
Ghost
Publishing platform with newsletters and paid memberships
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Ghost is an open-source publishing platform for professional creators and organizations to build websites, publish posts, and grow an audience. It combines a modern editor and theme system with built-in memberships, subscriptions, and email newsletters.
Key Features
- Content editor and publishing workflow for posts and pages
- Theme-based website building with custom templates
- Membership management with free and paid tiers
- Paid subscriptions and revenue features for publishers
- Built-in email newsletters for publishing to subscribers
- Admin interface and APIs for integrating external apps and workflows
Use Cases
- Run an independent blog, magazine, or newsroom with subscriptions
- Publish company content marketing with newsletters and lead capture
- Create a membership-driven creator site with paid tiers
Ghost is well-suited for modern publishing where content, audience, and monetization are managed in one place. It can be extended via themes and APIs to fit many publishing workflows.
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