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MetroWire Daily

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local newsrooms and media brands that need article indexes, newsletter capture, and source-modeled retrieval

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Editorial Block System

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About, Articles, Contact, Discovery, Faq, Funnel

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  "spec_type": "cloud_elephants_new_tenant_site_spec",
  "selected_template": {
    "template_id": "metrowire-news",
    "label": "MetroWire Daily",
    "industry": "news-media",
    "audience": "local newsrooms and media brands that need article indexes, newsletter capture, and source-modeled retrieval",
    "status": "ready",
    "source": {
      "catalog": "examples/catalog.json",
      "content_root": "examples/metrowire-news/content"
    },
    "api_href": "/api/ensemble/templates/example-sites/metrowire-news",
    "full_payload_href": "/api/ensemble/templates/example-sites/metrowire-news?include_pages=true&include_globals=true&include_clone_manifest=true"
  },
  "buyer_inputs": {
    "business_name": "MetroWire Daily",
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    "audience": "local newsrooms and media brands that need article indexes, newsletter capture, and source-modeled retrieval",
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      "integration-embed",
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    ],
    "trust_proof": [],
    "contact": {
      "preferred_action": "Website form",
      "email": "",
      "phone": ""
    },
    "brand_voice": "Clear and professional",
    "launch_notes": ""
  },
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    ],
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    ]
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      },
      {
        "route": "/about",
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        "owner_editable": true
      },
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        "route": "/services",
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        "owner_editable": true
      },
      {
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        "owner_editable": true
      },
      {
        "route": "/resources",
        "label": "Resources",
        "status": "keep_and_personalize",
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      },
      {
        "route": "/faq",
        "label": "Faq",
        "status": "keep_and_personalize",
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      },
      {
        "route": "/contact",
        "label": "Contact",
        "status": "keep_and_personalize",
        "owner_editable": true
      },
      {
        "route": "/discovery",
        "label": "Discovery",
        "status": "keep_and_personalize",
        "owner_editable": true
      },
      {
        "route": "/funnel",
        "label": "Funnel",
        "status": "keep_and_personalize",
        "owner_editable": true
      },
      {
        "route": "/articles",
        "label": "Articles",
        "status": "keep_and_personalize",
        "owner_editable": true
      },
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      }
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        ],
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      }
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    }
  },
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    "onboarding_url": "#site-spec-builder",
    "static_deploy_ready": true,
    "deploy_notes": "examples/metrowire-news/deploy/aws-s3-cloudfront.md",
    "clone_strategy": "Copy the content root and public assets, replace brand/page/theme/source data, keep RAG endpoints and form ids stable until the target tenant implements persistence.",
    "content_api_notes": "Use pages and globals as canonical Ensemble payloads. The local rag-index.json seeds provider-neutral search and recommendation APIs.",
    "developer_next_steps": [
      "Fetch the full example-site payload.",
      "Replace brand, offers, proof, media, forms, and SEO fields with buyer-approved content.",
      "Preserve route structure unless the buyer removes or renames pages.",
      "Run the template export and public discovery checks before launch."
    ]
  },
  "third_party_submission": {
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    "user_initiated": true,
    "status": "needs_endpoint",
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    "live_crm_mutation": false,
    "customer_send": false,
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    ]
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    "Forms have routing destinations and consent language.",
    "Images have tenant-approved sources and alt text.",
    "Theme, recipe, and accessibility defaults remain intact.",
    "Static deploy output passes route, asset, sitemap, and llms discovery checks."
  ]
}

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11 pages

Pages

11 pages

Contact forms

1 form

Listings

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Interactive tools

3 tools

Visual assets

local newsrooms and media brands that need article indexes, newsletter capture, and source-modeled retrieval

Editorial Block System

About, Articles, Contact, Discovery, Faq, Funnel

MetroWire Daily

11 pages

1 form

0 sections

3 tools

4 assets