WordPress for news and media News sites, publishers, blogs, deal sites

News sites that stay fast when the story breaks

Traffic for a publisher arrives in spikes, mostly on phones, and ads can push the page around. We build WordPress sites that handle the rush, keep ad slots stable and give editors a quick way to publish, so stories get found on Google, Discover and AI answers.

Publishers we work with

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  • NewCouponFinder logo

How customers decide

One story, found six ways

Readers find news in Top Stories, Google Discover, AI summaries, social feeds and WhatsApp forwards. Each one has its own rules for what gets shown.

Breaking

Top Stories

election result live

NewsArticle schema, fast pages and clear dates so new stories can appear quickly.

Browse

Google Discover

cricket news today

Large, correctly sized images and honest headlines that Discover can show.

Summary

AI answers

what happened in the budget

Clear facts, bylines and sources so AI tools cite your reporting.

Share

Social and WhatsApp

shared link preview

Correct titles, images and descriptions when a story is shared.

Return

Alerts and newsletters

news alerts

Push or email sign-ups that bring readers back without slowing the page.

Research

Archive and topics

topic name latest news

Topic and author pages that collect coverage and keep ranking.

What breaks as you grow

More stories, slower pages

News sites usually break in the same places as traffic and ad load grow.

  1. Spikes take the site down

    A viral story brings more traffic than the hosting and cache can handle.

  2. Ads make the page jump

    Ad slots without reserved space shift the article while people read.

  3. Too many plugins

    Each widget adds scripts, and article pages slow down month by month.

  4. Missing or wrong schema

    Stories without proper article data miss Top Stories and rich results.

  5. Thin tag and archive pages

    Thousands of near empty tag pages waste crawl budget and dilute rankings.

Our approach

Built for traffic spikes, not just launch day

Five things we put in place for news and media sites.

01Speed

Light article template

A lean template with only the scripts an article needs.

02Ads

Stable ad slots

Reserved space for every ad unit so pages do not jump.

03Scale

Caching for spikes

Page and object caching with a CDN so spikes do not take the site down.

04Search

News schema and sitemaps

NewsArticle schema, news sitemaps and clean topic pages.

05Editors

Fast newsroom workflow

Simple fields for headlines, images and updates, so editors publish in minutes.

Outcomes we work towards

  • Pages that stay up during spikes
  • Ads that do not shift content
  • Stories eligible for Top Stories and Discover
  • A quicker editor workflow

What we refuse to do

  • Write clickbait headlines
  • Add auto-play video that slows articles
  • Create thousands of thin tag pages
  • Copy stories from other publishers

Stable pages for readers and advertisers

Layout shift from ads is one of the most common problems on news sites. We reserve space for every ad unit, load ads after the article text and keep the template light, so readers and ad partners both get a better page.

Ready for traffic spikes

We set up page and object caching, a CDN and lean templates so a viral story does not slow down or take down the site. We also check hosting limits before big events such as elections or results days.

Questions publishers ask

Before you talk to us

Can you speed up our existing news site without a redesign?

Yes. We usually start with caching, plugin clean-up, image handling and ad slot fixes on the current design.

Will you keep our ad setup working?

Yes. We work with your ad network setup and reserve space for each unit so pages stay stable.

Can you set up news sitemaps and article schema?

Yes. We add NewsArticle schema, author details and a news sitemap, and check them in Search Console.

Can editors still publish quickly?

Yes. We keep the editor simple, with clear fields for headline, image, summary and updates.

Do you guarantee Google Discover traffic?

No. Discover depends on Google and reader interest. We make sure your stories meet its technical and image requirements.

Stay fast on your biggest news day

See how your stories show up on Google, Discover and AI answers, and what slows your article pages.