Top Nav

Your how-to site for community journalism

News Site in a Box

Choosing a full-powered, open-source CMS for your news site

A content management system (CMS) is used to create, edit, manage, and publish content in a consistently organized fashion. A CMS is frequently used for storing, controlling and publishing a variety of different types of content, including news articles,...

Use a blog system like Wordpress to power your news site

Over the past few years, an alignment of stars has led many news sites of all sizes to switch from a traditional content management system to a blog platform like Wordpress. The two forces at work: rapid development from the Wordpress community that has...

Enhance your site with advanced features

New technologies for online publishing that have specific application to publishing a content website abound. Below are some of the best options, most of which are free and easy to use, so you can take your site to the next level. Event Calendars A...

How to build a simple website using free services

There are dozens, yes dozens, of free website builders available today. Some have been around for years, others are new to the game bringing new, innovative approaches. Following is a look at some of the leading build-a-site applications that independent...

Quick, easy and powerful Web publishing

So you want to be a Web publisher? Thankfully, today's technology makes it easy for anyone to jump in and produce a content Web site with a professional look and performance. There are other sections of this site that detail how to build and host ...

Powered by WordPress. Designed by Woo Themes