Choosing an audio platform should not require you to change your CMS. Publishers run on dozens of different content management systems, from enterprise platforms like Arc and Naviga to open source standards like WordPress to headless systems like Contentful. Everlit works with all of them, and we designed it that way on purpose.
The CMS Fragmentation Problem
The publishing industry does not have a single standard CMS. A mid-size newspaper might run on Arc Publishing. A university communications office might use WordPress. A digital magazine might be on Brightspot. A marketing team at a brand might manage content through HubSpot or Contentful. And multi-property publishing groups often run different CMS platforms across different titles.
When audio platforms only support one or two CMS systems, they force publishers into an impossible choice: switch your CMS to match your audio vendor, or go without audio. Neither option makes sense. Your CMS was chosen for editorial, technical, and business reasons that have nothing to do with audio. Your audio platform should adapt to your stack, not the other way around.
How Everlit Connects to Your CMS
Everlit offers multiple integration paths depending on your platform and your team's preferences.
WordPress (Native Plugin)
For WordPress publishers, Everlit provides a dedicated native plugin that integrates directly into the WordPress admin. Articles are automatically converted to audio when published. The audio player embeds itself into your posts without any manual steps. Through our partnership with Newspack and Automattic, every Newspack site gets access to Everlit with a free tier of five articles per month.
Arc Publishing
Arc by The Washington Post is the CMS of choice for many large newsrooms. Everlit integrates with Arc through a direct connection that monitors your content feed and triggers audio creation automatically. The player embeds via Arc's custom embed system, and editorial teams can manage audio settings without leaving Arc's interface.
Naviga
Naviga serves newspaper and magazine publishers across the globe. Everlit's Naviga integration follows the same pattern: automatic content detection, zero touch audio creation, and native player embedding. Publishers running Naviga do not need to build custom middleware or maintain scripts to keep their audio in sync with their editorial output.
Brightspot
Brightspot's flexible architecture makes it popular with enterprise publishers and brands. Everlit connects to Brightspot through its API layer, enabling automatic audio generation as part of the content publishing workflow.
Contentful and HubSpot
For headless CMS platforms like Contentful and marketing-focused systems like HubSpot, Everlit integrates through webhooks and API connections. When content is published or updated, Everlit picks up the changes and generates or refreshes the audio automatically.
Any Other CMS via API
If your CMS is not on this list, Everlit's REST API provides a straightforward path to integration. Our API accepts article content, returns audio files and player embed codes, and supports webhooks for status updates. Engineering teams can typically complete a custom integration in a matter of days, not weeks.
Your audio strategy should not be limited by your technology stack. Whether you run one CMS or five, Everlit adapts to the systems you already use.
Zero Touch Workflow
The phrase "zero touch" comes up a lot when we talk about Everlit, and it is not marketing language. It describes how the system actually works. Once your CMS integration is configured, your editorial team does not need to take any additional steps to create audio. They write their article. They hit publish. Everlit detects the new content, generates the audio using your chosen voice settings, and embeds the player automatically. There is no separate dashboard to log into, no export and import process, and no manual triggers to remember.
This matters because editorial teams are busy. Reporters are on deadline. Editors are managing multiple stories simultaneously. If creating audio requires extra steps, it will get skipped when things get hectic. By removing every possible point of friction, Everlit ensures that audio happens for every article, every time.
Multi-Property Support
Publishing groups that operate multiple titles across different CMS platforms face a unique challenge. They need a single audio solution that works consistently across all their properties, even when those properties run on entirely different technology stacks. Everlit handles this cleanly. Each property connects to Everlit through the integration path that matches its CMS, but all properties are managed from a single Everlit account with unified analytics, monetization settings, and voice configurations.
Hearst Newspapers, for example, operates numerous titles across different markets and platforms. Having a single audio partner that connects to their entire portfolio without requiring CMS standardization saves engineering time and ensures a consistent audio experience for readers across every property.
Future Proof by Design
CMS migrations happen. Publishers switch platforms, acquire new titles running different systems, or add headless front ends to existing monolithic CMS setups. Because Everlit is CMS agnostic, these changes do not affect your audio capability. Move from WordPress to Arc, add a Contentful-powered microsite, or migrate your entire operation to a new platform entirely. Everlit moves with you because it was never locked to a single system in the first place.