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What if I want to do paywalls 'wrong'?
What if you really DO want your paywalled content to be available to the Google Bot? (Paywalls part 2)
Ghost
Ghost is the ultimate platform for blogs and newsletters. Super fast, easy to use, and no nonsense with perpetual security updates and incompatible plugins. Check it out!
How Ghost gets paywalls right
Getting paywalls right is one of the things I really like about Ghost. Ghost doesn’t serve paywalled content at all.
Single sign-on for Ghost
Log on to Ghost using one of your "social" credentials, instead of the typical "magic link" approach.
Using the Ghost API to create snippets
How to use the Ghost Admin API to create snippets the hard way.
A much better way to do footnotes
My solution to the lack of footnotes support in Ghost. Works on any theme, and can be done entirely with code injection.
Is Ghost the right choice?
Is Ghost the right choice for a publisher? I run down some pros and cons, to help you choose.
Code Injection 101
How can I make the title of my Ghost blog bigger/smaller? How can I change the color of that text? How can I make the width a little bigger? For these and many other questions, the answer is: "Code injection!"
Using Ghost Product Cards for things other than products.
How to make a post with multiple updates (like live news pages have)? I suggested a product card for each update and some CSS wizardry.
Easy Ghost highlights in the editor window (no HTML!)
How to trick the Ghost editor into letting you highlight your text, without needing to write any HTML or Markdown.
How to export newsletters from SendFox
How to move newsletters from SendFox to Ghost? What do you mean there's no newsletter export?
Starting Ghost: Custom homepage
How to use a page as your landing page in Ghost, instead of your blog index.
Services & Prices
Some common requests and estimated costs.