Publisher Centre overview

Publisher Center helps publishers configure monetisation solutions through Reader Revenue Manager and manage their Google News Showcase settings.

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Functionality

To set up your publication, you can use a few basic features:

• General: You can add:
  • Basic information about your publication
  • Details about the location of your publication's headquarters
  • Verification of website property URLs
  • Your publication’s contact details

Switch between publications and organisations

If you have more than one publication or organisation set up in Publisher Centre, you can switch between them with the Publication and Organisation selectors.

Settings

To change your publication settings:

1. On your computer, go to Publisher Center.
2. At the top right, click Publication selector Settings .

Publication settings include three tabs:

• Publication settings: Manage basic information about your publication.
• Organisation settings: Create, delete and define your organisation’s settings.
• User permissions: Manage user access for your organisation or the publications that you’ve submitted.

Tip: You can also access these settings from the Publisher Center home screen. Under 'More options', click Manage your publication and your organisation Modify publication settings.

Switch between products

If more than one product is active on your publication, you can switch between them when you click Products . For example, you can switch between Reader Revenue Manager and Google News Showcase. To return to the Publisher Center home screen at any time, click Products .

Modules

Modules customise different experiences of your publications. Certain modules might not be visible for some users.

• Reader Revenue Manager: Make it easier for readers to subscribe, contribute or engage with your content through their Google Account.
• News Showcase: To highlight issues and events, use customised panels. This enhances storytelling and helps your readers stay informed.

More options

Options help you classify your content and find settings quickly. Certain options might not be visible for some users.

• Content labels: Help Google understand your content better with labels, such as opinion, user-generated, satire or blog. Content labels won’t affect search engine rank.
• Add another publication: Enter a URL to set up another publication.
• Manage your publication and your organisation: Quickly find commonly used settings.

Glossary

The below terms allow publishers to understand how Publisher Center is organised and which content types can be submitted.

• Organisation: It's the entity that hosts your publications, and it can host one or several publications.
• Publication: This allows publishers to organise and manage their content.
  • What was called 'Edition' in the former Producer tool or 'Source' in the former Publisher Center is now called 'Publication'.

What not to expect from Publisher Center

Google News Publisher Center isn't an authoring tool or a content management system (CMS), and it's not designed to create online websites optimised for desktop web browsers.

Google automatically considers all web content for inclusion in Google News, so you don't need to apply. To be eligible, content must comply with our overall requirements and content policies.