In this story
Where: Settings → Site & brand → Set up your site
Open this page: admin.<your-site>/setup (replace <your-site> with your site address)
What is ready for you
Sections. City, Civic issues, Public notices, Crime and safety, Traffic and transport, Markets and business and Local sports. Schools and colleges and Health exist but start hidden from the menu.
Story starters. Under Start from:
- City story
- Civic alert
- Public notice
- Photo story
Switched on for you. Civic alerts, public notices, a messenger link (WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal), breaking ticker, quick briefs.
Your words. The admin says City alert, Area and Correspondent.
Quick actions. New story, Breaking news, City editions, Photo story, Upload photos and Send an alert.
Steps: first hour
- Open Settings, then Set up your site.
- Choose your languages. Hindi and English are the first suggestions.
- Create your sections. Pick City news, Hindi or City news, English.
- Pick features. Push alerts and an elections hub are offered. Paid ones are only offered.
- Make city editions. Open Stories, then City editions. Turn on City edition for each state, district or city. Add places inside them. Each city edition has its own home page and shows in the city picker. See City editions.
- Tag your stories with a place in the story editor, under Places and people.
- Invite your team and set up push alerts. Both are optional.
- Set up ads and publish trust and legal pages.
- Write your first civic alert.
Good to know
- Alerts expire. The alert strip shows only the last 72 hours in the standard setup.
- Name the place. The AI helpers on this site are set to name the ward, street or landmark and the office that confirmed the news.
- Public notices are on. Tenders, court and municipal notices have an issuer, dates and a reference.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can I cover more than one city?
Yes. Add each city as a city edition.
Can I send a push alert for an urgent civic alert?
Yes, if the Push alerts add-on is on your site. It is offered in Features. Some add-ons are included in some plans: see your plan on keynate.com.