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...

A small change to help your work spread further: We've made it even easier for your audience to share posts they enjoy, with native sharing buttons in themes and email newsletters 🚀 👇

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…

Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each: - person who reposts this post - new follower @51st.news ws gets - new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets - new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets - new follower I get And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.

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."

Sifting through all the reactions to Ghost 6.0 and we can’t tell who’s more excited 🤔 Which are you? #TeamSocialWeb #TeamAnalytics

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.

NEW: Even more email design settings Customize your newsletter colors, style buttons, tweak backgrounds, and keep your brand consistent from homepage to inbox 💅

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

The fediverse is more than just Mastodon (see jointhefediverse.net), and with the next version of @ghost.org, it will get even bigger. "[...] it’s a statement that the open web still matters." activitypub.ghost.org/ramping-up-f...

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 🔒

New: Custom content for every subscriber 🎯 Now you can control where sponsored content shows up and who sees it — from a single post. Want to fine-tune the design? We added new settings for that too!

Now in beta – increase your reach by connecting your Ghost website to the fediverse 🌏 Discover and follow your favorite people and publications across Ghost, Threads, Mastodon, BlueSky, Flipboard, WordPress, and more – all in one place. The open web is getting social. ghost.org/changelog/so...

I’m heading to the International Journalism Festival in Perugia next week. If you’ll be there and want to chat about independent publishing, local news, or learn more about @ghost.org, I’d love to connect. #ijf25

Hey there 👋 New here on BlueSky! - I work on partnerships at Ghost. - Helping independent publishers build sustainable businesses. - If you're thinking about moving to Ghost, I can help. ghost.org/explore/

Ever read your own post and spot a typo? Yeah, us neither. But for people who do, you can add /edit to the end of a Ghost URL to quickly fix it! 🧑‍💻

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

I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values. Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +

If you're still on Substack but want to make the move elsewhere, I highly recommend Ghost. Email [email protected] and they'll take care of virtually everything. If you're worried about hanging onto subscribers, they kept everything in place from the old place. I've added 100+ new ones today.

🏚️ Broke: Allowing spam subscribers to sign up to your newsletter, then bragging about iNcReDibLe gRoWtH 📈 💡 Woke: Blocking those pesky little turds. 🪷 Bespoke: Using Ghost's handy new spam filter settings! ghost.org/changelog/si...

Open source software on Kickstarter is my jam. @ghost.org was born on Kickstarter, and now thrilled to be able to sponsor the amazing ActivityPub-driven PixelFed on our collective quest to bring back the open web. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pix...

Finishing off 2024 with a big update to comments in Ghost! New and improved 💬 - Sorting - Replies - Calls to action - Moderation Hope you all have a wonderful end to the year 🎇 ghost.org/changelog/up...

Today we shipped native support for custom fonts in Ghost ⬇️ One of the hallmarks of great editorial design is beautiful typography. Now you can finesse how your words look, as well as what they say, to perfectly match your style. 💃 ghost.org/changelog/cu...