News · General News & Current Affairs
A breaking-news desk, ready on day one
Built for general news and current affairs: breaking news, sections for every beat, and story pages made to be found in search engines, Google News and AI answers.
Your website, plus optional Android and iPhone apps on Google Play and the App Store.
- Website
- Android app
- iPhone app
- Breaking news flag and ticker
- Sections, tags, authors and editorial workflow
- Search and Google News readiness score
- Photo galleries, video stories and RSS feeds
- Live blog add-on for developing stories
Templates
Choose your look
Every design runs on the same content, so you can switch later without losing anything. Open a live demo first.
All templates (15)
Features
Everything your newsroom needs
85 features are included in every plan. Paid add-ons come with the higher plans, or one by one with the Custom plan.
Included in every plan
These come with every plan at no extra cost.
Accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA)
IncludedKeyboard use, skip links, focus states, contrast guard, reduced motion, screen-reader labels and large touch targets on the website, apps and admin.
Ads and ads.txt
FreeAdSense and Ad Manager slots in every template position with no layout shift, ads.txt and app-ads.txt, Ad Manager key-values and density limits, in-app ads with consent, and a native-widget slot type.
AI-use labels and policy
IncludedAn "AI-assisted" label on stories where AI helped (editor approval required) and an AI-use policy page draft.
AI translation drafts
FreeDraft a translation of a story into another edition with AI; a person reviews it before it can be published.
Your AI assistant
FreeChange your site just by asking: the look, pages, menus, wording, automations and more. Every change has Undo. It’s free: connect a free OpenRouter account once, no card needed. Add OpenRouter credit for faster models.
Google Analytics tag
FreeAdd your GA4 or Tag Manager id; it loads after consent so pages stay fast.
Articles
IncludedWrite and publish news articles with a headline, summary, rich block body, hero image, dateline and an "Updated" time.
Activity log
IncludedWho published, edited, deleted or changed settings, roles and money settings (refunds, key changes, exports), with time; tamper-evident and exportable.
Authors and bylines
IncludedBylines and public author pages with photo, bio and social links for Google News trust; several authors per story, guest bylines without a login and agency bylines (PTI).
Backups
IncludedRegular backups of your content and media on your server, with restore.
Saved stories
FreeReaders save stories to read later on the website and in the app.
Branding and theme
IncludedLogo, favicon, app icon, colours for light and dark, fonts per script and icon style in one wizard; switching templates keeps it all.
Breaking label
FreeMark a story as Breaking to label it and pin it to the top of the home page until it expires.
Breaking ticker
FreeA breaking-news bar with timed items, priority and automatic expiry.
Calculators
FreeReady calculators (loan EMI, tax, BMI, fuel cost, crop yield and more) to place in stories and pages.
Cartoons and memes archive
FreeA browsable archive of editorial cartoons and memes by date and topic.
Categories
IncludedTwo-level sections (e.g. India > States) with ordering and menus, labelled per language.
Children and age gating
IncludedAge declaration at sign-up; for minors no tracking, no personalised ads and no profiling; an age gate on adult content.
Reader comments
FreeComments under stories with moderation, report and block, and spam protection.
Compare tables
FreeSide-by-side comparison tables of products, plans or models, with highlights.
Competitions
FreeFixtures, results and standings tables for tournaments, leagues and exams, entered by your desk.
Consent and privacy notice
FreeRegion-aware consent - the DPDP notice in India, a Google-certified IAB TCF v2.2 dialog in Europe, GPC and GPP for US states - with Consent Mode v2 defaults and a record of every choice.
Partner API and API keys
FreeA versioned partner API (stories with full rights data, sections, drafts, image import) with scoped API keys, IP allow-lists, expiry, rotation, per-key limits and usage reports. Paywalled bodies only with an explicit scope.
Import from another CMS
FreeImport posts, authors, categories, tags and media from WordPress, Blogger, Ghost or RSS, keeping old URLs or redirecting them.
Story type labels
IncludedLabel stories as News, Opinion, Analysis, Explainer, Review or Press release, with the matching search data.
Content types
IncludedStructured content beyond articles (e.g. recipes, jobs, results) that niche packs and shared modules register, with their own fields, pages and schema.org data.
Corrections log
FreeCorrection and clarification notes on a story with their time, plus a public corrections page.
Dark mode for readers
FreeReaders get a dark theme that follows their device setting, with readable contrast.
Data feeds
IncludedOne framework for tables and numbers that change (rates, scores, results), entered by hand or filled from a feed, shown in blocks on the site and app.
App links
FreeStory links open straight in your app on phones that have it, for every language host.
Documents library
FreeA searchable library of PDFs such as circulars, notifications and reports, with previews.
Languages and editions
IncludedPublish in your main language plus extra language editions (own subdomain, folder or domain) with linked translations, hreflang and per-language menus. Extra editions follow your plan.
Article score and pre-publish checklist
IncludedSEO, Google News readiness and readability scores while you type, with specific fixes; your own required items before Publish; accessibility warnings (alt text, headings, link text, captions); paywall markup check.
Editorial workflow
IncludedYour own stages and who may move a story; scheduled publishing, embargo (kept out of feeds, sitemaps, push and apps), expiry and scheduled edits; edit lock with take-over; revision compare and restore.
Transactional email
IncludedSign-in links, receipts, invoices and notices sent from your own domain (SPF, DKIM, DMARC checks) through your email provider, with bounce and complaint suppression.
Events calendar
FreeList upcoming events with date, place and link, on a calendar page and in stories.
Exam tracker
FreeExam pages with form dates, admit card, exam date and result status in one place.
Fact checks
FreeClaim and verdict cards for fact-check stories, with ClaimReview structured data.
FAQ and how-to blocks
FreeQuestion-and-answer and step-by-step blocks, added in the editor's Structured content panel, with matching structured data.
Google dashboards
FreeSee Search Console, Google Analytics and AdSense numbers in your admin, using your own Google accounts.
Grievance officer desk
IncludedPublic grievance form, tickets with acknowledgement and the 15-day decision clock, the published officer contact and a monthly compliance report draft (India IT Rules 2021).
Important dates and links
FreeA clear table of important dates and official links at the top of exam and job stories.
IndexNow pings
FreeTell Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam and Yep about new, updated and deleted stories at once.
Indian-language typing
FreeType Hindi and other Indian languages with a phonetic keyboard in the editor, even on a laptop without an Indian keyboard.
Job listings
FreeJob posts with last date, eligibility and apply link, with JobPosting structured data.
Key points box
Free3 to 5 key points at the top of a story, written by the editor (AI drafts only with AI writing helpers, always approved).
Live TV
FreeA Live TV page and home widget for your own YouTube Live or HLS stream.
Media library and image tools
IncludedUpload photos from a phone or laptop (one or many), add alt text, caption and credit, pick a focal point; ratio crops, watermark or logo stamp, compression, and location/EXIF data stripped on upload.
Messenger channel button
FreeInvite readers to follow your WhatsApp or Telegram channel from stories, the home page and the app. Included for every topic.
Most read and trending
FreeA most-read list from the last 24 hours of views plus "Trending now" (fastest-rising in the last 30 minutes) from built-in analytics.
Notifications foundation
IncludedBrowser and app push senders (Web Push, FCM, APNs), the reader's alerts inbox and in-admin notices for one-to-one messages such as replies, receipts and account alerts.
Payment connections
FreeConnect your own payment gateway (Razorpay first; test and live), hosted checkout only, signed webhooks, one ledger, GST invoices, refunds and nightly reconciliation. Readers pay you directly; Keynate takes no cut.
Photo galleries
FreeGallery stories and in-article galleries with swipe on phones.
Polls
FreeQuick reader polls on the home page or inside a story, with live results.
Google follow buttons
Free"Add as a preferred source on Google" and "Follow on Google News" buttons in stories, the footer and the app.
Privacy centre
IncludedReaders' data requests (access, correction, erasure, consent withdrawal, nominee) with deadlines and export, consent ledger, retention schedules and a breach log - built for DPDP, GDPR and CCPA.
Public notices
FreeOfficial and legal notices with the issuer, publication dates and legal reference, on their own pages and in the sitemap.
Quick briefs
FreeShort 60-word news briefs readers swipe through on the home page and in the app.
Quick publish from your phone
IncludedWrite and publish a short story with a photo from a phone in a few taps.
Rashifal
FreeDaily, weekly and yearly horoscopes for all 12 signs, entered in one grid.
Rates board
FreeTables of prices you update by hand (gold, fuel, mandi or vehicle prices) with dates and change arrows.
Reader accounts
FreeFree reader sign-in by email link or code, phone OTP, Google or Apple; profile, account deletion in web and apps, an optional free registration wall and age declaration. One identity for every reader feature.
Reading settings
FreeText size, line spacing, reduced motion and a data-saver mode, kept on the reader's device.
Recipe cards
FreeRecipe cards with ingredients, steps, time and servings, with Recipe structured data.
Redirects and 404 monitor
Included301 redirect rules, automatic redirects when a URL changes, and a list of broken URLs with hit counts.
Regional editions
FreeState and city editions with an edition picker and area pages (not language editions).
Related stories
FreeUp to six related stories under every article, by shared tags and then section.
Release calendar
FreeA calendar of upcoming releases and launches (films, series, phones, vehicles, games) with dates and story links.
Results hub
FreeOne page that lists the latest exam results with direct links and status.
Review box
FreeA rating box with pros, cons and a verdict for product, film or place reviews, added in the editor's Structured content panel, with review structured data.
RSS feeds
FreeRSS feeds for the site, each section and each author, per language.
SEO pack
IncludedSitemaps and Google News sitemaps, NewsArticle and breadcrumb data, canonical and hreflang, social cards, llms.txt, AI-crawler policy; Discover readiness (large images, author and publisher pages), URL formats for migrations, paywall markup.
Share buttons
FreeShare to WhatsApp, X, Facebook and Telegram, or copy the link.
Built-in analytics
FreeCookie-less first-party analytics on your server - readers now, top stories, sources and spikes for the last 48 hours - with no third-party tracker.
Site search
FreeSearch per language, including Indian scripts with transliteration and Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai.
Preview, publish and revert
IncludedEvery design and code change is built, previewed, published with zero downtime and can be reverted.
SMS and phone OTP
FreePhone sign-in codes and service SMS through your own SMS provider (MSG91 first), with India DLT entity, header and template ids in your name.
Safe software updates
IncludedUpdates only with your consent, a snapshot first and automatic rollback if the site is not healthy.
Sponsored and branded content
FreeSponsored, Partner and Advertorial stories with a mandatory label and sponsor logo, sponsored links, disclosure line, Google News sitemap exclusion and a client approval link.
Trust, policy and legal pages
IncludedEditable drafts on day one - About, Contact, Ethics, Fact-check policy, Ownership, Masthead, AI-use policy, Accessibility statement, Privacy, Terms, Refund and Cancellation, Subscription terms, Grievance officer - linked in Organization data.
Story collections
FreeHand-ordered collections and series of stories with an introduction, such as explainer hubs and special reports.
Tags and topic pages
IncludedTag stories by topic and give every topic its own page.
Team and roles
IncludedInvite your team as Owner, Editor, Reporter, Copy editor, Photo editor, Contributor/stringer or Legal reviewer, limit roles to sections, with optional two-step sign-in.
Video stories and embeds
FreeVideo stories and embeds from YouTube, X, Instagram and Facebook, loaded lightly so pages stay fast.
Webhooks
FreeSigned outgoing webhooks for story, comment and subscription events with retries, a dead letter, a delivery log, redeliver, test events and endpoint health. Works with Zapier, Make and n8n.
Paid add-ons
Included in the higher plans, or add them one by one with the Custom plan.
Social auto-share
PaidPost new stories automatically when you publish to your Facebook Page, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn and Telegram channel (also Bluesky and Mastodon). X is a separate add-on.
Affiliate and deals boxes
PaidProduct and deal boxes with prices and tracked affiliate links, clearly marked for readers.
Data charts
PaidTurn a spreadsheet into an accessible chart for a story, readable on phones.
Elections hub
PaidElection pages with constituencies, candidates, live results tables and maps, entered by your desk.
Lead forms
PaidEnquiry and callback forms with consent capture (India DPDP) and an export of leads.
Listen to stories
PaidA listen button that reads stories aloud in the story's language.
Live blog
PaidMinute-by-minute coverage with key points, a pinned post, timestamped updates that appear without a reload, and the LIVE badge in Google Top Stories.
Manual scoring
PaidYour desk updates live scores by hand from a phone; readers see them update without a reload.
Memberships and paywall
PaidSell memberships and lock premium stories, paid through your own payment gateway.
Newsletters
PaidEmail newsletters with sign-up boxes, automatic daily digests and consent records.
Push alerts
PaidSend breaking-news alerts to app and browser subscribers, per language and topic.
Quizzes and mock tests
PaidQuizzes and timed mock tests with scores and answers explained.
Web stories
PaidTap-through visual stories for phones that can appear in Google Discover.
AI Autopilot
PaidAI writes stories from the sources and topics you choose, on your schedule. They wait for your approval, or you let them publish on their own, section by section, within daily limits. Every AI story is labelled and can be undone. One-step setup from your niche is rolling out.
E-paper
PaidPublish your print edition as a page-by-page e-paper with clickable stories.
Hosted video
PaidUpload and stream your own videos from your server with adaptive quality, no third-party player.
Magazine
PaidPublish magazine issues with a cover, table of contents and a reader mode, free or for members.
Shorts
PaidVertical short videos with swipe, on the website and in the app.
Cover the next big story on your own platform.
Pick a template, choose a plan and go live on your own server — with your own website. Optional Android + iPhone apps, priced separately, on your own store account.