Ghost 6.0: Social Web Distribution and Native Analytics
Ghost 6.0 (August 2025) adds ActivityPub social web distribution, first-party Tinybird analytics, Lexical editor upgrades, and Docker Compose as the forward deployment path.
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Ghost Releases
Major Ghost CMS version milestones from 0.5.2 through 6.0 — guides for publishers and theme developers.
Ghost 5.0: MySQL 8, Faster Boot Times, and Stable APIs
Ghost 5.0 (May 2022) standardized on MySQL 8 for production, simplified API versioning, and delivered measurable boot-time and memory improvements for busy member-driven sites.
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.
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.
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.
Ghost 1.0: The Editor Rewrite That Defined Modern Ghost
Ghost 1.0 (July 2017) shipped a structured editor, admin redesign, and the first mandatory migration from 0.x. Essential context for theme developers and anyone upgrading legacy installs.
Ghost 0.5.2: When Ghost Became a Collaborative Publishing Platform
Ghost 0.5.2 (September 2014) refined multi-user editing, post metadata, cover images, and the JSON API—the release that turned Ghost from a solo blog engine into team-ready publishing software.