Have you ever seen the words “Reviewed by” next to a blog post? It’s becoming increasingly common for publishers to do this and give credit to more than one person. In this image below you can see the main author…
Here at KinshiPress, I write about the importance of building a human connection with your site’s readers. There’s no better way to do that than to showcase the authors on your website. When you’re using real people to create content,…
Google’s E-E-A-T framework, which stands for Expertise, Experience, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness, plays a pivotal role in how Google’s search team assesses the quality and credibility of content on websites. For WordPress sites, understanding and implementing E-E-A-T principles can significantly impact…
About four years ago, I wrote about The 19th. I came across their work because they’re a PublishPress customer. One thing about the 19th that’s particularly interesting for WordPress users is their overlap with open-source ideas.
Creating content can be a complex process if a lot of users are involved. And when it comes to giving attribution, sometimes it’s not enough to group everyone together as an “Author”. Wouldn’t it be better to give accurate attribution…
“The logical solution was for newspapers to form groups and cooperate, establishing networks of reporters whose dispatches would be telegraphed back to a central office and then made available to all member newspapers.” I came across that quote from Tom Standage in his…
When you’re writing a story in WordPress, have you ever wanted to label it something other than “Draft” or “Pending Review”? If so, you are not alone because I often hear this request from publishers we work with. The root…
A few months ago, I wrote about the Lede platform from Alley Interactive. They’ve helped launch the highly-successful Defector and Block Club Chicago sites. One of the many things to admire about Lede is that they actively help journalists lead…
One of the key players in the WordPress publishing ecosystem is Newspack. They have a hosted service, but it’s also possible to download and use Newspack independently. The key Newspack plugins are all available on Github. Over at PublishPress, we’ve…
WordPress is a platform that focuses on publishers. The project’s mission is to “Democratize Publishing“. However, WordPress does lack some key features that most publishers need. One of these missing features is custom statuses. The current choice for WordPress users…