Short News Panel – WordPress News Reader with Swipeable Story Interface

Description

Short News brings an engaging, swipeable interface to your WordPress news site. This premium plugin transforms your existing WordPress posts into an engaging, mobile-optimized experience that keeps readers swiping for more.

Why Your News Site Needs Short News

In today’s fast-paced digital world, capturing and maintaining audience attention is harder than ever. Traditional news websites often struggle with high bounce rates and low engagement. Short News solves these problems by presenting your content in a format modern users prefer:

• Vertical Swipeable Interface: Users can effortlessly swipe through stories, creating an engaging “just one more” experience
• Mobile-First Design: Perfectly optimized for smartphones where most news consumption happens today
• Seamless WordPress Integration: Uses your existing WordPress content via the REST API – no duplicate content creation
• Increased Engagement Metrics: Significantly reduces bounce rates while increasing time-on-site and pages per session
• Built-in Monetization: Integrated ad placement options to maintain or increase ad revenue

Key Features

For Your Audience:-

• Intuitive Navigation: Simple swipe gestures or navigation arrows to browse stories
• Clean, Focused Reading: Each story gets its own dedicated screen for distraction-free reading
• Quick Loading: Optimized for fast performance even on slower connections
• “Read Full Story” Option: Easy way for users to access the complete article when interested
• Social Sharing: Built-in sharing functionality for increased content distribution

For Site Owners:-

• Easy Setup: Simple installation and configuration – be up and running in minutes
• Customizable Design: Adjust colors, logos, and styling to match your brand
• Category Support: Option to display posts from specific categories only
• Advertisement Integration: Strategic ad placement options to maximize revenue
• SEO Optimized: Proper metadata and structured data for search engine visibility
• Analytics Ready: Compatible with Google Analytics and other tracking tools

Technical Specifications

• Requirements: Web server with PHP support (Apache, Nginx, etc.)
• WordPress Compatibility: Works with WordPress 5.0 and above
• Browser Support: All modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
• Mobile Compatibility: iOS and Android devices
• Customization: Extensive configuration options in the config.php file

What’s Included

• Complete Short News application files
• Comprehensive documentation
• Installation and configuration guide

Perfect For

• News websites and blogs
• Magazine publishers
• Content aggregators
• Corporate news sections
• Any WordPress site looking to increase engagement

Installation

Installation is straightforward and requires just a few simple steps:

1. Upload the Short News Panel files to your web server
2. Configure the connection to your WordPress site in the config.php file
3. Customize colors and branding to match your site
4. Link to your Short News page from your main site

Detailed installation instructions are included in the documentation file.

Upgrade Your News Experience Today

Don’t let your valuable content get lost in an outdated presentation format. Give your audience the modern, engaging experience they expect with Short News.

⚠️ This is not a WordPress plugin. This is a PHP script. First, upload the downloaded ZIP file to your hosting file manager, then extract it. After extracting, move the unzipped ‘shorts’ directory to the root directory.