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WordPress vs. Drupal: Which CMS is Best for You?
WordPress and Drupal are both powerful Content Management Systems (CMS’s) and two of the most popular ones in use today. There are several key differences between the two, and selecting the best fit has more to do with the specific goals and aims of a project than one being necessarily better than the other. Similarities Both […]
Pym.js Embeds version 1.3.2.3: Now with AMP ⚡️ support!
It’s hard to do truly custom interactives work within WordPress. INN Labs’ Pym.js Embeds plugin is built to make it easier for your newsroom to embed your latest data project, with help from NPR’s Pym.js library. Other solutions often involve pasting JavaScript into the post editor, disabling or bypassing parts of WordPress’ security filters, or […]
Do’s and Don’ts of WordPress Security
With a great WordPress site comes great responsibility. WordPress offers journalists a distinguished platform to publish and distribute their content, but keeping your site safe and secure can seem like an overwhelming and daunting task. Luckily, keeping your WordPress site in tip-top shape isn’t as difficult as it seems. We’ve put together a list of […]
NewsMatch Pop Up Best Practices
There have been some changes since our last blog post around Pop Up best practices for NewsMatch and other special campaigns, so we’re releasing an updated guide. Here are some general recommendations and best practices for using popups as part of NewsMatch, year-round campaigns, or special campaigns on your site. Installing the plugin We recommend […]
Introducing our newest Largo redesign: Workday Minnesota
Workday Minnesota began publishing in 2000 with support from Minnesota’s labor community and was the first online labor news publication in the United States. Since then, Workday has won many awards and has grown to be a trusted source for news about workers, the economy, worker organizations, and Minnesota communities. It is a project of […]
Announcing Largo 0.6.4
This week’s release of updates to the Largo WordPress theme is all about improvements for images, pull quotes, media, and improved compatibility and editorial functions within the WordPress Block Editor.
SRCCON 2019 – A first-timer’s recap
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into my first ever SRCCON, a two-day conference from the folks at OpenNews. The conference is designed to connect news technology and data teams in a hands-on, interactive series of workshops and conversations to address the practical challenges faced by newsrooms today. Leading up to the event, […]
Largo site wins Cleveland Press Club magazine website award
We’re happy to relay the news that INN Member Eye on Ohio won First Place Magazine Website in the Press Club of Cleveland’s annual All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards. We thank the Club and the judges for their consideration and congratulate Eye on Ohio for their success. Eye on Ohio is built using INN Labs’ […]
New Plugin Launch: Republication Tracker Tool
INN Labs is happy to announce our newest plugin, the Republication Tracker Tool. The Republication Tracker Tool allows publishers to share their stories by other websites and then track engagement of those shared stories with Google Analytics. The technology behind this tracking is similar to ProPublica’s PixelPing. Why Might You Want to Use This Plugin? […]
Announcing Version 1.0 of the Link Roundups Plugin
INN Labs is pleased to announce an important update to the Link Roundups plugin! If you run a daily or weekly newsletter collecting headlines from around the state, region, or within a particular industry, the Link Roundups plugin will make it easier to build and feed your aggregation posts into MailChimp. The Link Roundups plugin […]