Portal Explained: How Ghost 4.0 Handles Signups Without Custom Code
Ghost 4.0 Portal embeds signup, login, and Stripe checkout on any theme—no custom JavaScript required. Here is how it works and how to configure it.
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Ghost 4.0: Portal, Newsletters, and Performance at Scale
Ghost 4.0 (March 2021) graduated memberships to production with Portal, native newsletters, lazy-loaded responsive images, and major backend performance gains.
Stripe + Ghost Members: A Publisher’s First 30 Days
Your first month running paid Ghost memberships with Stripe: setup, seed content, soft launch, and the retention habits that matter before month two.
Headless Ghost: Building a Static Front End Without Losing the Admin
Ghost 3.0 made headless publishing practical: keep the admin and APIs, ship a static Gatsby or Next.js front end. Here is how the architecture works and what to watch for.
Ghost 3.0: Memberships, Subscriptions, and the JAMstack Pivot
Ghost 3.0 (October 2019) embedded memberships, Stripe subscriptions, and headless JAMstack workflows—turning Ghost into subscription infrastructure for independent publishers.
Markdown vs Rich Editing: What Ghost 2.0 Meant for Writers
Ghost 2.0 moved from Markdown-first writing to a block-based rich editor backed by MobileDoc. Here is what that shift meant for publishers—and why it still matters.
Ghost 2.0: Custom Routes, Multilingual Sites, and the Rich Editor
Ghost 2.0 (August 2018) replaced the single blog feed model with MobileDoc editing, YAML routing, content collections, and multilingual URL structures.