Happening Now Media House is a robust digital news platform developed by Kastech to simplify and automate news publishing and media management. It provides an intuitive environment for journalists, editors, and administrators to collaborate efficiently and deliver breaking news in real time to a global audience.
The Challenge
Traditional newsrooms often struggled with manual publishing workflows, delayed updates, and difficulty managing large volumes of content across multiple categories. Editors faced the challenge of maintaining consistency, handling user traffic spikes, and integrating multimedia content without compromising performance.
Kastech was approached to design a platform that could handle heavy news traffic, streamline editorial operations, support live updates, and provide monetization features such as advertising panels and media embedding, all while maintaining top-level security and 99.98% uptime.
What did Kastech do
Kastech developed HN News using KAS Framework v2.50 integrated with WordPress 4.8 (Evans) to combine flexibility with a custom content management layer.
The solution included:
- A categorized and segmented news architecture for easier content organization
- A CRUD engine for creating, updating, and managing news posts efficiently
- Featured slider and smart sidebar for dynamic content display
- Social media sharing tools and YouTube playlist integration
- Advert management panel for monetization
- SEO-ready structure and responsive user interface
- Comodo SSL integration for data protection and security
The Results
- 99.98% uptime across all servers
- 100% completion and deployment success
- Improved content publishing speed and editorial workflow
- Increased audience engagement through social sharing and multimedia features
- Scalable design supporting traffic surges during live news events
