Automattic

John James Jacoby

Gary Jones

Mohammad Jangda

Philip John

Nikolay Bachiyski

<p>Your readers want your updates as quickly as possible, and we think we provide the easiest and most flexible publishing environment to make that happen. Sometimes though, that’s just not enough.</p>
<p>When you’re covering a fast-paced event — the latest Apple unveiling, an F1 Grand Prix or the Super Bowl — a full blog post for each individual update is a poor experience for your authors and your audience.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://wpvip.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress.com VIP Liveblog Add-On</a> was purpose-built to address these issues.</p>
<p>Here’s what makes it special:</p>
<ul>
<li>Post updates right from the front end of your site (no need to use the <code>/wp-admin</code> dashboard).</li>
<li>Viewers of your liveblog get new entries served to them instantly and automatically, without needing to refresh.</li>
<li>Authors can drag and drop photos straight into the liveblog area, without separate browser tabs or windows.</li>
<li>No need for a separate site dedicated to liveblogging — every post can be a liveblog, even existing ones.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you’d like to check out the code and contribute, <a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog" rel="nofollow ugc">join us on GitHub</a> — pull requests are more than welcome.</p>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<p>Developer and end-user documentation lives in the <a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/tree/develop/docs" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>docs/</code></a> directory:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/blob/develop/docs/end-user-guide.md" rel="nofollow ugc">End user guide</a> — for editors and site administrators.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/blob/develop/docs/customization.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Customization</a> — entry features, key events, hashtags, commands, emoji, shortcodes, template overrides.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/blob/develop/docs/admin-meta-box.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Extending the admin meta box</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/blob/develop/docs/entry-hooks.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Hooking into entries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/blob/develop/docs/auto-archive.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Auto-archiving</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/blob/develop/docs/websockets.md" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSocket support</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>See <a href="https://github.com/Automattic/liveblog/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md" rel="nofollow ugc">CONTRIBUTING.md</a> for how to set up the development environment and submit changes.</p>


Liveblog

Empowers website owners to provide rich and engaging live event coverage to a large, distributed audience.

Arena.IM

<p><a href="https://arena.im/products/liveblog/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=plugin_wp&utm_term=liveblog&utm_content=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">Arena</a> is the best live blogging platform for real-time events.</p>
<p>Automate content generation and distribution, leveraging social media to cover sports, breaking news, or any event, 24/7. With our plugin, your Live Blog can be fully automated or moderated by an editor or community manager.</p>
<p>Additionally, you can combine content generated by your team with user-generated content from social media.</p>
<p>Boost user engagement and time spent on your site by providing users relevant content they will want to consume and share.</p>
<p>The Arena Live Blog platform and WordPress plugin provide critical features such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Real-time Live Blogging</li>
<li>SEO Ranking Improvement</li>
<li>Integration with the Arena Live Chat to increase user engagement</li>
<li>Integration with Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, and other platforms</li>
<li>Connection with your AdSense account to increase revenue</li>
<li>Real-time audience analytics</li>
<li>User-generated content curated from social media</li>
<li>Automatic or moderated sports play-by-play</li>
<li>Layout customization according to your brand and design style guide</li>
<li>Sports calendar integration</li>
<li>Cross-posting to social media</li>
<li>In-feed comments inside the Blog</li>
<li>Mobile Optimized</li>
<li>Unlimited number of editors to manage your live events</li>
<li>Reactions, sharing options, and threaded comments available on each post</li>
<li>Interactive polls to keep your audience entertained and understand their views</li>
<li>Sound alerts to notify your users of new posts</li>
</ul>
<p>Live Blog is an impactful, authentic, and real-time engagement solution. It transforms your marketing strategy by making your content more interactive while increasing revenue and customer retention.</p>
<h3>Arena Live Blog – Support</h3>
<p><a href="https://help.arena.im/en/collections/2208027-liveblog?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=plugin_wp&utm_term=liveblog&utm_content=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">Here you can</a> access our Help Center with additional guidance on setting up and making the best use of the Arena Live Blog.</p>
<h3>Website</h3>
<p>Visit our official website for more information: <a href="https://arena.im/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=plugin_wp&utm_term=liveblog&utm_content=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">https://arena.im</a></p>
<h3>Contact US</h3>
<p>For more information, access <a href="https://arena.im/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=plugin_wp&utm_term=liveblog&utm_content=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">dashboard.arena.im</a> and talk to us on the Live Chat. We will get back to you within hours.</p>


Arena.IM – Live Blogging for real-time events

Arena.im is a powerful FREE live blogging platform for real-time events. Cover sports, news, tech, etc. SEO optimized and mobile ready.

Liveblog vs Arena.IM – Live Blogging for real-time events