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2023 year in review
Just the highlights
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 to upload a members CSV file using Node
I needed Stripe customer IDs in Ghost and this is the only method that works for me.
Recommendations, wrangled
An update on the lack of posts, and some discussion of recommendations, some of it misplaced.
Introducing our "Retainer" plan
Focus on creating. Put a Ghost Expert on retainer and we'll handle the technology!
How I built that: Layouts for Ghost
How can you build interesting page layouts in the Ghost editor? Several options!
Making Ghost and Algolia work better together
(Post in progress! Writing in public!)
A better related block for Ghost
Many themes offer a "read more" or "related posts" section at the bottom of each post. I unpack what it's doing, why yours might not be working so well, and some possible fixes.
Life without {{ghost_head}}
If you want to customize more fully, you might want to replace {{ghost_head}} with your own code. Here we break it down.
Help! Ghost is cropping my posts!
What to do if Ghost is cropping your images.
Migrations and hotlink protection
Migrating to Ghost from TypePad - oh, the hotlinks!
Can we talk about the announcement bar?
I really want to love the announcement bar, and yet...
Fixing CLS and other Page Experience issues in Ghost
Does Google Search Console show you have Ghost pages with problems? Read on for how to fix them!