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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 […]

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 […]

Adding color to a block using the Block Editor

Adding color to a block using the Block Editor

The WordPress Block Editor, sometimes referred to as the Gutenberg editor, is a powerful but easy-to-use visual editor that allows you to create attractive Articles and Pages using a series of content-specific “blocks.” Each block has their own settings and customization options depending on which type of block is being used. Each different piece of a traditional text document — headings, paragraphs, lists, images, etc. — will have its own […]

OHT Announces “Social Media Marketing for Newspapers” Webinar for April

OHT Announces “Social Media Marketing for Newspapers” Webinar for April

Our-Hometown is happy to announce another LIVE WEBINAR EVENT coming up in April: “Social Media Marketing for Newspapers.” In this webinar, Our-Hometown president & CEO Matt Larson will discuss the basics of growing an audience on social media and provide some techniques for converting that audience into digital subscribers to your content. Learn what you need to consider in order to map out and execute a successful social media marketing […]

OHT & OMC Webinar: Serving the Growing Mobile Audience

OHT & OMC Webinar: Serving the Growing Mobile Audience

Our-Hometown is excited to announce that president & CEO Matt Larson will be joining our friends at Online Media Campus on Thursday, April 7th at 2PM EST for another LIVE WEBINAR event: “Serving the Growing Mobile Audience – Tips on Responsive Websites and Native App Design.” The presentation will focus on optimizing your website for the best reader experience on mobile devices, including the benefits of using a native iOS/Android […]

Limiting the number of devices a subscriber can login with

Limiting the number of devices a subscriber can login with

As a news publisher, it’s natural to want to get as many eyes on your newly published content as possible, but how can you make sure that only those who’ve paid for access are able to read it? In the age of Netflix and other content streaming services, account sharing has become a natural way of life for many digital consumers — is there any way to stop it? Fortunately, […]

Clarke County Democrat launches Audio Articles in iOS/Android Application

Clarke County Democrat launches Audio Articles in iOS/Android Application

The Clarke County Democrat recently became one of our first customers to incorporate full Audio Articles functionality within their iOS & Android applications! Audio Articles is an exciting feature available to Our-Hometown customers that automatically converts your published articles into audio files that are played back to the reader, freeing up their hands for multi-tasking while consuming the news. Each Audio Article is automatically assigned to a Playlist of articles […]

MemberPress: An overview of our subscription management plug-in

MemberPress: An overview of our subscription management plug-in

MemberPress is the plug-in that powers digital subscriptions on the vast majority of Our-Hometown customers’ websites. It allows publishers to restrict their premium content to paid subscribers, while also providing all of the tools needed to create and manage various subscription options and collect payment from their customers.

Office Hours: Our-Hometown in 2021

Office Hours: Our-Hometown in 2021

During last week’s Office Hours, President Matthew Larson and the rest of the Our-Hometown team discussed our recent blog post highlighting our major announcements and accomplishments of 2021. Watch and listen as the team recaps and reflects on the events of the past year in the video below. Be sure to join us each Wednesday for Office Hours! 

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