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Ghost

A platform for creators to publish, grow, and monetize their content

Ghost Foundation Ltd

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About this app

Ghost is a powerful, open-source content management system (CMS) primarily designed for professional bloggers, journalists, and content creators. Unlike more traditional CMS platforms like WordPress, which offer a wide range of plugins and customization options, Ghost focuses on providing a streamlined, fast, and minimalist platform that prioritizes the writing and publishing experience. It was initially created with bloggers in mind, but over time, it has evolved to include more features such as membership management, email newsletters, and monetization tools.

The platform is known for its speed and performance, ensuring fast load times for websites. This is important for improving user experience and search engine optimization (SEO). Ghost's user interface is designed to be clean, intuitive, and distraction-free, allowing creators to focus solely on their content without getting bogged down by unnecessary options or settings.

One of the standout features of Ghost is its membership and subscription functionality. Content creators can monetize their work by offering paid subscriptions to readers, providing them with exclusive content or newsletters. This makes Ghost an ideal choice for those looking to build a business around their content, such as premium blogs or news outlets.

Although Ghost is designed to be simple and straightforward, it also offers customization options for developers. Users can modify themes, add custom code, or integrate third-party services, allowing them to tailor the platform to meet their needs. Additionally, Ghost includes built-in SEO features, such as customizable meta descriptions, clean URLs, and a focus on fast, responsive designs, all of which contribute to better search engine rankings.

Overall, Ghost is a highly efficient and user-friendly platform for content creation and publishing. Its focus on speed, simplicity, and monetization makes it an excellent option for anyone who wants to create a professional online presence without the complexity of other CMS platforms.

⚠️ Your published website will be available at "http://umbrel.local:3368". The easiest way to expose your site to the public internet is to use the 'Cloudflare Tunnel' app from the Umbrel app store, and tunnel to your own domain.

What's new
Version 6.6.13 days ago

This release of Ghost includes several improvements and bug fixes:

  • Added Banner component to Shade design system
  • Fixed magic links only being valid for 10 minutes
  • Fixed activitypub sidebar navigation active state
  • Fixed outdated dashboard links in design and profile modals
  • Updated translations for German, Italian, Arabic, and Bulgarian

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.5.3last week

This release of Ghost includes several bug fixes:

  • Fixed incorrect tag loading when editing tag in Safari
  • Fixed gscan not supporting new split helper

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.5.12 weeks ago

This release of Ghost includes several improvements:

  • Added One-Time-Code flow to member sign-in
  • Added a split helper to the set of theme handlebars helpers
  • Fixed incorrect tag loading when editing tag in Safari
  • Fixed data-locale being ignored in Portal
  • Fixed duplicate text appearing in inbox previews
  • Fixed crash during forced upgrade when billing iframe not ready
  • Updated translations for various languages

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.3.13 weeks ago

This release of Ghost includes several improvements:

  • Fixed settings changes not reflected in Billing App
  • Improved What's New to hide updates for new users
  • Various minor bug fixes and improvements

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.2.0last month

This release of Ghost includes several improvements:

  • Fixed settings changes not reflected in Billing App
  • Added uuid column to tokens table
  • Fixed Analytics > Growth tab MRR chart lookback

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.1.0last month

This release of Ghost includes several improvements:

  • Added uuid column to tokens table
  • Fixed Analytics > Growth tab MRR chart lookback

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.0.10last month

This release of Ghost includes several improvements:

  • Fixed Esc key not closing post preview
  • Updated Russian, Portuguese (Brazil), and Bulgarian translations
  • Fixed Analytics settings not updating after plan changes
  • Fixed duplicate posts in tag archives with identical publish dates
  • Fixed limit changes not updating without page refresh
  • Fixed validation issues with TikTok and Instagram usernames
  • Fixed issue with header images in Outlook
  • Added missing pagination for staff invitations in admin settings
  • Added Basque translations

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.0.52 months ago

This release of Ghost includes several improvements:

  • Fixed validation issues with TikTok and Instagram usernames
  • Fixed issue with header images in Outlook
  • Added missing pagination for staff invitations in admin settings
  • Added Basque translations
  • Updated Italian translations for comments and notifications

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.0.42 months ago

This release of Ghost includes several improvements:

  • Fixed admin API access with separated setup
  • Fixed Instagram username validation to allow trailing underscore
  • Updated translations for multiple languages

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 6.0.03 months ago

This release of Ghost includes several new features and improvements:

  • Added native Web Analytics with Tinybird
  • Added federated Ghost sites over ActivityPub (Social web)
  • Fixed remote posts not loading
  • Updated email member styles
  • Fixed rendering of 404s for theme assets
  • Updated translations for multiple languages

⚠️ This version includes some breaking changes:

  • Removed AMP from core
  • Removed Node.js v18 and v20 support
  • Enforced max limit of 100 in API requests and {{#get}} helper
  • Removed serving files without extension from themes

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.130.33 months ago

This release of Ghost contains fixes for minor bugs and issues.

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.130.23 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Prevented homograph attacks with punycode domains on member signin
  • Added "contains" support to the match helper
  • Added contributors to meta schema
  • Fixed loading of staff profile from /edit with >100 staff
  • Fixed empty tags filter dropdown on pages list screen
  • Fixed white lists in CTA cards when newsletter has dark background
  • Fixed missing bullets/numbers on lists in older Outlook versions

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.129.23 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added more social platforms to sameAs generation
  • Fixed users endpoint to exclude v1 versioning
  • Fixed unclickable highlighted text in search

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.129.13 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added ability to use company and school LinkedIn profiles
  • Added DID as a valid Bluesky username pattern
  • Fixed x username validation failing on www and http
  • Updated Russian translations for Comments, Ghost, and Portal
  • Changed users.bio soft limit from 200 to 250
  • Added search to tags filter dropdown on posts list
  • Fixed lists having dark text on dark newsletter backgrounds
  • Updated Punjabi translations for Ghost and Portal
  • Updated Nepali translations for Ghost and Comments

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.128.04 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed infinite /offers/ fetch loop for sites with >100 offers
  • Fixed "Something went wrong" errors when activating themes
  • Fixed LimitModal to support HTML content in prompts
  • Added Hindi translations for the newsletter
  • Updated Hungarian translations for Ghost, Comments, and Portal

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.127.24 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed "Something went wrong" errors when activating themes

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.127.14 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed copy/cut not working in the editor
  • Fixed extra whitespace appearing at top of newsletters
  • Fixed newsletter titles always using sans-serif font
  • Added more newsletter design settings

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.125.14 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed misleading column name in post analytics links table
  • Fixed integrations not being visible when count is greater than 11
  • Fixed member filter breaking on UI if accessed before required data has loaded
  • Fixed wrong unsubscribe link in comment notification mail
  • Fixed previews for tier gated posts
  • Updated translations for Spanish, Bulgarian, Vietnamese, and other languages
  • Added internationalization support for comments mails

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.121.05 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added member export permissions to backup integration
  • Changed staff token permissions to match user authentication
  • Fixed portal interpolation errors
  • Fixed preview rendering when member status is not specified
  • Updated translations for Bulgarian, Vietnamese, and other languages

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.120.45 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed portal interpolation errors

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.120.35 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed preview rendering when member status is not specified

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.120.25 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Updated Italian translations for Portal and Search
  • Updated Bulgarian translations for Comments
  • Updated Croatian translations for Portal and Ghost

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.120.05 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed an error that occurred during new paid member signups for sites with many newsletters
  • Fixed CTA for public preview card not showing on post previews
  • Fixed comments UI showing logged-in member's avatar for comments by a deleted member
  • Added Portuguese translations for Newsletter
  • Updated Mongolian translation for Search

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.119.35 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed an error that occurred during new paid member signups for sites with many newsletters

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.119.25 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added Punjabi translations for various features
  • Made "add your expertise" translatable in the comments app
  • Updated Russian translations for Comments, Ghost, Newsletter, and Portal
  • Updated Vietnamese translations for comment sorting options

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.119.16 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Improved handling of comments for themes with dark mode toggles
  • Fixed mis-encoded apostrophes in emailed paywalls
  • Fixed charset handling in search and updated flexsearch to 0.8
  • Fixed shared preview links not respecting selected member segment
  • Fixed UI issue causing blank spaces in member names
  • Added new tests for email encoding related to internationalization (i18n)
  • Added i18n support for comment sorting options
  • Updated Polish translations for Comments, Ghost, Newsletter, and Portal
  • Updated Vietnamese translations for Newsletter and Ghost

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.118.16 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added more social accounts to staff profiles
  • Updated Source theme to v1.5.0 with added social links
  • Updated Casper theme to v5.9.0 with added social links
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Updated translations for Danish, Turkish, Mongolian, Bulgarian, and Brazilian Portuguese

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.118.06 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added more social accounts to staff profiles
  • Updated Source theme to v1.5.0 with added social links
  • Updated Casper theme to v5.9.0 with added social links
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.116.26 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.116.16 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added CTA card with web/email visibility controls
  • Fixed incorrect link counts after refresh
  • Fixed link ordering issues
  • Fixed minor bugs and issues reported by users

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.115.17 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed newsletter preferences for paid signups
  • Fixed incorrect slug increments for post title changes
  • Added French strings for newsletter copy
  • Updated Brazilian Portuguese and Turkish translations for Newsletter

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.115.07 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed minor bugs and issues reported by users
  • Fixed a slug validation bug for new posts
  • Updated Vietnamese and Bulgarian translations
  • Added missing Swedish portal translation
  • Updated context.json

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.113.07 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Added a new beta feature allowing editors to manage comments and members
  • Fixed incorrect job status for email analytics jobs
  • Added Hebrew support to search
  • Updated Hungarian translations for Portal
  • Fixed various issues from the previous release

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.112.07 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed HTML cards in some older content not rendering in emails
  • Fixed free sign up url not working without free plan available
  • Fixed custom Portal form message translation
  • Fixed inconsistent character limits for alt text
  • Fixed newsletter selection for new signups
  • Fixed slug regeneration on whitespace change
  • Updated translations for various languages including Spanish, German, Nepali, Dutch, Bulgarian, and Turkish

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.111.07 months ago

This release of Ghost includes the following updates:

  • Fixed Portal not firing member-error DOM updates
  • Fixed email domain blocklist not being checked when a member updates their email address
  • Updated German translations
  • Updated Turkish translation in portal.json

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.110.38 months ago

This release of ghost contains a bug fix:

  • Fixed email domain blocklist not being checked when a member updates their email address

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

Version 5.110.18 months ago

This release of ghost contains multiple new features and bug fixes:

  • Fixed missing attribution in staff emails for new members and subscriptions
  • Fixed subscription attribution sometimes missing from SubscriptionCreatedEvent
  • Updated Slovak translations
  • Added missing Russian translations
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

Full release notes can be found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases

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