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Ghost makes every new subscriber click a link before they exist on your list, and never shows the ones who did not. Why that is, and how to lose fewer of them.
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Getting Started
Running Ghost in Another Language, Including RTL
One setting changes the language of a Ghost site, but three layers decide what actually changes: Ghost, the theme and your content. We switched one to German.
Customization
What You Can Change in a Ghost Theme Without Code
Four layers of Ghost customisation, from settings to a custom theme, what each can and cannot change, and how to tell before buying which layer your idea needs.
Getting Started
Stopping Spam Signups on a Ghost Site
What spam signups do to a Ghost site, what Ghost already blocks on its own, and what to add in front of it. We tested the built-in limit on our own site.
Getting Started
Ghost Behind a Reverse Proxy: Loops, Images, Logins
Ghost expects a proxy in front of it. Two settings decide whether it works: the site URL and the forwarded-protocol header. What breaks when either is wrong.
Customization
Update a Ghost Theme Without Losing Your Settings
Ghost identifies a theme by the name of the zip you upload. Same name, and your settings survive the update. We tested what survives and what does not.
Customization
Ghost Portal Guide: Settings, Links & Customization
How Ghost's Portal works and how to shape it: signup options, default billing cycle, the floating button, every Portal link and data attribute, translation.
Getting Started
Ghost Newsletters Without Mailgun: Real Options
Self-hosted Ghost only sends newsletters through Mailgun. What SMTP can and can't do, how Amazon SES and Postmark fit, what the proxies cost, and what to pick.
Best Practices
Ghost Image Sizes: Best Practices
Upload one large original and let Ghost serve the right size automatically. Recommended pixel sizes for every image slot in a Ghost theme, plus format tips.
Customization
Customize the Members CTA on Gated Ghost Posts
Replace the fixed wording on Ghost's members-only post box with your own copy per tier, using Ghost's built-in code editor. Paste-ready snippet included.
Customization
Ghost Plugins: What to Use Instead
Ghost has no plugin system and doesn't need one: integrations, Zapier, code injection, APIs and themes cover the same jobs. Here is what to use for each.
Comparisons
Ghost vs MemberPress for Membership Sites
Ghost is a membership platform; MemberPress is a WordPress plugin. Both take 0% of revenue. Compare setup, real costs, email and maintenance to choose.
Comparisons
Best Blogging Platforms: An Honest Ranking
Ghost, WordPress, Substack, Medium, Squarespace, Webflow and beehiiv compared as blogging platforms: who owns what, what each costs, and who each one fits.
Getting Started
Ghost Mailchimp Integration: Four Ways That Work
Ghost has no built-in Mailchimp integration, but four routes work: an embedded signup form, Zapier sync, RSS-to-email, and a CSV import we tested ourselves.
Migration
How to Migrate from Substack to Ghost
Move your Substack publication to Ghost without losing subscribers. Step-by-step guide covering content, paid members, Stripe, and what to watch for.
Migration
How to Migrate from WordPress to Ghost
Step-by-step WordPress to Ghost migration: what transfers, what does not, and how to handle images, redirects, SEO, and subscriber lists without losses.
Best Practices
Ghost Website Examples: 12 Real Sites on Ghost
Twelve real Ghost sites, including 404 Media, Platformer, Tangle, Buffer, Duolingo and Troy Hunt, with what each does well and how to build the same on Ghost.
Customization
Using Ghost as a Headless CMS
Ghost Content API delivers your content as JSON. Build custom frontends with Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, or any framework while using Ghost for content management.
Customization
Ghost Analytics: Built-In and Third-Party
Set up Ghost 6 native analytics (Tinybird), fix the empty Traffic dashboard on self-hosted installs, and add GA4 or privacy-focused tools via code injection.
Customization
Ghost Code Injection: The Complete Guide
How Ghost code injection works: site vs post level, what it can and cannot change, loading order, and paste-ready examples for analytics, fonts, CSS, and JS.
Customization
Ghost SEO: Built-in Features and What You Still Do
What Ghost does for search on its own, checked on a live site: sitemaps, structured data, canonicals, meta data, redirects, AI-search files, and your part.
Getting Started
Ghost Custom Domain Setup: DNS, SSL and Email
How to point a domain at Ghost(Pro) or a self-hosted site: the DNS records, automatic SSL, the www redirect Ghost does not do for you, and a sending domain.
Best Practices
How to Choose a Ghost Blog Theme
Your Ghost theme defines your reader experience. Learn what to look for in layouts, performance, membership support, and design customization.
Getting Started
Ghost as a Publishing Platform: Full Overview
Ghost combines a CMS, newsletter system, and membership platform into one. Here is what makes it different from WordPress, Substack, and website builders.
Customization
Ghost Stripe Integration: Complete Setup
Ghost connects directly to Stripe for paid memberships. Learn how to set up Stripe, configure tiers, handle taxes, and manage subscriber billing.
Best Practices
Free vs Premium Ghost Themes: Worth It?
Is a premium Ghost theme worth paying for? What free themes handle well, what breaks as a site grows, and exactly what the upgrade buys, compared plainly.
Best Practices
Best Ghost Themes: Premium and Free, Compared
The best Ghost themes for newsletters, magazines, blogs and membership sites, free and premium: what each kind of publication needs and when free is enough.
Getting Started
Ghost Pricing 2026: Every Plan & Hidden Costs
Ghost(Pro) starts at $15/mo, self-hosting from $6/mo. Every plan and feature gate compared, plus the hidden costs, so you pick the right option first.
Getting Started
How to Start a Newsletter with Ghost
Step-by-step guide to launching your first Ghost newsletter. Set up sending, design your template, build signup forms, and grow your subscriber list.
Comparisons
Ghost vs Buttondown: Full Comparison
Buttondown is minimalist email. Ghost is email, website, and memberships in one. Compare pricing, features, and what each platform includes.
Comparisons
Ghost vs Squarespace: Which Is Right for You?
Squarespace is a website builder; Ghost is a publishing platform. Newsletters, memberships, SEO, pricing, and design compared for serious web publishers.
Comparisons
Ghost vs Mailchimp: What Each One Includes
Mailchimp is just email. Ghost is email, website, and memberships in one. Compare pricing, features, and what each platform actually includes.
Comparisons
Kit or Ghost: Email Only, or a Website Too?
Kit is an email tool; Ghost is a publishing platform with email built in. How that difference plays out in automation, SEO, design, paywalls and pricing.
Comparisons
Ghost vs Medium: Full Comparison for Writers
On Ghost you own your email list, set your prices and grow search traffic on your domain. Medium keeps your followers, pays from a pool and holds the rankings.
Comparisons
Ghost vs beehiiv: How to Actually Choose
Both take 0% of subscriptions, so it hinges on what you keep: Ghost gives ownership, design, and SEO at $29/mo; beehiiv sells growth, ads, and Boosts for $43.
Comparisons
Ghost vs WordPress: Which Is Better for Publishing?
WordPress needs 10 plugins to match what Ghost includes. Compare newsletters, memberships, SEO, security, and the true cost of each for bloggers.
Getting Started
Ghost ActivityPub: The Social Web, Set Up and Fixed
How Ghost's social web works, how to switch it on for Ghost(Pro) and self-hosted sites, the hosted service limits, and why the Network tab fails on some setups.
Comparisons
Ghost vs Substack: Fees, Features & Ownership
Ghost charges 0% revenue share; Substack takes 10% plus Apple in-app fees. Newsletters, design, SEO, pricing, and ownership compared side by side.
Getting Started
Ghost Editor: Cards, Formatting & Publishing
How the Ghost editor works: formatting, the card menu for images, galleries, embeds and callouts, and how to preview, schedule and publish a post or newsletter.
Comparisons
A beehiiv Alternative: When Ghost Fits Better
Weighing a beehiiv alternative? Ghost also takes 0% of subscription revenue and adds open-source ownership and full design control, but has no ad network.
Comparisons
Ghost vs Kit (ConvertKit): Should You Switch?
Should you move from Kit (ConvertKit) to Ghost? What each includes, pricing since the 2025 increase, where Kit still wins, and how to move your subscriber list.
Getting Started
Ghost Newsletter: Setup, Design and Delivery
How Ghost's built-in newsletter works and how to set it up: sending with Mailgun or without it, email design, segments, and paid subscriptions with no cut.
Getting Started
Ghost Self-Hosting Guide: Server, Install, Upkeep
What self-hosting Ghost involves: the server it needs, Ghost's Docker Compose setup versus Ghost-CLI, email, backups, safe updates and moving to a new server.
Comparisons
Why Newsletter Creators Are Leaving Mailchimp
Mailchimp gutted its free plan, killed subscriptions, and keeps raising prices. Ghost offers newsletters, memberships, and a full website for $29/mo.
Getting Started
How to Install Ghost: Each Method Step by Step
Install Ghost on Ghost(Pro), with Ghost's Docker Compose setup, with Ghost-CLI on Ubuntu, or on your own computer: what each needs and the steps to follow.
Getting Started
Ghost Memberships: Set Up Free and Paid Tiers
How Ghost memberships work and how to set them up: free and paid tiers, connecting Stripe, gating posts and managing members. Ghost takes no cut of revenue.
Comparisons
5 Best WordPress Alternatives for Bloggers
The five real WordPress alternatives for bloggers compared honestly, plus when to stay put: Ghost, static site generators, Squarespace, Webflow and Medium.
Comparisons
Why Writers Are Switching from Medium to Ghost
Medium pays most writers under $100/mo and controls your audience. Ghost gives you 100% ownership, direct subscription revenue, and full design control.
Comparisons
6 Best Substack Alternatives, Honestly Compared
Six real Substack alternatives compared by fees, ownership and design, with a pick for each case: Ghost, beehiiv, Buttondown, Kit, WordPress and Medium.
Comparisons
Ghost vs Webflow: Full Comparison
Webflow is a visual design tool. Ghost is a publishing platform. Compare newsletters, memberships, SEO, pricing, and design for content creators.