Free News Website
A free news website should let you start publishing without a software budget or technical barriers. Hatopya provides free news website infrastructure for local reporting, specialist publications and independent voices. We handle software, setup, hosting and CDN infrastructure while you focus on your stories, your readers and your editorial identity.
Free today, free in the future
Hatopya’s free service is not a trial or a temporary promotion. Our news software will remain free. Every software improvement, new feature and update added to the platform will also be enabled free of charge, without an upgrade fee or a paid software plan. You can continue publishing for free while complying with the service terms.
There are no software licence, setup, hosting, server or CDN subscription fees. As your publication grows, you can keep using the existing tools and benefit from new developments. Put your resources into original reporting and developing your publication.
How to start a free news website
You do not need to learn coding, install software or manage a server. Tell us about your publication and provide your contact details in the application form. Our team reviews your application and contacts you to agree the publication name, domain and design requirements.
Hatopya coordinates the technical setup and infrastructure connections and helps you get started with the panel. An application does not automatically launch a website. Once setup is complete, you can prepare news and other content from the publishing workspace.
Free news software for your whole newsroom
Create and edit stories, manage categories, choose headlines, organise images and assign team permissions in one panel. Prepare drafts, schedule publication and decide which stories appear on the homepage. If you work on several publications, access the websites you are authorised to manage with the same account.
The rich text editor, image optimisation, opinion columns and news pool support your workflow. These software tools do not require buying a separate plan. You keep control over your editorial choices.
Free news themes with your own identity
Choose a layout that suits local reporting, specialist publishing or a busy front page. Hatopya’s free news themes offer colour choices, headline areas and category modules. Your logo, categories, colours and favicon give the website its own identity.
The themes adapt to mobile screens. Theme updates and design improvements offered within the system are included in the free software model. Evaluate how a theme presents your content as well as how it looks.
Focus on your stories, not technical maintenance
Our aim is to leave you more time for accurate, original and useful reporting. We handle the infrastructure while you define the editorial direction, prepare content and build relationships with readers.
You remain responsible for accuracy, publishing rights and the content you publish. The website is expected to stay active and comply with the service agreement. Free infrastructure supports your publication without taking over its identity or editorial responsibilities.
Mobile-friendly publishing with technical SEO foundations
Server-rendered pages, caching, appropriately sized WebP images, responsive themes and sitemaps support a fast, readable website. You can organise titles, descriptions and content around your publication.
Useful answers, original reporting, clear headings and properly credited sources remain essential. The technical platform supports that work; search positions also depend on content, competition and other factors.
What to compare when choosing news software
Look beyond the setup price: compare ongoing licence, hosting, update and theme costs, as well as mobile layouts, team permissions, content tools and support. Providers offer different scopes and terms, so check each offer in writing.
Hatopya’s position is clear: the news software is free, there is no paid software plan and every new software feature is offered free. Assess whether the workflow and service terms suit your publication as well as comparing costs.
What is included and what is optional?
Software, setup, hosting, servers and CDN infrastructure are free. You obtain and renew your domain name; we coordinate its connection with you. There is no separate software licence or subscription fee.
Managing your website yourself is free. Optional management and editorial service costs 600 USD + VAT per month. An optional mobile app costs 200 USD + VAT per year and is free while editorial service is active. You do not need to buy these services to use the free news software.
Take the first step
Apply for a free news website and let us review your needs together. Hatopya handles the software and technical setup so you can concentrate on your content and readers.