Title: Constructive News
Author: Squirrel News
Published: <strong>Èbìbí  12, 2026</strong>
Last modified: Èbìbí  12, 2026

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Ṣàwárí àwọn plugin

![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/constructive-news.svg)

# Constructive News

 Láti ọwọ́ [Squirrel News](https://profiles.wordpress.org/squirrelnews/)

[Ṣe ìgbàsílẹ̀](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/constructive-news.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Àwọn àlàyé](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/constructive-news/#description)
 * [Àwọn àgbéyẹ̀wò](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/constructive-news/#reviews)
 *  [Ìgbéwọlẹ̀](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/constructive-news/#installation)
 * [Ìdàgbàsókè](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/constructive-news/#developers)

 [Ìrànlọ́wọ́](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/constructive-news/)

## Àpèjúwe

Constructive News provides three different Gutenberg blocks showing teasers of constructive/
solutions-focused news stories from a variety of different media sources, including
links to the original articles on the websites of the corresponding media. The idea
is not help website owners get (positive) content (news teasers) on their blogs 
and websites.

For this purpose they can choose among three Gutenberg blocks:

 * Constructive News Card
 * Constructive News Grid
 * Constructive News List

All articles are thoroughly handpicked by the editorial team of Squirrel News. Squirrel
News is run by the German nonprofit Constructive News e.V.

This plugin is published by Jonathan Widder for Squirrel News / Constructive News
e.V. and developed by Anouar Ben Hamza.

### Getting started

To get started, activate the plugin, choose the language on the **Constructive News**
settings page, then insert one of the Constructive News blocks into a post or page.

**Language note:** English and German content are fetched from completely different
source pools and countries, so switching the language will change the geographic
focus and sources of the articles.

### Use of external service

This plugin is a **service-based plugin**.
 It connects to an external content service
to fetch article data:

 * Endpoint: `https://getarticlesforlastissues-mdlzfg63qq-uc.a.run.app`
 * Query parameters sent by the plugin: `lang` and `limit`

Without the external service response, the plugin cannot fetch fresh article content
and does not work.

### Service and Privacy Disclosure

This plugin performs outbound requests to the Squirrel News content service to retrieve
article data.

The service is operated by Squirrel News for Constructive News e.V. and is used 
to deliver the curated article data shown by the plugin blocks.

The plugin sends requests to the external service whenever a Constructive News block
is rendered and needs article data, including in the block editor preview and on
the frontend.

Data sent to the service:

 * The selected content language (`en` or `de`)
 * The requested article limit
 * Technical request data sent by normal HTTP requests, such as the visitor IP address,
   user agent, and request timing

Why this data is sent:

 * To request the correct article feed
 * To return the requested number of curated articles
 * To allow the remote service to respond and operate securely

Service links:

 * Privacy Policy: `https://squirrel-news.net/privacy-policy/`
 * Legal notice / service terms information: `https://squirrel-news.net/imprint/`

Plugin settings data stored locally in WordPress:

 * Selected language (`en` or `de`)
 * Cached API payloads for performance/fallback

External links rendered on the frontend can point to:

 * Squirrel News website
 * Squirrel News support page
 * Third-party publisher article URLs

Site owners should review and publish their own privacy disclosures as needed for
their jurisdiction and site policy.

### Development

The distributed plugin includes the original, human-readable source files used to
build the JavaScript and CSS assets.

Included source and build files:

 * `src/` contains the original block editor and frontend source code
 * `build/` contains the compiled production assets used by WordPress
 * `package.json` contains the build commands and dependencies

Build tools:

 * `npm`
 * `@wordpress/scripts`

To rebuild the generated assets:

 1. Run `npm install`
 2. Run `npm run build`

### Developer Hooks

The plugin includes filters for customization without editing core files.

API filters:
 * `constructnews_api_lang` * `constructnews_api_limit` * `constructnews_api_payload`*`
constructnews_api_base_url` * `constructnews_api_request_args` * `constructnews_api_articles`

Card block filters:
 * `constructnews_card_block_lang` * `constructnews_card_labels`*`
constructnews_card_behavior_flags` * `constructnews_card_styles` * `constructnews_card_articles_prepared`*`
constructnews_card_display_articles` * `constructnews_card_plan`

Grid block filters:
 * `constructnews_grid_block_lang` * `constructnews_grid_labels`*`
constructnews_grid_behavior_flags` * `constructnews_grid_styles` * `constructnews_grid_articles_prepared`*`
constructnews_grid_display_articles` * `constructnews_grid_plan`

List block filters:
 * `constructnews_list_block_lang` * `constructnews_list_labels`*`
constructnews_list_behavior_flags` * `constructnews_list_styles` * `constructnews_list_articles_prepared`*`
constructnews_list_display_articles` * `constructnews_list_plan`

Example:

    ```
    add_filter( 'constructnews_api_limit', function( $limit ) { return 10; } );
    ```

## Àwọn ìdí

Plugin yìí pèsè 3 àwọn ìdí.

 *   Constructive News List A compact constructive news list with images on the 
   left.
 *   Constructive News Card Magazine-style cards for constructive news with images
   on top and equal-height text boxes.
 *   Constructive News Grid Magazine-style grid cards for constructive news stories.

## Ìgbéwọlẹ̀

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install via the WordPress
    admin.
 2. Activate **Constructive News**.
 3. Go to **Constructive News** in wp-admin and select language.
 4. Insert one of the Constructive News blocks in the block editor.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin require an external service?

Yes. Fresh content is fetched from the Squirrel News content API service every 2-
3 days.

### Does the plugin work without API keys?

Yes. No API key is required in the current version.

### What data is sent to the service?

The plugin sends language and limit values as query parameters. Standard HTTP request
metadata is also transmitted by normal web requests.

## Àwọn àgbéyẹ̀wò

Kò sí àwọn àgbéyẹ̀wò fún plugin yìí.

## Àwọn Olùkópa & Olùgbéejáde

“Constructive News” jẹ́ ètò ìṣàmúlò orísun ṣíṣí sílẹ̀. Àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí ti ṣe 
ìkópa sí plugin yìí.

Àwọn Olùkópa

 *   [ Squirrel News ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/squirrelnews/)

[Túmọ̀ “Constructive News” sí èdè rẹ.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/constructive-news)

### Ṣe o nífẹ̀ẹ́ sí ìdàgbàsókè?

[Ṣàwárí koodu](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/constructive-news/), ṣàyẹ̀wò
[ibi ìpamọ́ SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/constructive-news/), tàbí ṣe 
àgbékalẹ̀ sí [àkọsílẹ̀ ìdàgbàsókè](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/constructive-news/)
nípasẹ̀ [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/constructive-news/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Àkọsílẹ̀ àwọn àyípadà

#### 1.0.0

 * First public release.

## Àkójọpọ̀ Meta

 *  Ẹ̀yà **1.0.0**
 *  Ìgbàgbọ́hùn tó kẹ́yìn **wákàtí 19 sẹ́yìn**
 *  Àwọn ìgbéwọlẹ̀ tó ṣiṣẹ́ **Tó kéré sí 10**
 *  Ẹ̀yà WordPress ** 6.2 tàbí ju bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ **
 *  Dánwò dé **6.9.4**
 *  Ẹ̀yà PHP ** 7.4 tàbí ju bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ **
 *  Èdè
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/constructive-news/)
 * Àwọn àmì
 * [blocks](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blocks/)[content](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content/)
   [gutenberg](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)[news](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/news/)
   [Positive](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/positive/)
 *  [Ìwòye Tó Péye](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/constructive-news/advanced/)

## Àwọn ìbò

Kò sí ìwádìí tí a tíì fi ránṣẹ́.

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/constructive-news/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/constructive-news/reviews/)

## Àwọn Olùkópa

 *   [ Squirrel News ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/squirrelnews/)

## Ìrànlọ́wọ́

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