// service · news portal · multi-author
A news portal ready to handle 50 articles a day
Multi-author, categories, a breaking-news ticker, ad slots, and SEO optimization from day one. Built for volume, not for demo.
starting tier
Profile + Blog
starting price
From IDR 3M
duration
4–6 weeks
category
build
Building a news portal or online media outlet is a world apart from building a hobby blog. You need a system that handles 10-50 articles per day, multiple contributors writing simultaneously, tidy categories and tags, breaking news that surfaces at the top without overriding the design, flexible ad slots for monetization, and SEO ready to chase a trending topic within minutes. We build all of that. Our news portal is built on a lightweight architecture so it still loads fast even with thousands of articles, with an editor dashboard comfortable for journalists from senior level to interns. From IDR 3M, usually done in 4-6 weeks, and once live it's ready to receive high traffic.
// why this matters
Context & rationale.
Most local Indonesian news portals use WordPress with heavy marketplace themes — an 8-second load, frequent downtime when an article goes viral, and ad slots that fall apart on mobile. The result: a high bounce rate (>70%), low ad revenue, and limited SEO because Core Web Vitals tank. Meanwhile, large national publications already use lean stacks that load in under 2 seconds and win rankings on Google News. This gap is what makes it hard for local portals to level up despite strong content. We help local media close this gap: a fast architecture from day one, an SEO-friendly taxonomy structure, Google News integration (tags, a dedicated sitemap), and ad slots that don't bloat the page. For serious media, this is the gateway to a different level of competition — no longer just 'local media' but 'a publication that wins on search visibility'. Beyond SEO, a tidy multi-author structure also determines whether your team can scale from 3 to 15 contributors without editorial chaos.
// what you get
Full deliverables.
// our process
How we work.
01
Taxonomy & Editorial Structure
We design the categories, tags, and byline structure. This determines long-term SEO — a messy taxonomy is hard to fix later. We use Google News guidelines + national media best practices.
02
Portal & Article Page Design
A homepage hero with breaking news, featured categories, and most-read. Article pages with typography pleasant for long reads, dark mode, and relevant related content. Every section is optimized for mobile.
03
Build the CMS & Workflow
Setting up the editor with role permissions, scheduling, autosave, version history. A draft-review-publish workflow with email notifications to the relevant roles. You get granular control over who can do what.
04
Ad & SEO Integration
Installing the ad slots you already have accounts for (AdSense, etc.), the news sitemap to Google News, and submitting to the Google Publisher Center. We also set up schema markup and standard media Open Graph.
05
Article Migration & Launch
If you're moving from an old portal, we migrate articles complete with 301 redirects so SEO isn't lost. We launch with traffic and performance monitoring in the first days.
// technical approach
How it works under the hood.
A news portal has to load in under 1.5 seconds even when many ad slots are active. To achieve this, we use a static-first approach: articles are rendered ahead of time at publish and served from an edge CDN. Only dynamic elements (comments, view counters, ads) load asynchronously after the main content appears. Article images are pre-processed: modern format, multiple sizes, lazy load, with a blur placeholder so CLS = 0. Ad slots are isolated so that if an ad script is slow/errors out, the main page still displays perfectly — a trick many portals ignore, only for their Core Web Vitals to tank because of AdSense. For Google News, we implement every relevant signal: a news sitemap that updates every 5 minutes, a complete NewsArticle schema with author bio and publisher, and a clean URL structure (date/slug). Our editor dashboard is built to be lightweight — autosave every 10 seconds, image upload with auto-resize, and a live preview exactly matching the published look.
// perfect for
Ideal if you...
- Local/regional media looking to level up from heavy WordPress
- Communities/associations wanting their own publishing channel
- Blog owners growing to the level of a multi-author publication
- Startups wanting to spin off their content marketing arm into a separate outlet
- Research institutes, think tanks, or NGOs that regularly publish
// not a fit for
Maybe not you if...
- ×A personal blog with 1-2 posts a month — simple WordPress is enough
- ×Those needing an advanced paywall — use a membership system
- ×Those with zero traffic and no editorial team yet — build content first
// real example
MadiunPos.id — A Local News Portal in Madiun
MadiunPos, a local outlet in Madiun, previously used a marketplace WordPress theme, with a 7-second load, and never appeared in Google News despite having signed up. They had 6 active contributors who frequently clashed over drafts. We rebuilt it with a lean stack: a 1.2-second load, a CMS with a clear editorial workflow, a news sitemap to Google News, and a tidy category structure (politics/economy/sports/lifestyle). 3 months after launch, the portal entered Google News, organic traffic rose 340%, and AdSense revenue rose 4x because CTR improved with the fast loading.
outcome
Organic traffic up 340%, entered Google News within 3 months, AdSense revenue up 4x
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// faq · news portal / multi-author
Common questions.
Can the portal sign up for Google News?
What's the maximum number of articles it can hold?
How is AdSense set up?
Can there be a paywall for premium articles?
How does migration from old WordPress work?
Is there a live blog feature for real-time events?
What if an article has to be taken down immediately?
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