AUWire: One platform to share Auburn's stories

Our campus used to rely on five or more different systems for managing websites and publishing news. This created confusion and delays — colleges would often email us their stories and images so we could post them manually in the university newsroom. We even had a "Submit Your Story" form, but it couldn't accept images or handle formatting well.

That's why we built AUWire — a centralized content-sharing tool created right inside Cascade CMS.

With AUWire:

• Users can submit full stories or simply link to existing URLs.
• There's even an external form that lets users post directly to the CMS without logging in, making it faster and easier to share news.
• A visual dashboard displays all available content, which can be filtered by category or unit.
• From there, users can edit stories, assign them to their college or department, and publish them with just a few clicks.
• We also added RSS feed support, so stories can automatically populate other websites, email newsletters and future content delivery platforms — all from one central place.

AUWire helps eliminate inbox overload and ensures stories reach the right audiences quickly and consistently. It's not just a tool — it's a smarter way to share what's happening across Auburn.