✍️ Publishing Tools
• Clean, distraction-free Markdown editor
• Real-time preview of your posts
• Tagging and custom post URLs
• Content scheduling and drafts
• Access to raw HTML and custom embeds
📧 Email Newsletters
• Built-in newsletter creation and distribution
• Subscriber management dashboard
• Customizable email templates
• Automatic email from published posts
• No need for external services like Mailchimp
👥 Membership & Subscription
• Native member signups and login
• Paid subscriptions with Stripe integration
• Custom member tiers and access control
• Content gating (free vs paid posts)
• Analytics for subscriber engagement
💻 Developer-Friendly
• RESTful Content & Admin APIs
• Handlebars templating engine
• Webhooks and integrations
• Jamstack compatibility
• Static site generation supported
🔍 Built-In SEO & Social Sharing
• Canonical URLs and meta tags
• XML sitemaps and schema.org markup
• AMP support
• Twitter and Facebook cards
• Open Graph and JSON-LD integration
🧠 Performance & Scalability
• Powered by Node.js (faster than PHP-based CMSs)
• Optimized for speed and low resource usage
• CDN and reverse proxy compatible (Cloudflare, NGINX)
• Headless CMS capabilities for frontend freedom
🖼️ Themes & Design
• Dozens of free and premium themes
• Fully responsive and customizable
• Built-in theme marketplace
• Custom branding and navigation
• Theme development via Handlebars
🔐 Security & Privacy
• SSL support
• No tracking, no ads, no bloat
• GDPR-compliant features
• Private content areas
• Self-hosted option for full data ownership
📦 Ideal Use Cases
• Personal blogs and writing portfolios
• Professional newsletters and paid content
• Independent magazines or publications
• Membership-driven content platforms
• Minimalist business blogs
⚡ Optional Enhancements
• Integrated Stripe Payments – Monetize your audience instantly
• Headless Mode – Use Ghost as a backend for React, Vue, or static sites
• Zapier/Make/n8n Integrations – Automate workflows