Aspire Themes Newsletter — 5

01 July 2021

In this issue, I’m sharing news about recent Ghost features, creating an invite-only website, new email design settings, Grammarly support, Slack group, and new content Ghost resources from the Aspire Themes.

Invite-only Ghost Website

With the new Ghost Portal addition for managing who can access your website content, you can now have an invite-only and private website. People you invite can access the content and sign in as well.

Read more about this feature different use cases at Invite-only Ghost Website.

New and shiny design changes landed in Ghost 4.8.0 for the email newsletter settings, including the following.

Upload a header image
Show/hide the post feature image
Title left/center alignment
Separate options to show/hide publication icon and title

Ghost Editor Support for Grammarly

The Ghost editor now supports Grammarly. Grammarly is an excellent writing assistant tool that reviews spelling, grammar, and the clarity of writing.

Grammarly support added in Ghost 4.7.0, so make sure you update your Ghost if you use an old version.

Ghost Dropped Support for Node.js 10

Ghost 4.5 no longer supports Nodejs 10.

If you are self-hosting and want to upgrade to Ghost 4.5 and still use Node 10, you need to upgrade Node to the current recommended version ↗, which is 14.x.

Ghost Tips & Tricks

I created a new ongoing resource for some Ghost tips and scripts. Currently, you can find some resources related to the following topics:

Update Multiple Installation on the Same Droplet • DigitalOcean
Renew Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate • DigitalOcean
Make your Ghost website embeddable in an <iframe>
Fix Images Upload Error 500 • DigitalOcean
Download & Upload Images • DigitalOcean
Zip and Unzip Images
Access DigitalOcean Droplet
Multiple Ghost Installations • DigitalOcean
Output How Many Posts in Total and How Many Paid

Check it out at Ghost Tips & Tricks.

Unofficial Ghost Chat on Slack

A new unofficial/group for Ghost on Slack. I think it’s an excellent place to have a quick question or discuss anything related to Ghost.

Release post: Unofficial Ghost Chat on Slack
Slack invite link: https://join.slack.com/t/slack-yuv3846

Ghost Quick Tip

Append /edit to your post URL, and you will be redirected to the post editor.

For example, http://example.com/welcome → http://example.com/welcome/edit

Of course, you need to be logged in.

Also, you can use the Ghost Edit Button Chrome extension for doing that.

Aspire Themes New Blog Content

Anatomy of a Ghost Theme — Part 1
I talk about what makes a Ghost theme, the theme structure, which files are essential, and what each file does.
Arabic (RTL) & Ghost
This post is an ongoing resource for tips and techniques for making Ghost more RTL-friendly for the Ghost admin side and the front end/theme side.
How to Install Multiple Ghost Installations on DigitalOcean
In this post, I wrote about how to install an additional Ghost instance on the same droplet.
How to Download and Upload Ghost CMS Images on DigitalOcean
In this post, I wrote about how you can upload and download the Ghost images folder on DigitalOcean.

That’s it for today, and I hope you find it helpful. Feel free to share your findings and any useful resource.

Stay safe!
Ahmad

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