Know who's working on what
Keep the responsible editor, deadline, priority, and editorial status close to each story so the next step is easier to see.
WordPress newsroom plugin
Newsroom work,
kept in view.
Veridis News Desk is a WordPress newsroom plugin that helps editorial teams keep stories, assignments, deadlines, article checks, and follow-ups in view.
Why News Desk
The editorial layer around the work your newsroom already does.
Newsrooms already do the difficult work: finding stories, reporting them, checking the details, and deciding what is ready to publish.
News Desk works inside WordPress, adding an editorial workflow layer around existing posts. The team can see assignments, deadlines, status, article checks, and work that still needs a follow-up.
It is not a separate newsroom application or a replacement CMS. The reporting, articles, and editorial context stay where the team already works.
Newsroom workflow
Know what is moving, and what still needs attention.
News Desk brings editorial planning and story assignments into a shared newsroom view built around WordPress posts, without turning every story into a rigid process.
Article Health
Catch the small things that are easy to miss.
Before a story moves forward, Article Health surfaces practical checks alongside the editorial review. It does not decide whether a story is ready; it helps an editor see what may still be missing.
Featured image
Catch a missing lead image before the story moves toward publication.
Excerpt
See at a glance when the story still needs the short summary used in listings and previews.
Source
Avoid moving a story forward without its source clearly recorded.
Photo credit
Keep image credits visible early instead of discovering an omission at the last minute.
Follow-ups
Publishing is not always the end of the reporting.
A source may need another call. An update may be expected tomorrow. A published story may still need attention. Follow-ups keep those next actions visible without mixing them into the article itself or making the published story look unfinished.
Call the source again
Check for tomorrow's update
Return to the published story
Works with WordPress
Keep editorial work close to the posts.
News Desk is an editorial workflow plugin for WordPress. There is no separate newsroom application to keep in sync, no proprietary article format, and no need to move editorial content outside the CMS.
Standard posts
Stories remain ordinary WordPress posts, where the newsroom already writes and publishes.
Existing users
Assign stories to people who already use the site, without maintaining a separate newsroom user list.
Roles and capabilities
News Desk works with existing roles and capabilities instead of creating a separate identity system.
Publishing permissions
Keep familiar publishing boundaries in place, with access continuing to follow each person's existing role.
Veridis News Desk — Free 1.0
Built to help a newsroom manage stories.
Veridis News Desk Free 1.0 helps editorial teams manage the everyday work around their WordPress stories: seeing what is active, assigning responsibility, tracking editorial details, reviewing article health, and remembering what comes next.
Use the dashboard, newsroom list, board, filters, and search to keep the current story list understandable.
Track editorial status, assignee, deadline, and priority around each post.
Use Article Health, Follow-ups, and Editor Mode to support review and keep unfinished reporting visible.
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