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WordPress in the Newsroom
About me: Mohammad (Mo) Jangda
- Code Wrangler at WordPress.com (Automattic)
- Core Contributor to WordPress
- Background in News, Publishing, Tech
- Ice Cream Fan
~22.5%
Percentage of top 10 million sites on the web that use WordPress
(up from ~18% last year)
(~29% of all new websites)
Some of the biggest names in media, business, and government
New York Post
TIME.com
Quartz
Re/code
It’s hip to be WordPress
But do you really know and use WordPress to its potential?
Most Important: Stay Secure
– Keep your WordPress updated
– Use a strong password (or a Password Manager)
– User two-factor authentication
– Make sure your team does the same!
Structured Data
WordPress is a semantic publishing platform.
Custom Post Types
A custom post type is nothing more than a regular post with a different
MARKDOWN_HASH01b0357bbb461420eb0aced7e3c2fcb9MARKDOWN_HASHvalue in the database. The post type of regular posts is post, pages use page, attachments use attachment and so on. You can now create your own to indicate the type of content created. You could create custom post types for books, movies, reviews, products, and so on.
— Smashing Magazine (http://wp.smashingmagazine.com)
Custom Taxonomies
WordPress’ custom taxonomies make it possible to structure large amounts of content in a logical, well-organized way. In WordPress, categories are set up as a hierarchal taxonomy, and tags are set up as a multifaceted taxonomy […] A large news organization could organize its content by world region (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, US & Canada), as the BBC does in its “World” section.
— Smashing Magazine (http://wp.smashingmagazine.com)
Post Metadata
WordPress lets you add arbitrary metadata to posts. Movie Ratings. Pull quotes. Geolocation.
Media: Easy Embeds
HULK NOW A JOURNALIST FOR FREEDOM! HULK SMASH LIES!
— Journalist Hulk (@iiefhwpi23hdkwd) January 10, 2011
Media: Easy Images/Galleries/Audio/Video
Distraction-free editing
(image source: WPTavern.com)
Go Mobile
Make the mobile app a pre-requisite for all your editors and reporters.
Post-by-email
Mobile + Real-time
Liveblogging from the field
Real-time + Curation
LivePress, ScribbleLive / CoverItLive
Curation: Zoninator
Drag-and-drop-based control
Getting Social
Comments, Sharing, Publishing
Web-first Workflows
WordPress is your central hub and content store.
Plugin: Edit Flow
Edit Flow gives you custom statuses, a calendar, editorial comments, and more, all to make it much easier for your team to collaborate within WordPress.
Edit Flow: Calendar
A convenient month-by-month look at your content
Edit Flow: Custom Statuses
Define the key stages to your workflow.
Edit Flow: Editorial Comments
Threaded commenting in the admin for private discussion between writers and editors
Edit Flow: Everything Else
- Notifications – Receive timely updates on the content you’re following.
- User Groups – Keep your users organized by department or function.
- Editorial Metadata – Keep track of the important details.
- Story Budget – View all of your upcoming posts in a more traditional story budget view, and hit the print button to take it to your planning meeting.
Knowledgebase: WP-Help
Institutional Knowledge. Newsroom Continuity.
Co-Authors Plus
Multiple bylines.
Co-Authors Plus
“Guest” Authors.
Other Options?
- Peter’s Collaboration Plugins (Notes + Emails)
- Editorial Calendar
- Email Post Changes
- Post Forking
Your WordPress, Your Way
Tailor everything to your community and newsroom’s needs and culture; there is “no one size fits all” approach.
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