Sites
A Site in NewsTeam represents a customer-facing product — such as a website, mobile app, or newsletter. Sites are where audiences interact with your content, but they are decoupled from the editorial process.
This separation means teams can keep working in Buckets, Feeds, and Workflows without being disrupted whenever a site is launched, redesigned, or retired.
Why Sites Matter
Section titled “Why Sites Matter”- Provide a business-facing layer for managing how products are presented to audiences.
- Configure navigation structures, branding, logos, and metadata.
- Enable rapid product changes without interfering with editorial workflows.
Managing Sites
Section titled “Managing Sites”Within an organization, you can create multiple Sites. Each Site can:
- Define its own navigation and branding.
- Configure what content appears on each page using Feeds.
- Use NewsTeam’s widget framework to build flexible layouts and dynamic pages.
For example:
- A landing page that automatically pulls in articles from a specific feed.
- A unique “special project” page built by combining widgets, managed as easily as creating an article.
This gives editors powerful tools to shape products dynamically, without waiting on developers for every change.
Developer Role
Section titled “Developer Role”NewsTeam does not auto-generate websites or apps. Each Site still requires developers to build the front end with the frameworks and technologies they prefer. However:
- The application connects to its Site entity in NewsTeam.
- Editors then control what content is displayed and how sections are organized dynamically.
This model is deliberate:
- Developers maintain ownership of the codebase, ensuring performance, scalability, and brand alignment.
- Editors gain the freedom to configure products and manage content without code changes.
To speed up adoption, NewsTeam provides a public example pack of starter applications. These demos show how to integrate with the platform and can be freely adapted for your own products.
Syndication and Reuse
Section titled “Syndication and Reuse”Because Sites are decoupled from content creation:
- The same article or asset can be published across multiple Sites within an organization.
- Content can be syndicated to different products (e.g. a flagship site, a niche vertical, and a newsletter) without duplication or retraining.
- Business teams can evolve presentation strategies freely, while editorial workflows remain stable.
In summary: Sites are the audience-facing products in NewsTeam. They give editors and business teams control over navigation and placement, while developers retain ownership of front-end code. This balance ensures that publishers can adapt quickly while delivering robust, high-quality digital products.