against cyber threats. One of these protocols is known as Two-Factor Authentication, and you’ve probably already seen it in use on many of your favorite websites. Two-Factor Authentication, or 2FA, still requires users to […]

The Logitech MX Keyboard and Mouse

The Logitech MX Keyboard and Mouse

Kevin hasn’t been this excited about hardware in a long time Our friend and regular contributor Kevin Slimp, also known as “The News Guru”, has provided the following guest column for Our-Hometown readers! Enjoy the latest from Kevin below. If you’ve been around the newspaper business for 20 years or so, you might remember when a lot of folks referred to me as the “tech guru” of the newspaper world. […]

VPA Digital Initiative – Video Overview

VPA Digital Initiative – Video Overview

Our-Hometown, Inc. and the Virginia Press Association teamed up earlier this year to launch Our-Hometown’s first Digital Initiative. The Digital Initiative is a program aimed at helping traditional print newspapers transition to a modern digital model, complete with a new mobile-friendly website that introduces several new opportunities for generating revenue. Newspapers that are members of the Virginia Press Association are eligible to enroll in the program, which offers Our-Hometown’s WordPress […]

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