Largo
Summary
A responsive WordPress theme framework designed for news publishers.
Parent organisation: Institute for Nonprofit News
Type of organisation: Non-profit organisation
Market share: Very niche
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Skills needed to use: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Requires audience sign-in to use: Requires WordPress
Parent organisation: Institute for Nonprofit News
Type of organisation: Non-profit organisation
Market share: Very niche
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Skills needed to use: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Requires audience sign-in to use: Requires WordPress
Pros
Open Source alternatives available
Clear data policies
Cons
Lack pricing transparency
Reliant on 3rd-party data APIs
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data
Full Product Data Collection
Data collected January-February 2020
| Product name | Largo |
| Product URL | https://largo.inn.org/ |
| Parent organisation | Institute for Nonprofit News |
| Workflow category | Publishing & distribution |
| Date product founded | 2012 |
| Product description | A responsive WordPress theme framework designed for news publishers. |
| What type of company or organisation is the product owned by? | Non-profit organisation |
| Is the company profit-making? | Not-for-profit model |
| How is this product funded? | Backed by a non-profit organisation or charity |
| What market share does the tool have? | Very niche |
| Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space? | Yes. Newspack (currently in private beta) |
| When did the company last release new features? | July 2019. Improved compatibility with the WordPress Block Editor; the Largo Series Posts Widget gains more options for the display of images; Largo gains support for the wp_body_open hook, introduced in WordPress 5.2. |
| Have they shared details of the product roadmap? | No |
| Is there talk of the product raising further investment? | No |
| Is there talk of the product being acquired? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months? | No |
| Is there a pricing model listed on the website? | No / cannot find |
| How clear & transparent is this pricing model? | N/A no pricing model listed |
| What is the range of prices offered? | Free |
| What factors drive higher pricing? | N/A |
| What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable? | Needs tool/domain expert to configure |
| What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day? | Needs tool/domain expert to configure |
| Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs? | Defaults to common open standard formats |
| Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function? | Requires WordPress |
| Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years? | No |
| How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)? | No public TOS available pre-purchase |
| Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)? | Yes, comprehensive. |
| Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”? | No GDPR policy information available |
| Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it? | N/A not an audience-facing tool |
| IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms? | N/A not an audience-facing tool |
| Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service? | N/A |
| Does the public product website mention how to delete your data? | N/A |
| Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years? | No |
| Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website? | No / cannot find |
| Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce? | No |