Hand off trending Chartbeat stories to your editor
Every few minutes during publishing hours, WebRun opens Chartbeat, checks concurrent readers on every live story, opens a Trello task naming any story trending well above its normal traffic, and pings the editor on WhatsApp so they can capitalize on it while it's hot.
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How do I get alerted when a story is trending on Chartbeat?
WebRun checks concurrent readers on every live Chartbeat story every few minutes, opens a Trello task naming any story trending well above its normal traffic, and pings the editor on WhatsApp to capitalize while it's still climbing. Newsrooms and publishers catch a breakout story in real time instead of after it has already peaked.
- A breakout story is flagged while it's still climbing, not after it peaks
- The editor gets a direct ping instead of relying on a dashboard glance
- Every trending alert comes with a concrete next step, not just a number
Built for newsrooms · digital publishers · content editors
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
chartbeat.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Chartbeat - check concurrent readers
chartbeat.com
WebRun opens Chartbeat to check concurrent readers. - Open Chartbeat and check concurrent readers on every live story
- Compare each story's current readers against its normal range for this time of day
- Flag any story trending well above normal
Done when Every live story's current traffic is checked against normal.
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Trello - open a task to capitalize
trello.com How to Automate Trello
WebRun opens Trello to open a task to capitalize. - Open the editorial board in Trello
- Create a task naming the trending story and its current readers
- Suggest next steps like a homepage push or a related story link
Done when The trending story has a tracked task on the board.
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WhatsApp - ping the editor
whatsapp.com How to Automate WhatsApp
WebRun opens WhatsApp to ping the editor. - Message the editor on WhatsApp
- Link to the new Trello task
- Note the story title and how far above normal it's trending
Done when The editor has been pinged about the trending story.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does WebRun push the story or change the homepage itself?
No. It only reads concurrent reader counts from Chartbeat and hands the opportunity to the editor as a task. Any homepage or promotion change stays a human decision.
Will every popular story trigger an alert?
No. Only a story trending well above its own normal range for that time of day gets flagged, not every story with decent traffic.
How fast does the editor find out?
Within a few minutes, since WebRun checks concurrent readers continuously during publishing hours.
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