Organize Your News. Simplify Navigation. Improve the Reader Experience.
Create a well-organized newspaper website that helps readers quickly find the stories that matter most.
Every community newspaper covers a wide variety of topics—from local government and high school sports to community events and business news.
Surf New Media’s Categories & Sections feature helps organize your content into clear, easy-to-navigate sections, making it simple for readers to discover the news they’re looking for while giving editors complete control over how stories are organized.
A well-structured website isn’t just easier to navigate—it keeps readers engaged and encourages them to explore more content.
Organize Content Your Way
Every newspaper is unique.
Create categories and sections that reflect your publication and your community.
Examples include:
- Local News
- Sports
- Business
- Opinion
- Obituaries
- Community
- Schools
- Government
- Public Safety
- Arts & Entertainment
- Lifestyle
- Classifieds
- Events
- Special Sections
Add, edit, rename, or reorganize sections at any time.
Unlimited Categories
Your website isn’t limited to a handful of sections.
Create as many categories and subcategories as your newsroom needs.
For example:
Sports
- High School Football
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Soccer
- Wrestling
- College Sports
Or under Community:
- Local Events
- Nonprofits
- Churches
- Clubs
- Festivals
The structure grows with your newspaper.
Automatic Organization
When editors publish an article, they simply assign it to one or more categories.
Surf CMS automatically places the story in:
- Section pages
- Navigation menus
- Related Stories
- Search results
- RSS feeds
- Homepage widgets
- Topic pages
One action updates your entire website.
Easy Navigation
Help readers quickly find the topics they care about.
Clear navigation means readers spend less time searching and more time reading.
Well-organized sections improve:
- Reader satisfaction
- Page views
- Time on site
- Story discovery
- Mobile navigation
Support Multiple Categories
Some stories belong in more than one place.
For example:
A city council story about a new sports complex could appear under:
- Government
- Sports
- Community
- Breaking News
Surf CMS allows articles to appear wherever they’re relevant without creating duplicate content.
Create Special Sections
Need a temporary section?
Quickly build dedicated pages for:
- Elections
- County Fair
- Graduation
- Holiday Guides
- Hurricane Coverage
- Community Awards
- Local History
- Visitor Guides
Launch new sections whenever your newsroom needs them.
Mobile-Friendly Navigation
Categories and section pages automatically adapt for:
- Desktop computers
- Tablets
- Smartphones
Readers enjoy a clean navigation experience on every device.
Improve Search & Discovery
Well-organized categories help readers find stories faster while improving internal linking throughout your website.
This makes it easier for visitors to explore related content and discover additional articles.
Built Into Surf CMS
Categories & Sections work seamlessly with:
- Featured Stories
- Related Stories
- Author Profiles
- Publish Everywhere
- AI Story Summaries
- Search
- Photo Galleries
- Newsletter Automation
Everything works together from one integrated publishing platform.
Benefits
Surf New Media’s Categories & Sections feature helps your newspaper:
- Organize content efficiently
- Improve website navigation
- Increase reader engagement
- Support unlimited categories
- Create special sections
- Improve story discovery
- Simplify publishing workflows
- Enhance the mobile experience
Why Surf New Media?
A well-organized website creates a better experience for everyone.
Readers find stories faster.
Editors publish more efficiently.
Advertisers benefit from clearly defined sections.
Surf New Media provides the flexibility community newspapers need to organize content in a way that makes sense for their newsroom and their audience.
Organization Makes Every Story Easier to Find
Your newspaper covers many topics, and every story deserves to be easy to discover.
Surf New Media’s Categories & Sections feature gives your newsroom the flexibility to organize content your way while providing readers with a clean, intuitive browsing experience.
Whether you’re managing a weekly community newspaper or a daily publication with thousands of articles, Surf CMS keeps your content organized and accessible.
Schedule a Free Demo to see how Surf New Media’s Categories & Sections feature helps newspapers organize content, simplify navigation, and improve reader engagement.