Spectral Web Services
New year, new thoughts
Some reflections on the end of my first full calendar year of freelancing full time, and my goals for 2026.
Abusing the #split helper for "short codes" in Ghost
First I built a #split helper. Then I decided to see how far I could push it.
2026 overhaul: Retainer plans and a new client dashboard
New year, new thoughts
847 lines of code to make no visible changes? Check.
Unblocking official theme translations.
If you've got a forgotten Ghost site with test/dev data, it's time to check in on it
... and other things I learned today about Ghost Explore
A before/after slider in Ghost?
Ghost doesn't have native before/after slider support, but it only takes a little bit of JavaScript to make that happen.
Website visitors report SSL errors when trying to visit my Ghost site? Help!
A list of trouble-shooting questions you might want to borrow...
How to give a user a complimentary Ghost subscription
(Assuming they already exist in Ghost)
Another way to footnote in Ghost
I wanted something with superscripts that worked in email. Here's the result.
A popup for Ghost
I wrote a tool that lets you easily add a popup subscribe/donate box to Ghost.
Want to send sharing links to your newsletter readers?
No javascript? Mostly no problem!
Meet the {{#split}} helper
Handlebars goes all JavaScript-y