Editorial CMS
Manage articles, media, and publication websites — built for newsrooms that publish in both print and web.
Article Management
Write and manage articles with a rich text editor that supports separate print and web body fields. Assign articles to sections, add authors, and track status from draft through to publication.
- Rich text editor (TipTap) with formatting toolbar
- Separate print and web body fields
- Multi-author support with primary/secondary attribution
- Hierarchical section taxonomy
- Article tagging and categorisation
- Status workflow: Draft → Ready for Review → Approved → Published → Archived
Media Library
Upload images once, and Xpressly automatically generates variants optimised for web, print, and thumbnails. Track credits, captions, and usage across articles.
- Automatic variant generation (thumbnail, web, print TIFF)
- Image metadata: dimensions, credits, captions, tags
- Print-ready TIFF output with ICC profiles
- Per-publication print settings (DPI, lightening, colour)
- Centralised asset management
Publication Websites
Launch a branded news website for each publication. Configure sections, branding colours, logo, and SEO settings. Articles published in the CMS are automatically available on the web.
- Configurable branding (colours, logo, favicon)
- Section-based navigation
- Public article pages with SEO metadata
- Subdomain or custom domain hosting
- Social media links and analytics integration
Print Edition Planning
Generate editions based on your publication schedule, then plan page layouts with article and advert assignments. Track page status from planning through to prepress.
- Edition generation from publication schedules
- Weekly, multi-weekly, and irregular schedules
- Page types: editorial, advertising, mixed, classified
- Article and advert page assignments
- Page status tracking through prepress
- Deadline management (display, classified, material)
Syndication
Share articles across publications within your organisation. Syndicate content with attribution tracking, so each publication gets the stories that matter to their readers.
- One-click syndication to other publications
- Source attribution preserved
- Independent editing per publication
- Cross-publication content sharing
Also included
Business Directory
Offer a public business directory as an additional service. Free and premium tiers, category browsing, and search — all sourced from your CRM client database.
Author Profiles
Manage journalist profiles with bios, photos, and bylines. Link authors to user accounts or maintain profiles for external contributors.
Image Optimisation
Dedicated tools for preparing images for newsprint — ICC profiles, DPI adjustment, lightening for paper stock, grayscale conversion, and shadow recovery.