This guide covers the steps to follow from the moment your KEYDAL account is opened until you publish your first story. The whole thing takes 45 minutes on average. If you are migrating an existing site we take care of steps 1 and 2; you can start directly at step 4.

When your account is opened

Once the contract is complete we send two links to your email address: your admin panel address and a password-setting link. The password link is valid for 48 hours.

At first sign-in we will ask you to set up two-factor authentication. It is mandatory for accounts with the managing editor and administrator roles.

Your panel address: Until setup is complete siteadi.keydal.dev you use a temporary address in this form. Once the domain is pointed, the panel siteadiniz.com/panel is migrated to.

Pointing the domain

You need to enter the following records in your domain management panel (GoDaddy, Natro, İsimtescil and the like). Propagation can take anywhere from 15 minutes to 24 hours.

  • A kaydı - @ - sunucu IP adresiniz (panelde yazar)
  • A kaydı - www - aynı IP adresi
  • CNAME - panel - panel.keydal.net
  • TXT - @ - panelde verilen doğrulama değeri

If you would like to transfer the domain to us we can handle that too, in which case you do not need to enter the records by hand.

SSL Certificate

As soon as the domain is pointed, a Let’s Encrypt certificate is installed automatically and renews itself every 90 days. There is nothing for you to do.

Once the certificate is installed, from the panel the HTTPS redirect open. This http:// permanently redirects all visitors arriving via https:// redirects to.

If you want to use your own certificate (EV, wildcard and so on) you can upload it from the panel; automatic renewal is then disabled and tracking the expiry becomes your responsibility.

Site Identity and Theme

Ayarlar - Site kimliği section, enter the following:

  1. Site adı ve slogan - bunlar sayfa başlıklarında ve arama sonuçlarında görünür.
  2. Logo - yatay sürüm (en az 512×70, şeffaf arka plan) ve kare sürüm (1000×1000).
  3. Favicon - 512×512 kare.
  4. Ana renk - manşet vurguları ve bağlantılar bu rengi kullanır.
  5. Künye bilgileri - yayın sahibi, sorumlu yazı işleri müdürü, iletişim adresi.

Then Görünüm - Temalar section to choose your theme. Changing the theme does not affect your content and can be undone at any time.

Setting up categories

Categories determine your URL structure, and changing them later requires redirects. That is why getting them right from the start matters.

  • Keep top-level categories few: Agenda, Economy, Sport, Life and Local are usually enough.
  • Only create subcategories if there will be real volume; a subcategory with ten stories makes a thin page.
  • Write a short description for each category; the category page’s meta description is generated from it.

Users and Permissions

Kullanıcılar - Yeni kullanıcı screen to define your team. There are four preset roles:

  • Muhabir - haber oluşturur, kendi taslaklarını düzenler, yayınlayamaz.
  • Editor - atandığı servisteki haberleri düzenler ve yayınlar, manşete taşıyamaz.
  • Managing editor - tüm servislerde yetkilidir, manşeti belirler.
  • Administrator - kullanıcı, kategori ve site ayarlarını yönetir.

Attach permissions to the role, not the person. When the team changes, all you do is reassign the role.

Publishing your first story

  1. Haberler - Yeni haber screen.
  2. Write a headline and standfirst. A headline under 60 characters will not be truncated in search results.
  3. Upload the lead image. It must be at least 1200 pixels wide; the system generates the WebP and AVIF versions itself.
  4. Choose the category and tags.
  5. Check the meta description on the SEO tab. If left empty it is generated from the standfirst.
  6. Publish or schedule it by picking a later time.
Move to front page: After the story is published Front page screen and drag the story into the position you want. The change goes live instantly.

Google News and Search Console

After the site goes live you need to make two registrations:

  1. Search Console - Alan adınızı ekleyin, doğrulamayı panelde hazır bekleyen TXT kaydıyla tamamlayın, ardından /sitemap.xml and /news-sitemap.xml send the addresses.
  2. Publisher centre - Yayın kaydınızı oluşturun, logolarınızı yükleyin ve bölümlerinizi tanımlayın.

Structured data, the news sitemap and AMP output are configured automatically at setup, so no extra technical work is needed.

Pre-Launch Checklist

  • Is the masthead page filled in?
  • Are the contact and corrections policy pages live?
  • Are the logo and favicon uploaded?
  • Is the HTTPS redirect on?
  • Is the 404 page customised?
  • En az 15-20 haber girildi mi? (Boş bir siteyle Google News başvurusu yapmayın.)
  • Is Search Console verification complete?
  • Is the backup plan visible in the panel?

If you have completed this list you are ready to launch. If you get stuck our support team write to us; our average first response is four minutes.