News and magazines
Build a website for a small newsroom or magazine
A small publication needs a front page that leads with its best story, shows what is new, introduces the people who write it and explains how it works. Readers trust a publication that is open about its standards.
What a publication website needs
A front page
A masthead, a featured story, and the latest pieces grouped by section in tabs.
Readable articles
A long-read layout with a lead photo, subheads, pull quotes and an author box.
The newsroom
Your editors and writers with photos and short bios.
Editorial standards
How you check facts and correct mistakes, stated plainly.
A subscribe form
Readers leave their email to hear about new stories.
What it does not do, honestly
- Acyera has no article list that fills itself, no categories or tags, and no author accounts. Each article is a page you create and link to.
- Subscribe forms collect emails. There is no newsletter sending built in.
- A large publication with many writers publishing every day is better served by WordPress or a dedicated news platform.
Which plan you need
The template uses blocks from the Essential plan ($4.99 a month), such as forms, maps, galleries and tables. Essential gives you up to 10 pages per site, your own domain and no Acyera banner.
You can start free. A free site may publish paid sections for 21 days after its first publish, so you can see your real site live before you decide. The free plan on its own is one page with the basic blocks. A publication with many articles will want the Professional plan (up to 50 pages per site) or Business (up to 500).
Start from a ready-made design
News and magazines
The Meridian
A magazine front page. A featured essay, the latest stories in tabs, the newsroom, your editorial standards and a subscribe form.
- Masthead header
- Featured essay
- Latest stories in tabs
- Second feature
- Newsroom
- Editorial standards
- Subscribe form
Opens in the editor with no account needed. Save it to a free account when you are happy.
An article page
Article, Long Read
A readable article layout with a lead photo, subheads, a pull quote and an author box.
- Headline and byline
- Lead photo
- Article body
- Pull quote
- Author box
- More to read
Opens in the editor with no account needed. Save it to a free account when you are happy.
Questions people ask
Can several writers publish?
There are no separate author accounts or roles. Articles are pages made in the site's editor, and you write each byline yourself.
Is it good for a blog?
For an occasional article, yes. For frequent blogging with categories and archives, a blogging platform fits better.
Free guides
Start your website today
Describe your business and get a first page in under a minute, or start from a template. It is free to start.