Features

Built for serious
digital publishing.

Everything a modern media operation actually needs editorial tools, audience growth, subscriptions, advertising, AI assistance, and SEO in one platform that doesn't make you choose.

15 Frontend themes
17+ REST API endpoints
29 DB migrations
6 Revenue channels
14 Core modules
5 Tracking integrations

01 Editorial

A newsroom built into the platform.

Ghost-style Post Editor

Full-width TipTap v3 editor. Everything an editorial team needs from draft to live without switching tabs or copying between tools.

Rich text headings, bold, italic, lists, blockquotes, code blocks, links, images
Right sidebar: draft/publish toggle, scheduled publish date, author, category, tags
Featured image with alt text and caption field
Live SEO score ring with keyword density right there in the sidebar
AI slide-over: generate titles, intros, outlines, or a full first draft
Auto-save every 60 seconds with a clear dirty-state indicator
Revision history compare any two saves and restore with one click
Scheduled publish with timezone-aware datetime

Role-Based Access

Spatie Permissions powers Admin, Editor, and Author roles. Admins control settings and users; Editors manage all content; Authors own only what they write.

Drag-and-Drop Menu Builder

Build and reorder navigation at /admin/menus. Changes reflect immediately across all theme frontends.

Media Manager

Upload, browse, and insert images into any post. Powered by intervention/image. Tenant-scoped library at /admin/media.

Comment Moderation

Admin approval queue for reader comments. Authors get email alerts on new comments; commenters hear back when approved.

WordPress Import

Upload a WXR XML (up to 50 MB) or pull from any public WP REST API. Bulk inserts, in-memory maps, no per-item lookups.

02 Revenue

Six ways to make money
from your content.

Stripe Subscriptions

Stripe Checkout Sessions with per-tenant keys stored in your settings never shared across publications. Billing Portal for self-service subscription management.

  • Multiple subscription plan tiers
  • Stripe Checkout hosted page
  • Self-service Billing Portal
  • Webhooks for cancel and downgrade events
  • MRR stats in your admin dashboard
  • Per-plan feature gating
Paywalls

Hard paywalls block all non-subscriber content. Metered paywalls allow a configurable number of free reads before the gate closes. Both modes via PaywallService.

  • Hard paywall per post toggle
  • Metered view-count paywall
  • Content preview truncation
  • ContentAccessLog tracking per reader
  • Subscriber bypass
  • Upgrade prompt with plan picker
Ad Inventory

Full ad management with scheduling, placement controls, and impression/click tracking. The <x-ad-slot> Blade component drops into any theme with one line.

  • Image, script, and HTML ad types
  • 7 placement positions available
  • Scheduling with start and end dates
  • Active/paused toggle
  • Impression and click tracking
  • Component: <x-ad-slot placement="...">
Newsletter

Build and send campaigns to your full subscriber list. Compose in WYSIWYG or raw HTML. Welcome emails go out automatically the moment someone subscribes.

  • Campaign CRUD at /admin/newsletter
  • WYSIWYG and HTML editor
  • Send to all active subscribers
  • Welcome email on subscribe
  • Token-based unsubscribe
  • Subscriber stats dashboard
E-Paper Editions

Publish replica editions, premium digital issues, and downloadable archives. Free or paid access per edition, with featured placement on your publication homepage.

  • Upload PDF or link-based editions
  • Free or paid access rules per issue
  • Featured placement support
  • Integrates with subscription plans
  • Downloadable archive management
  • Editorial branding per issue
Live Streaming

Live channels, scheduled coverage, and embedded broadcasts inside the publication experience. Elections, earnings calls, press conferences run it from the same admin.

  • Provider and embed code management
  • Live, scheduled, and ended states
  • Featured placement on homepage
  • Thumbnail and chat preferences
  • Works with any embed source
  • Admin toggle for instant go-live

03 SEO & Audience

Discoverability built into every page.

SEO Engine

  • SeoService generates JSON-LD schema markup
  • Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
  • Canonical URLs per post
  • Dynamic XML sitemap at /sitemap.xml
  • robots.txt with tenant-aware rules
  • AMP pages at /amp/{slug}
  • Per-post meta title and description
  • Live keyword density score in editor
  • OG image field in SEO panel

Newsletter Engine

  • Campaign creation with draft state
  • WYSIWYG or raw HTML composition
  • One-click send to all active subscribers
  • Responsive HTML email templates
  • Welcome email on new subscriber
  • Token unsubscribe link in every email
  • Subscriber stats strip in admin

Push Notifications

  • Web Push API with VAPID keys
  • Service worker at public/service-worker.js
  • POST /push/subscribe saves subscription
  • GET /push/vapid-key serves public key
  • NewPostPublished notification class ready
  • PushSubscription model per tenant
  • Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox

Analytics & Tracking

  • Page analytics: views, visitors, scroll, duration
  • Live visitor count with 30s polling
  • Sparkline charts on admin dashboard
  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
  • Google Tag Manager (GTM)
  • Facebook Pixel
  • Twitter/X Pixel
  • Hotjar
  • Google Search Console meta tag

04 AI & Integrations

Write faster. Reach further.

AI Writing Assistant

OpenAI-powered slide-over embedded in the post editor. Trigger it from the toolbar no tab switching, no copy-pasting between tools.

✦ Generate title

Create a compelling headline from your topic or draft.

✦ Write intro

Draft the opening paragraph to hook readers immediately.

✦ Expand outline

Turn bullet points into full narrative paragraphs.

✦ Write full draft

Generate a complete article from a single prompt.

✦ Summarise

Create an SEO-ready meta description automatically.

✦ Suggest tags

Extract the right tags from your article content.

Social Login

Laravel Socialite handles OAuth sign-in. Readers authenticate with Google, Facebook, or GitHub no password required.

Google Facebook GitHub

Text-to-Speech

Browser Web Speech API player on all 15 theme post pages. Play, pause, stop, variable speed (0.75×–2×), animated waveform. Toggle per tenant in Settings. ElevenLabs key ready for premium TTS.

05 Themes

15 themes. One consistent platform.

Every theme ships with home, post, category, search, and tag views. Shared partials handle ads, menus, the TTS player, and tracking codes so switching themes never breaks your monetisation.

blog

Classic

General-purpose blog with sidebar

magazine

Editorial

Grid layout with featured hero

corporate

Business

Clean B2B publication layout

newsletter

Email-first

Story-focused minimal layout

news

Breaking

News with standard pagination

minimal

Reading

Distraction-free article view

photography

Visual

Full-bleed image-forward layout

tech

Dev

Monospace developer aesthetic

lifestyle

Warm

Card grid editorial layout

docs

Docs

Sidebar-nav documentation site

apex

Premium

Dark hero news layout

meridian

Serif

Bold editorial with wide type

pulse

Live

Breaking news ticker style

slate

Minimal

Corporate clean layout

vanguard

Bold

Full-width magazine imagery

Shared ad slots

The x-ad-slot component works in every theme. Switch themes and your ad placements carry over automatically.

Shared navigation

Menu builder output is shared across all themes. One config, consistent navigation everywhere.

Dark mode

Unified localStorage key with system preference fallback. Flash prevention via x-cloak in all 15 templates.

06 Headless API

Use Pressly as a headless CMS.

17+ REST endpoints under /api/v1/. All routes run through ResolveTenant middleware. Bearer token auth via Sanctum.

Posts with pagination, filter by category and tag
Full-text search across all tenant content
Comments submit and retrieve per post
Categories and tags with their post collections
Auth: login, register, /me, logout
Bearer token via Sanctum personal_access_tokens
Open interactive docs →
GET /api/v1/posts
POST /api/v1/posts
GET /api/v1/posts/{slug}
PUT /api/v1/posts/{slug}
DELETE /api/v1/posts/{slug}
GET /api/v1/posts/{slug}/comments
POST /api/v1/posts/{slug}/comments
GET /api/v1/categories
GET /api/v1/categories/{slug}
GET /api/v1/tags
GET /api/v1/tags/{slug}
GET /api/v1/search?q=
POST /api/v1/auth/login
POST /api/v1/auth/register
GET /api/v1/auth/me
POST /api/v1/auth/logout

07 Mobile Apps

Native iOS & Android.
Powered by your API.

Every Pressly publication ships with a documented REST API that powers fully-native mobile apps. Subscribers get breaking news on their lock screen, e-paper editions in-app, and paywall-gated content enforced automatically — all managed from the same admin you already know.

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Push notifications

Lock-screen breaking news and live coverage alerts via Web Push — no third-party service needed.

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E-paper reader

Every edition delivered in-app with the full page-flip experience, optimised for touch.

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Paywall enforcement

Metered and hard paywalls apply in-app automatically. Subscribers tap in; everyone else hits the gate.

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17+ REST endpoints

Posts, categories, tags, search, comments, and auth — the full API your mobile team needs on day one.

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VAPID Web Push

Service worker at public/service-worker.js. VAPID key served at /push/vapid-key. Works in Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

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AI content on mobile

AI-generated headlines, summaries, and tags flow through to app feeds automatically.

API endpoints used by mobile apps

GET /api/v1/posts
GET /api/v1/posts/{slug}
GET /api/v1/search?q=
POST /api/v1/auth/login
GET /api/v1/auth/me
POST /push/subscribe
GET /push/vapid-key
GET /sitemap.xml

Bearer token authentication

POST /api/v1/auth/login returns a Sanctum personal access token. Pass it as Authorization: Bearer {"{token}"} on every authenticated request. Token lifetime configurable per tenant.

Complete list

Every feature, at a glance

Content & Editorial

  • TipTap v3 WYSIWYG post editor
  • Featured image with alt text and caption
  • Category and tag assignment
  • Scheduled publish with datetime picker
  • Revision history with one-click restore
  • Auto-save every 60 seconds
  • Post status: draft, published, archived
  • Post collaborators (co-authoring)
  • Drag-and-drop menu builder
  • WordPress WXR import (file and URL)
  • Comment moderation queue
  • Media library with image processing

Revenue & Monetisation

  • Stripe Checkout subscriptions
  • Stripe Billing Portal
  • Stripe webhooks for cancellations
  • Multiple subscription plan tiers
  • Hard paywall per post
  • Metered view-count paywall
  • Content preview truncation
  • Full ad CRUD with scheduling
  • 7 ad placement positions
  • Impression and click tracking
  • E-paper edition management
  • Live streaming channels

SEO & Discoverability

  • JSON-LD schema markup per post
  • Open Graph and Twitter Card tags
  • XML sitemap at /sitemap.xml
  • AMP pages at /amp/{slug}
  • robots.txt with tenant rules
  • Live keyword density score in editor
  • Custom meta title and description
  • OG image field in SEO sidebar
  • Canonical URL management
  • 301 redirect engine
  • Google Search Console meta tag
  • Post title HTML entity decoding

Audience & Growth

  • Newsletter campaign system
  • WYSIWYG and HTML campaign editor
  • Welcome email on subscribe
  • Token-based unsubscribe
  • Web Push notifications (VAPID)
  • Service worker push handler
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Facebook Pixel
  • Twitter/X Pixel
  • Hotjar session recording
  • Page analytics with sparklines

AI & Integrations

  • OpenAI writing assistant in editor
  • AI title and intro generation
  • AI full draft from a prompt
  • AI SEO meta description
  • AI tag suggestions
  • Google OAuth (Socialite)
  • Facebook OAuth (Socialite)
  • GitHub OAuth (Socialite)
  • Text-to-speech player (Web Speech API)
  • ElevenLabs premium TTS field
  • Per-tenant SMTP and Mailgun config
  • Per-tenant Stripe keys

Platform & Developer

  • Domain-based multitenancy
  • ResolveTenant middleware on all routes
  • Super admin platform console
  • 17+ REST API endpoints
  • Laravel Sanctum Bearer tokens
  • Interactive API docs at /api/docs
  • Role-based access (Spatie)
  • Activity log per tenant
  • 29 database migrations
  • Spatie Tags support
  • Dark mode with localStorage
  • Flash prevention via x-cloak

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