Several voices, one page.

Each desk gets its own shelf on the front page. Sections keep their own rhythm and colour accent while sharing one card, so the whole page still reads as one publication.

When several desks share a front page, the usual outcome is either a uniform grid nobody is happy with or six competing designs stitched together.

The compromise here is structural: every desk gets the same card and the same grid, and differs only in accent and running order. The page reads as one publication with several voices in it.

Our desks stopped arguing about the homepage.

— A deputy editor

WHAT YOU GET

Several desks, one masthead.

Per-desk accent

Each section carries one accent colour through its rules and links, with contrast checked automatically.

Shelf ordering

Editors reorder desks on the front page by dragging, without touching a template.

Per-desk feeds

Every section has its own feed and its own newsletter segment.

Cross-desk features

A piece can be promoted onto another desk shelf without being reassigned or duplicated.

FULL FEATURE LIST

Section machinery.

What a multi-desk publication needs so each section can have a voice without the page falling apart.

Per-desk accent colours
Drag-to-reorder shelves
Section feeds and segments
Cross-desk promotion
Contributor pages per desk
Issue grouping for periodicals
Section-scoped search
Archive by issue and by date

SPECS

The details

Version: 1.7.1
Released: Oct 19, 2025
Desks: Unlimited
Accents: One per desk
Feeds: Per desk
Issues: Supported

CHANGELOG

Recent releases

1.7.1Oct 2025 — Shelf order now drag-and-drop in the admin
1.7.0Sep 2025 — Accent contrast checked when a desk colour is saved
1.6.0Jul 2025 — Issue archive added alongside the date archive