Luxe Themes
Reru
Ghost 5.118+ & 6 compatible
$89
- Icon rail navigation
- A feed shaped by your images
- Six post layouts
Best Ghost Themes for Tech Blogs
For a tech blog or developer publication on Ghost, Luno is our pick. A table of contents on the posts you tag for it, an optional reading progress ring and six post layouts make long tutorials navigable, and the color scheme can follow the reader's system. Tribune and Shiro are the alternatives, and every theme here highlights code blocks.
Technical readers arrive with a question and leave when it is answered. A tutorial of several thousand words with a dozen code blocks needs three things: a way to jump to the right section, a sense of how much is left, and code that reads the way it does in an editor, in light and dark. Those three things matter more than any homepage feature.
How the picks differ: Luno keeps the table of contents beside the post with the current section marked. Reru shows it as a rail of ticks at the screen edge that opens on hover, and ships a matching dark code theme. Shiro pairs nine layouts with seven color schemes, useful when a post needs its own look. Tribune's wide page template suits reference pages with tables and diagrams. Every theme in the list below highlights code; these are where long-form reading is best served.
Whether it is a personal developer blog, a team engineering site or documentation with a changelog, the same templates apply. Ghost's editor handles code cards, callouts and embeds on its own.
Our Top Pick for Tech Blogs
The theme we recommend most for developer publications
Best for Tech Blogs
Luno
$89
Luno suits long technical posts. A table of contents on the posts you tag for it makes long tutorials navigable, the color scheme can follow the reader's light or dark setting, and six post layouts let you choose the format for each article, from a single centered column to a layout without a feature image.
- Fixed sidebar menu with groups and icons
- Search with a keyboard shortcut
- Light and dark switch for readers
- Six post layouts
- Featured cover cards up top
Also Worth Considering
Other themes with dark mode, code highlighting and several post layouts
Senna
Ghost 5 & 6 compatible
$89
- Sidebar navigation that stays
- Serif headlines on warm paper
- Six post layouts
Tribune
Ghost 5 & 6 compatible
$89
- Multi-column newspaper front page
- Topic sections in three layouts
- Five post layouts
Flow
Ghost 5 & 6 compatible
$89
- Profile-style hero, six layouts
- Round topic highlights
- Square post grid, pinned posts first
Rune
Ghost 5 & 6 compatible
$89
- Cover hero with one action
- Editor's Picks from featured posts
- Five post layouts
Homa
Ghost 5 & 6 compatible
$69
- Featured story grid up top
- A section for every topic you name
- Highlighted-topic carousel
Nio
Ghost 5 & 6 compatible
$69
- Square post grid, four across
- Featured photo card up top
- Highlighted-topic band
Shiro
Ghost 5 & 6 compatible
$149
- Search field on the homepage
- Search built into the theme
- Nine post layouts
Essential Features for Tech Blog Themes
What to look for in a Ghost theme for technical writing
Dark Mode
A dark scheme that can follow the reader's system setting
Table of Contents
Built from a post's headings, on the posts you tag for it
Multiple Post Layouts
Choose the right format for tutorials, guides, and articles
Code Highlighting
Syntax colors for code blocks, loaded only on posts with code
Reading Progress
A bar or ring that shows how much of a long post is left
Image Lightbox
Zoom into diagrams, screenshots, and architecture images
Tech Blog Theme FAQ
Do these themes support code syntax highlighting?
Yes. Every theme here colors code by language with highlight.js, which covers dozens of programming languages and loads only on posts that contain code. All our themes render code blocks with proper formatting, monospace fonts, and line breaks. You write code blocks in the Ghost editor using the native code card or markdown fences, and the theme displays them with syntax-appropriate colors and formatting.
Which theme is best for long-form technical tutorials?
Luno is our top pick for technical tutorials. On posts you tag for it, Luno builds a table of contents from your headings and shows it beside the post on larger screens, with the current section marked. An optional reading progress ring, off by default, shows readers how far through a long article they are, and six post layouts let you choose the format for each piece. It also has light and dark schemes, with a switch for readers and an option to follow their system setting.
Can I use these themes for a team engineering blog?
Yes. Ghost supports multiple authors with individual profiles, bios, and social links. Every theme shows the author on each post and gives each author an archive page, and most add an author block with a bio and an Authors page that lists the whole team. You can assign different authors to posts and manage editorial workflows with Ghost's built-in publishing roles (contributor, author, editor, administrator).
Do the themes work well with technical diagrams and screenshots?
Yes. All our themes support Ghost's image cards including full-width, wide, and regular image sizes. Every theme opens images in a lightbox, so readers can click to zoom into architecture diagrams, code screenshots, and detailed illustrations. Images are responsive and optimized for fast loading, which matters for content-heavy technical posts with multiple screenshots.
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