Surf CMS Publisher Tools
Your most important publishing tools are one click away.
Add stories, manage content, publish e-editions, create newsletters, review site activity and open Surf’s specialised newsroom tools from one central publisher dashboard.
Your Publisher Dashboard
Surf CMSOne dashboard for the daily publishing operation
Spend less time searching through menus and more time publishing.
Newspaper staff often perform the same essential tasks throughout the day: adding stories, reviewing drafts, uploading editions, preparing newsletters and managing photographs.
The Surf CMS Publisher Dashboard places those common actions in one clear workspace. Staff can move directly into the tool they need without navigating through multiple administrative menus.
- Open common newsroom tools quickly
- Reduce menu hunting and administrative confusion
- Connect publishing, audience and revenue workflows
- Give staff a clearer starting point after login
- Provide instructions and guidance where needed
Designed for Newspaper Staff
Faster WorkflowsPublisher dashboard quick actions
Everything your staff uses most—organized in one place.
Select any tool below to learn how it supports the publication’s daily workflow.
Quick Action 01
Add an Article
Create breaking news, features, sports, opinion, obituaries and other newspaper content.
Explore Article Publishing ↓Quick Action 02
Manage Content
Review drafts, edit published stories, filter content and organize the newsroom archive.
Explore Content Management ↓Quick Action 03
Manage E-Editions
Upload, edit, organize and view current and archived digital newspaper editions.
Explore E-Edition Management ↓Quick Action 04
Open SurfStudio
Extract stories from PDF pages, clean the text and prepare editable website articles.
Explore SurfStudio ↓Quick Action 05
Open TideCast
Prepare stories for newsletters, social media and other connected publishing destinations.
Explore TideCast ↓Quick Action 06
Open Surf AdCenter
Manage advertisers, campaigns, placements and digital advertising performance.
Explore Surf AdCenter ↓Quick Action 07
View Site Statistics
Review visitors, popular stories, traffic sources and audience activity.
Explore Website Statistics ↓Quick Action 08
Create a Newsletter
Build and send email newsletters using stories already published through Surf CMS.
Explore Newsletter Publishing ↓Quick Action 09
Media Library
Find and manage photographs, graphics, documents and other publication files.
Explore the Media Library ↓A clearer starting point
Move from login to the right tool in four simple steps.
Sign In
Authorized staff enter the Surf CMS publishing environment.
Open the Dashboard
The Publisher Dashboard presents common tasks and product areas.
Select a Quick Action
Staff move directly into the publishing or management tool they need.
Complete the Work
Create, review, distribute or manage content through the connected Surf CMS platform.
Add an article
Create newspaper content through a newsroom-focused editor.
The Add an Article action takes reporters and editors directly into the primary Surf CMS publishing form.
Staff can prepare a complete story, add photographs, choose the appropriate section and control when the article becomes public.
Create the story
Add the headline, article body, summary and other editorial information.
Add photographs and media
Include a lead image, additional photographs, galleries or available multimedia.
Publish or schedule
Release the story immediately, save a draft or schedule it for a future time.
Manage content
Find, review and organize published stories and drafts.
The content-management screen gives authorized staff a central view of articles and other website content.
Editors can search for a story, filter records, review publication status and open the appropriate item for editing.
- Review published and unpublished content
- Search by title or other available information
- Filter content by type, status or section
- Edit existing stories
- Review scheduled content
- Organize the growing newsroom archive
Content Management
Newsroom ControlManage e-editions
Upload, edit and organize complete digital newspaper editions.
The e-edition management area gives staff access to current and archived issues from the Publisher Dashboard.
Publishers can add new editions, review existing records and open the public edition to confirm the reader experience.
Upload the edition
Add the completed newspaper PDF and publication information.
Manage edition details
Review dates, titles, cover images and available access settings.
View the published issue
Open the edition as a reader would see it on the website.
Open SurfStudio
Turn newspaper PDF pages into editable website stories.
SurfStudio helps staff reuse articles that already exist inside a print edition or other PDF publication.
The extracted text can be reviewed, cleaned and prepared as a new Surf CMS article rather than manually retyping the story.
Select the PDF
Open an uploaded publication or other available source file.
Extract the story text
Pull article copy from the selected page or document.
Create an editable article
Clean the result, add photographs and prepare the story for publication.
Open TideCast
Prepare published stories for connected distribution channels.
TideCast helps publications extend the reach of newsroom content without rebuilding the story separately for every destination.
Staff can prepare shorter messages, select available channels and review publishing activity through one connected workflow.
- Start with an existing Surf CMS story
- Prepare channel-appropriate promotional text
- Select available publishing destinations
- Review delivery status and history
- Keep the newspaper website as the home of the full story
One Story. More Reach.
TideCastOpen Surf AdCenter
Manage advertisers, campaigns and performance in one workspace.
Surf AdCenter gives publishers and advertising staff a clearer view of the digital advertising operation.
Staff can organize advertiser records, review active campaigns, monitor placements and examine available campaign activity.
Manage advertisers
Keep business and contact information associated with the appropriate campaign records.
Review campaigns
Track active, scheduled, ending and completed advertising activity.
View performance
Review available impressions, clicks and other campaign information.
View site statistics
Understand how readers are using the newspaper website.
Website statistics help publishers identify popular stories, traffic sources and broader audience activity.
These insights can support editorial planning, advertiser conversations and decisions about future digital products.
Popular stories
Review the journalism attracting the greatest reader interest.
Traffic sources
Understand how readers arrive from search, newsletters, direct visits and other channels.
Audience activity
Review available visitor and website-use trends over time.
Create a newsletter
Turn published stories into direct reader communication.
The newsletter action opens the publication’s email-publishing workflow directly from the dashboard.
Staff can reuse stories already published through Surf CMS rather than copying headlines, photographs and links into a completely separate system.
- Select published newspaper stories
- Reuse headlines, photographs and website links
- Create manual or recurring newsletters
- Review the edition before delivery
- Schedule the newsletter for a future time
- Include available advertising or sponsorship positions
Newsletter Workflow
Connected ContentMedia library
Organize photographs, graphics, documents and publication files.
The Media Library gives authorized staff a central place to find and manage files used throughout the newspaper website.
Existing media can be reused where appropriate, reducing duplicate uploads and helping staff keep digital assets more organized.
Find existing media
Search and browse available photographs, documents and other website files.
Upload new files
Add photographs, graphics, PDFs and other supported media.
Reuse publication assets
Select an existing item for another article or website component when appropriate.
Why the Publisher Dashboard matters
Bring the publication’s most important tools together.
Help when staff need it
Place instructions and guidance near the tools they explain.
The Publisher Dashboard can include collapsible instructions for product areas and workflows that require additional explanation.
This allows experienced staff to move quickly while giving newer users practical guidance without requiring a separate training manual for every task.
- Collapsible instructions for major tools
- Clear descriptions of each dashboard action
- Links to deeper help when available
- Guidance that can evolve with the platform
- Human support when instructions are not enough
Built-In Guidance
Help Without ClutterA simpler way to run the digital publication
Give your staff one dashboard for the tools they use every day.
Surf CMS brings newsroom publishing, e-editions, newsletters, advertising, distribution, media and audience tools into one connected newspaper platform.