Streamlined editorial tools for publishing

No, the Newsroom Starter Theme is not required. It is an optional resource designed to help content teams bootstrap their editorial layouts or find inspiration for high-performance news designs. The Newsroom product is fully flexible, allowing you to integrate editorial tools like the live news module and publication checklists directly into your organization’s existing custom templates for websites built on WordPress.

Yes. The publication checklist is highly extensible and can be configured on a customer-by-customer basis. This ensures that different newsrooms or editorial desks can define their own specific requirements, including mandatory headlines, SEO metadata, or categorization, before the “Publish” button is enabled.

The platform streamlines collaboration through a tabbed interface in the editor. This allows different personas, such as SEO specialists, media managers, and editors, to work on the same article simultaneously without “locking” the post. Combined with the customizable publication checklist, it ensures all internal requirements are met before a piece goes live.

Newsroom features a deep integration with Cloudinary to streamline asset management. This integration allows editorial teams to sync metadata directly between Cloudinary and WordPress® software, ensuring that tags, descriptions, and custom fields remain consistent. Rights management is handled through Cloudinary’s robust access control layers, allowing only authorized users to deploy licensed assets into articles, which helps maintain compliance across global news desks.

Newsroom is built to scale through the same robust infrastructure that powers WP Engine’s headless solutions for websites built on WordPress®. It is proven to handle over 10 million requests per minute, ensuring your live news remains online and performant during massive traffic spikes.