Ghost

We believe culture and media shouldn’t be controlled by any centralized tech platform or venture-backed corporation. As we continue to build open infrastructure for the future of publishing, Ghost is now recognized as a Digital Public Good 🪷 ghost.org/changelog/di...

New this week 🚀 We've added built-in support for llms.txt and markdown output of your posts to help AI search tools discover and recommend your content to more people Enable it in your admin area under Settings→Metadata ghost.org/changelog/geo/

Shipped: Gift links for Ghost 🎁 You can now provide free access to paid content with a custom link Great for when you want to share a premium post with specific people without needing them to sign up ghost.org/changelog/pu...

Native automations and email sequences are coming to Ghost 🤖 We've been testing this with a handful of publishers for a few months, and now it's available for everyone More details here: ghost.org/changelog/em...

We just shipped gift subscriptions in Ghost 🎁 Members can now purchase paid subscriptions for friends and family, and refer new people to discover your work ghost.org/changelog/gi...

Quick update this week: No more downloading and uploading zips — now you can make quick Ghost theme edits directly in your browser 🎨

lil update today, you can now create saved member segments in Ghost

This is not an April Fools joke. I now have a graph of @aftermath.site's MRR along with modules for total members and Newsletter subs integrated entirely into Home Assistant. I could automate this so that every time we hit a milestone Abba's Money Money Money plays on every speaker in my house.

We shipped an official @home-assistant.io integration, so you can connect your Ghost data to devices in the real world. 🤖 Track your subscribers, MRR, or open rate, wherever you like. On your Apple Watch, Android phone, E-ink display, or IoT-enabled-carrier-pigeon. ghost.org/changelog/ho...

🚀 NEW: Podcasting is one of the most popular ways publishers share their work — and now you can run members-only podcasts on Ghost, with our brand new @transistor.fm integration Quality writing 🤝 Quality audio ghost.org/changelog/tr...

🚀 NEW: Podcasting is one of the most popular ways publishers share their work — and now you can run members-only podcasts on Ghost, with our brand new @transistor.fm integration Quality writing 🤝 Quality audio ghost.org/changelog/tr...

Today @ghost.org crossed $10M ARR, as a bootstrapped non-profit foundation building open source software. Indie publisher revenue earned with Ghost now ~$130M, and accelerating.

You: When can we finally have automated welcome emails in Ghost?? Us: Now ghost.org/changelog/we...

Our first billboard! Live from Stripe City bfcm.stripe.com

Google search is broken. Social algorithms suppress links. Finding good independent writing online has never been harder. We built something to fix that: 🌍 ghost.org/changelog/gh...

Today @ghost.org passed $9M ARR — the first time we've ever crossed a $1M milestone 2x in a calendar year 🎉 Publisher revenue is growing even faster! Now more than $120M GMV earned by writers and journalists using the product to fund their work

The haunting of @journalismnews.bsky.social… Over the Hallowe’en weekend @marcelakunova.bsky.social and team migrated the site from the custom CMS they’d been using for years to @ghost.org. And that means that not only do they have a new, modern website, but also a presence on the #fediverse…

Just added 1-click domains to Ghost(Pro), with a .link domain now included with every plan, for free! Thanks to our friends at @entri.com and .Link 🌐 ghost.org/changelog/fr...

I just moved Agents & Books from Substack to Ghost, too. LMK if you have any questions. The folks at @ghost.org made it completely painless!

After 3 months - counting by number of servers (unique domains) - @ghost.org is now the most-deployed piece of ActivityPub software out there 31% of all sites that interop with open social web standards are running on Ghost

Aggregate publisher revenue on @ghost.org is currently growing at ~$1M ARR per *week* The business of independent publishing and journalism is looking in better shape than it has in a very long time

We've now generated over $136M from free, open source software with @ghost.org 📈 $36M in revenue from managed hosting $100M in platform revenue for indie publishers The ecosystem is growing really quickly at this point, and really excited about where things are heading next:

If you’re a ghost user…

No need for 3rd party tools with Ghost 6.0 Ghost Analytics now gives you a complete overview of your traffic, engagement and audience. In real time 📈

Looking for a Substack alternative? What about @ghost.org? "Millions of people can discover, follow, like and reply to your posts from any supported social web client - including @bsky.app, Mastodon, Threads, @flipboard.com, @ghost.org, @wordpress.org, @surf.social, WriteFreely, and many more."

this is the future www.theverge.com/news/718286/...

my god, just look at that changelog. looks like it's upgrade day for me! ghost.org/changelog/6/

Ghost 6.0 is here — meet our biggest upgrade yet 🫶 Reach millions of users across the social web 🔎 Understand what works with native analytics ➕ Powerful new creator tools 📈 $100M earned for indie publishers ghost.org/6/

Yep. I saved hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month just from switching from Substack to self-hosted Ghost. I pay a roughly flat $85/month now (~$75 for mailsending, $10 for hosting), vs. 10% of all my subscription income.

I love this partnership: @tinynewscollective.bsky.social is a crucial piece of revitalizing journalism, and @ghost.org is the perfect CMS for so many of their publishers.

It's been a while, but we are HIRING again 🚀 Join us as Staff Product Engineer and get paid to work on open source software shaping the future of independent media! 🌍 Fully remote since 2013 📅 4 day work week 💸 Competitive salary 🧑‍💻 Equipment paid for careers.ghost.org

Ghost 6.0 is coming this summer, what's on your wishlist? ✍️

Ghost 6.0 is coming this summer, what's on your wishlist? ✍️

Congrats to @johnonolan.bsky.social and the team at @ghost.org on their 12th birthday! Here's John's post reflecting on the idea behind the product, some of the incredible indie publishers who have adopted it (including @404media.co & @caseynewton.bsky.social) and what's next. john.onolan.org/12/

Another year, and several milestones all at once. 12 years since @ghost.org launched on Kickstarter, now at $8M ARR, and powering almost $100M in revenue for independent publishers 📈 A few reflections on building an open source publishing platform, for a long time: john.onolan.org/12/

Q: How come Ghost only supports Twitter/Facebook links on authors? I want Bluesky - it’s 2025! A: Yeah, fair point. Fixed:

🚢 Shipped 🚢 Ghost staff user logins now have automatic verification for unknown devices, and Email-2FA can be enabled in your admin panel, under: Settings→Staff→Security 🔒