Apple News delivery for any CMS

Publications powered by an unlisted CMS may now publish to Apple News instantly, thanks to FlatPlan’s powerful, no-code tool.

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FlatPlan Apple News

The shortcut to Apple News success for any CMS.

Many CMSs pride themselves on their ease of use and ability to handle complex data structures; those are kindred spirits of FlatPlan’s. FlatPlan empowers publications powered by these CMSs to publish to a bespoke Apple News channel easily and automatically, without interrupting their daily workflow.

Shared growth in Apple News and any CMS build.

By utilising FlatPlan’s inline follow mechanic, publishers can leverage an elegant, one-movement mechanism to effortlessly entice valuable readers to more of their stories. FlatPlan’s fixed headers and bespoke footers can direct the same users to any area of the brand where growth is the focus, compounding audience development in Apple News.

Your publication. Your branding.

Unlisted CMS publishers will be a benchmark for quality in Apple News thanks to FlatPlan’s simple, flexible design process. All branding distinctions are catered for in bespoke channel and article builds, and FlatPlan templates are optimised for all Apple News devices, in the latest Apple News format.

Revenue is flexible and easily attained.

FlatPlan helps publishers running unlisted CMSs generate revenue in Apple News with display ads, native content, affiliate, video and backfill advertising, as well as subscription and e-commerce streams.

Navigation is straightforward.

CMS categories are automatically reflected in FlatPlan-made Apple News channels, so that readers may navigate an Apple News channel exactly as the publisher wishes. FlatPlan automatically duplicates in-article Read Next links and connects them in-app by default.

Analytics inspire and inform growth.

Unlisted CMS Apple News publishers that choose FlatPlan receive FlatPlan Notify: email notifications that instantly inform teams when articles are selected or boosted by Apple News, or receive organic spikes of traffic.

FlatPlan does tech, you do content.

Once an unlisted CMS publisher has completed their Apple News channel integration in collaboration with FlatPlan, their stories will be published to the app automatically, allowing them to continue doing what they do best: creating brilliant articles.

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