Editorial complexity
Homepage hierarchy, breaking news, sections, authors, tags, related stories and evergreen content must work as one publishing system.
WordPress news and media websites
A faster news website, built by people who've run newsrooms.
Design Wiz Tech designs, builds and looks after WordPress news sites in English, Hindi or both. Led by industry expert Manish Sinha, former head of design at Hindustan Times and Times Business Solutions.
- Free 10-minute site check
- Built by industry experts
- Hosting and care available
indianmasterminds.com
Built, hosted, maintainedIndian Masterminds
Ads that behaveOur own Ad Manager
News sites built, redesigned or looked after by DWT
Design work for Business Standard Hindi and the Times of India Group CMS.
Why specialist experience matters
A media website is not a normal corporate website.
It must support daily publishing, changing priorities, archives, search traffic, advertising and a team that cannot depend on a developer for every update.
Performance pressure
Images, ads, embeds, plugins and high publishing volume can make a WordPress news website slow and unstable.
Revenue readiness
The website needs practical routes for advertising, sponsorships, newsletters, WhatsApp, partnerships and qualified enquiries.
Choose the right build
Custom-built by default. Elementor if you need it.
Most publishers get a lightweight custom build on our own theme and plugins. If your team wants visual editing on a tighter budget, we build with Elementor instead.
Recommended
Custom WordPress build
For publishers who care about speed, daily publishing volume and ads that don't slow pages.
- Our lightweight DWT theme
- DWT SEO Core and Ad Manager built in
- Fast article and section pages
- Room to grow without rebuilding
Balanced
Hybrid build
Custom article and section templates, with visual editing for landing pages and campaigns.
- Custom code where speed matters
- Visual editing where flexibility helps
- Fewer plugins to maintain
- Can grow in phases
Lower budget
Elementor build
For new or smaller publications that want to launch quickly and edit pages themselves.
- Drag-and-drop page editing
- Lower starting cost
- Reusable design blocks
- Training for your team
What DWT can build
A complete publishing foundation, not just a homepage.
Homepage systems
Priority stories, latest updates, sections, videos, explainers and commercial blocks.
Article templates
Readable story pages with authors, sharing, related content, CTAs and ad positions.
Category architecture
Structured sections, archives, tags and internal discovery without content clutter.
Publisher SEO
Technical foundations, schema, sitemaps, canonicals, internal links and evergreen hubs.
Speed and stability
Plugin cleanup, caching, image strategy, database checks and performance optimisation.
Advertising readiness
Ad zones run by our own Ad Manager, sponsorship blocks, media-kit pages and advertiser enquiry routes.
Audience capture
Newsletter, WhatsApp, story-tip, partnership and campaign lead capture flows.
Migration and relaunch
Staging, redirects, URL preservation, QA, analytics checks and controlled launch support.
AI-assisted workflows
Our own AI tools for story ideas and content automation, so a small team can publish more.
Selected media work
National, Hindi, niche and hyperlocal news sites.
Four different newsrooms, four different set-ups. Each site is built around how that team actually publishes.
Designed, built, hosted and maintained by DWT
Indian Masterminds
A content-rich publication on governance, public service and leadership, run day to day on a DWT-built WordPress platform.
Visit live websiteOur own news site
Pulse of Noida
A mobile-first local news site for Noida, Greater Noida and Delhi NCR, where we test layouts, ads and reader sign-ups first.
Visit live websiteDesigned, built and maintained by DWT
Sarkari Khabren
A Hindi news site structured for daily publishing, clear sections and mobile readers.
Visit live websiteWordPress support and migration
Shresth Bharat
WordPress operations and migration across three related Hindi news and video sites.
Visit live websiteEngagement models
Launch once. Improve every month.
DWT can work as a project partner for a new build or relaunch, then continue as the technical and product support layer for ongoing publishing growth.
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New Media Website
Strategy, information architecture, design, WordPress development, QA and launch for a new publication.
Request a launch scope02
Publisher Website Rebuild
Redesign, performance cleanup, technical SEO, content migration and controlled relaunch for an existing site.
Request a rebuild review03
Monthly partnership
Publisher Care and Growth
Updates, monitoring, design improvements, SEO checks, ad support, analytics review and planned development hours.
Discuss monthly supportMonthly support
Choose the operating support your publication needs.
Publisher Care
For stable websites needing dependable maintenance
- Core, theme and plugin updates
- Backup and uptime checks
- Basic security and cache monitoring
- Minor layout and publishing fixes
- Monthly technical health summary
Recommended
Publisher Growth
For publications improving traffic, UX and revenue systems
- Everything in Publisher Care
- Technical SEO and performance review
- Article and category UX improvements
- Lead, newsletter and sponsorship flows
- Planned monthly development hours
Publisher Product Partner
For ambitious platforms needing continuous product support
- Product and editorial workflow planning
- Custom features and integrations
- Analytics-led improvements
- Advertising and audience systems
- Priority technical support
Every monthly engagement has a defined scope, included hours, response window and exclusions. No vague “unlimited support” promise.
How the work moves
From diagnosis to a launch-ready publishing system.
Review
Current website, newsroom workflow, technology, traffic, SEO and commercial requirements.
Structure
Sitemap, categories, navigation, templates, homepage hierarchy and conversion routes.
Design
Responsive visual system for homepage, article, archive, search and key business pages.
Build
Elementor, custom or hybrid WordPress implementation with reusable components.
Launch and improve
QA, migration, SEO checks, team handover and optional ongoing monthly support.
Why Design Wiz Tech
Built by professional industry experts.
Manish Sinha leads every project. Over 25 years he has led design at Hindustan Times, Times Business Solutions, Zee Group and Adda247. Experienced designers and WordPress developers build each site with him.
We also run our own news site, Pulse of Noida, so we understand the reader's side and the newsroom's side of a website.
Frequently asked questions
Before you choose a media website partner.
These are the questions most publishers should resolve before starting a build or rebuild.
What is the free site check?
A short screen recording, about 10 minutes, where we go through your news site on a phone and point out the biggest problems and what we would fix first. It is free and there is no obligation.
How much does a full website review cost?
From ₹20,000. News sites with a large archive, ads and a custom CMS set-up usually come to around ₹30,000. International projects can be quoted in US dollars. We confirm the fee before any work starts.
Can you rebuild an existing news website without losing URLs?
Yes. A relaunch plan covers staging, content migration, URL mapping, redirects, analytics and Search Console checks, and post-launch QA.
Will our editors be able to run the website?
Yes. The admin and templates are designed around your actual publishing team, with handover training where needed.
Do you build with Elementor?
We build lightweight custom themes by default. If your team prefers drag-and-drop editing on a tighter budget, we can build with Elementor instead.
Do you provide hosting and monthly support?
Yes. Monthly plans cover hosting, updates, monitoring, performance and SEO checks, ad support and planned development hours, each with a defined scope.
How is the project cost decided?
It depends on whether you need a new launch, a redesign, a migration or ongoing support. We review your site, workflow and integrations first, then send a scoped proposal.
Free site check
Get a free 10-minute check of your news site.
Send us your site link. Within two working days we send a short recorded review of the biggest problems on your site and what we would fix first.
- Free, no obligation
- A recording you can share with your team
- A clear next step: fix it yourself or with us