News & Media

InstNews

Run your own news site in Telugu, Hindi, English and more: readers swipe through short news cards and read the ePaper, while editors publish from a newsroom panel.

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ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

Multilingual news portal with swipe cards and ePaper

A reader PWA, a newsroom CMS and a staff portal are served by one REST API, combining a full news portal, swipe-up short news cards and a digital ePaper with archives. Content is organised by language and a district and city hierarchy, with scheduled publishing, offline reading and web push alerts.

Engineering highlights

  • Content organised across languages and district and city hierarchies
  • Scheduled article publishing under role-based editorial permissions
  • Digital ePaper with zoom and archived editions
  • Installable PWA with offline reading and web push alerts

Technology

Next.jsReactNode.jsPostgreSQLMySQL

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Product overview

InstNews is a ready-made digital news publishing platform combining a responsive reader portal, a swipe-up short news interface, a digital ePaper module with archives and an editorial newsroom CMS. It supports multiple languages including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada, district and city hierarchies, article scheduling and Google AdSense. Readers get an installable PWA with web push alerts, offline reading and social sharing, and native Android and iOS apps are optional add-ons.

Who it’s for

  • Local and regional newspapers
  • Digital news startups
  • District news portals and online magazines
  • Media resellers and agencies

Main modules

  • Reader web app (PWA)
  • Admin dashboard (newsroom CMS)
  • Staff portal
  • REST API
  • Database schema

Key features

  • Swipe-up short news cards
  • Digital ePaper with zoom and archives
  • Editorial CMS with role-based permissions
  • Multi-language support
  • District and city hierarchies
  • Article scheduling and offline reading
  • PWA web push alerts
  • Google AdSense and Analytics reader reports

Business benefits

  • Modernizes print readership with a mobile-first experience
  • Streamlines publishing workflows
  • Improves discovery via SEO and related articles

White-label & source code

Available for white-label use with your branding, domain and configuration, and can be extended with custom features. Each product includes the source code, database and administration components applicable to the agreed product scope. Mobile applications are included where specifically listed.

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