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Introduction

Welcome to the Newspaper theme documentation! This documentation is designed to provide you with all the necessary information to help you get started with the Newspaper theme for your Ghost-powered website. Before diving into the documentation, it is important to have a basic understanding of Ghost and its concepts. If you are new to Ghost, we recommend referring to the official Ghost documentation to familiarize yourself with the platform.

Customization and Code Modifications:

Newspaper theme offers extensive customization options to personalize your website's appearance and functionality. Please exercise caution when making custom code changes, as incorrect modifications can potentially break your website's functionality or layout. It is recommended to create backups and test changes in a development environment before applying them to your live site.

Support Limitations:


Please be aware that our support for Newspaper theme is primarily focused on theme-specific issues and providing guidance on theme features and settings. We do not provide support for issues arising from custom code modifications or third-party integrations. If you encounter any issues or have questions related to Newspaper theme's built-in features and settings, please refer to the documentation or reach out to our support team for assistance. However, for custom code modifications and advanced customization requests, we recommend consulting with a web developer or referring to appropriate coding resources.

By being mindful of these considerations, you can fully leverage the power and flexibility of Newspaper theme while ensuring a smooth and successful customization experience.

uploading a theme

Upon purchasing the Newspaper theme, you will receive a .zip file containing the theme files. Follow the steps below to upload and activate the theme:

  1. Log in to your Ghost Admin dashboard, navigate to Design & branding and click on "Customize".
  2. In the Design Settings page, click on the "Change theme" button located in the bottom right corner.
  3. Click on the "Upload theme" button in the top right corner.
  4. Select the Newspaper theme .zip file (newspaper.zip) either by clicking the "Select file" button or by dragging and dropping the file into the designated area.
  5. Once the theme is uploaded, click on the "Activate" button to activate the Newspaper theme.


That's it! The Newspaper theme is now successfully installed and ready to be customized according to your preferences. Enjoy exploring the theme's features and unleash the full potential of your Ghost-powered website.

Editing a theme

To edit the theme files in the Newspaper theme, follow these steps:

  1. Start by opening the Newspaper .zip file and extracting all the files within.
  2. Choose the specific file you want to modify and open it using a code editor of your choice, such as Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Atom, or any other preferred editor.
  3. Make the necessary changes to the file according to your requirements, and remember to save the updated file.
  4. Once you have finished editing and saving the file, re-zip all the modified files to create a new .zip archive.
  5. Finally, upload the newly created .zip file to your Ghost Admin by following the instructions provided in the "Upload" section.


Please note that when editing theme files, it's important to have a good understanding of HTML, CSS, and Ghost theming concepts. Additionally, always make backups of the original theme files before making any changes, so you can revert back if needed.

primary navigation

The primary navigation is used for links that appear in the navigation bar or menu of your website. To add a link to the primary navigation, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Ghost Admin Panel and navigate to the Navigation Settings.
  2. In the Primary navigation section, enter the name of the link in the Label field, and specify its URL in the corresponding field on the right. You can add or remove more links, and rearrange them by dragging them to change their position.


The Newspaper theme also supports second-level or inner links within the primary navigation. To create these sub-links, follow these guidelines:

  1. Start by adding a Label text that will serve as a grouping for certain links. For example, if you want the label to be named "About," enter the text: "-About".
  2. Next, add the links that will be grouped under that label. Use the following format: "-labelname--linkname". For instance, if you want to add a link named "Home" to the "About" group, you would write it as "-About--Home".


In the example images below, you can see how the links are grouped using labels. In this case, the label for the links group is named "Tags" (-Tags), and it contains sub-links such as Tags (-Tags--Tags), Tag Column (-Tags--Tag Column), and Tag Simple (-Tags--Tag Simple). This allows you to organize your navigation menu and create hierarchical links within the primary navigation.

primary navigationprimary navigation
SEcondary navigation

The secondary navigation is used for links that appear in the footer of your website. To add a link to the secondary navigation, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Ghost Admin Panel and navigate to the Navigation Settings.
  2. In the Secondary navigation section, enter the name of the link in the Label field, and specify its URL in the corresponding field on the right. You can add or remove more links, and rearrange them by dragging them to change their position.


The Newspaper theme also supports second-level or inner links within the secondary navigation. To create these sub-links, follow these guidelines:

  1. Start by adding a Label text that will serve as a grouping for certain links. For example, if you want the label to be named "About," enter the text: "-About".
  2. Next, add the links that will be grouped under that label. Use the following format: "-labelname--linkname". For instance, if you want to add a link named "Home" to the "About" group, you would write it as "-About--Home".


In the example images below, you can see how the links are grouped using labels. In this case, the label for the links group is named "About" (-About), and it contains sub-links such as Archive (-About--Archive), Tags (-About--Tags), Authors (-About--Authors) etc. This allows you to organize your navigation menu and create hierarchical links within the secondary navigation.

secondary navigationsecondary navigation
Authors

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made page for displaying all of the authors on your website. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Authors page.
  4. Click on the page settings icon (located in the top right corner) and provide a description in the Excerpt field. This description will appear below the heading on the page.
  5. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "authors". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  6. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Authors page should be set up.
  7. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Authors page accessible to your website visitors.
Authors
Contact

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made page for displaying the contact page with a form on your website. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Contact page.
  4. Click on the page settings icon (located in the top right corner) and provide a description in the Excerpt field. This description will appear below the heading on the page.
  5. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "contact". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  6. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Contact page should be set up.
  7. IMPORTANT: Configure the Formspree service and add the Formspree hash id to the page settings. For additional information refer to "Formspree hash id Section".
  8. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Contact page accessible to your website visitors.
Contact
faq

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made page for displaying the FAQ page with toggle cards. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the FAQ page.
  4. Click on the page settings icon (located in the top right corner) and provide a description in the Excerpt field. This description will appear below the heading on the page.
  5. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "faq". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  6. Refer to the image below for an example of how the FAQ page should be set up.
  7. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the FAQ page accessible to your website visitors.
FAQ
Tags

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made page for displaying the tags on your website. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Tags page.
  4. Click on the page settings icon (located in the top right corner) and provide a description in the Excerpt field. This description will appear below the heading on the page.
  5. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "tags". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  6. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Tags page should be set up.
  7. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Tags page accessible to your website visitors.
Tags
archive

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made page for displaying all posts filtered by tags on your website. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Archive page.
  4. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "archive". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  5. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Archive page should be set up.
  6. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Archive page accessible to your website visitors.
Archive
Sign in

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made Sign in page. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Sign in page.
  4. Click on the page settings icon (located in the top right corner) and provide a description in the Excerpt field. This description will appear below the heading on the page.
  5. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "signin". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  6. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Sign in page should be set up.
  7. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Sign in page accessible to your website visitors.
Sign in
Sign UP

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made Sign up page. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Sign up page.
  4. Click on the page settings icon (located in the top right corner) and provide a description in the Excerpt field. This description will appear below the heading on the page.
  5. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "signup". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  6. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Sign up page should be set up.
  7. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Sign up page accessible to your website visitors.
Sign up
Subscribe

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made Subscribe page. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Subscribe page.
  4. Click on the page settings icon (located in the top right corner) and provide a description in the Excerpt field. This description will appear below the heading on the page.
  5. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "subscribe". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  6. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Subscribe page should be set up.
  7. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Subscribe page accessible to your website visitors.
Subscribe
account

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made Account page. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Account page.
  4. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "account". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  5. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Account page should be set up.
  6. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Account page accessible to your website visitors.
Account
membership

The Newspaper theme includes a custom-made page for displaying the membership tiers (yearly and monthly) on your website. To add this page, follow these steps:

  1. From your Ghost admin dashboard, navigate to the Pages section (located in the left tab).
  2. Click on the "New page" button in the top right corner.
  3. In the page editor, enter a title for your page. This will be displayed as the heading on the Membership page.
  4. IMPORTANT: In the page settings, make sure to set the Page URL field to "membership". It is essential to use this specific URL name for the feature to work correctly. If you choose a different URL, this functionality may not function as intended.
  5. Refer to the image below for an example of how the Membership page should be set up.
  6. Once you have finished configuring the page settings and adding content, click on the "Publish" button located in the top right corner. This will make the Membership page accessible to your website visitors.
Membership
Background Color

To customize the theme's background color, simply follow these steps:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired background color on the Background color setting.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Text Color

To customize the theme's text color, simply follow these steps:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired text color on the Text color setting.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Fonts

The Newspaper theme offers the versatility of utilizing Google fonts, providing you with four distinct font options on your website. The primary font is predominantly employed for paragraphs, the secondary font for links and titles, the tertiary font for post card titles, and the quaternary font for logo text. In the event this setting is left empty, the default fonts will be automatically applied. To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Please enter the fonts by their respective names in the designated field (Fonts) from the Google Fonts page, with each font separated by a comma. For example: Open Sans, EB Garamond, Roboto Condensed
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Custom pages

The Newspaper theme offers the flexibility to utilize all custom pages, exclusively custom account pages, or none at all. If you opt for all custom pages, various links to these pages will be strategically placed throughout the website. Choosing only custom account pages will result in the creation of links such as sign-in, sign-up, subscribe, and account, replacing the default Ghost pop-ups. If you select none, no links will be generated to direct users to the custom pages. To adjust this setting, please follow the steps outlined below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Check/uncheck the toggle button for Use custom pages.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Logo scale

The Newspaper theme allows you to scale your logo. To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired scale factor on the Logo scale dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Announcement bar

The Newspaper theme allows you to choose from 4 different Announcement bar types (Moving Several News, Moving One News, Static and Normal). To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired announcement bar type on the Announcement bar type dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.


Note: In order for this to work you need to set up Announcement text. You can do this in the Ghost admin settings -> Announcement bar.

Card Heading style

The Newspaper theme allows you to change card headings to be either uppercased, lowercased, capitalized or none. To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired card heading style on the Cards heading style dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Image Style

The Newspaper theme provides the option to alter the image style, allowing you to choose from Grayscale, Tinted, or Normal styles to better align with the aesthetic of your website. To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired image style on the Image style dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Use Initials

The Newspaper theme allows you to use initials on card excerpts. To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Check/uncheck the toggle button for Use Initials.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
use newsletter

The Newspaper theme offers the flexibility to display a newsletter card on both the homepage and the post sidebar. However, if the user is logged in, this card will be hidden. To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Check/uncheck the toggle button for Use newsletter on homepage and post sidebar.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Social urls

To add your Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest URLs and display it as a social media icon in the footer and navbar of your website, you can make the following changes:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Please enter your Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest URLs in the designated Social URLs field. To ensure they work correctly, format them as follows: Use the social network's name as one word (e.g., 'instagram,' 'linkedin,' 'pinterest'), followed by a colon (':'), and then your social link. Separate multiple social networks with commas. For example: instagram: https://www.instagram.com, linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com, pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
tag page layout

The Newspaper theme offers the flexibility to choose between 2 different Tag page layouts (Column, Simple). To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired tag page layout on the Tag page layout dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Author page layout

The Newspaper theme offers the flexibility to choose between 4 different Author page layouts (Column, Author Image Left, Author Image Right and Simple). To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired author page layout on the Author page layout dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
Account page layout

The Newspaper theme offers the flexibility to choose between 4 different Account page layouts (All Data, All Data No Subscribe Button, Simple Layout and Simple Layout No Subscribe Button). To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired account page layout on the Account page layout dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
formspree hash id

To ensure that the contact form on your Contact page functions correctly and delivers messages to your desired email address, you need to customize the settings by providing additional information. The contact form in Newspaper theme utilizes the Formspree service. Follow the steps below to customize the contact form settings:

  1. Create an account on Formspree and create a project.
  2. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  3. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  4. Enter your Formspree hash ID in the designated field, ensuring that you only include the last 6 characters of the hash (e.g., mqkovbaw).
  5. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.


By entering your Formspree hash ID, the contact form will be properly configured to send form submissions to your Formspree account. The Formspree link will be formatted as follows: https://formspree.io/f/<hashid>, where <hashid> represents your unique hash ID.

post header type

The Newspaper theme offers 4 options for the post header layout: Wide, Narrow, Featured Image Left and Featured Image Right. You can easily switch between these layouts by following these steps:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Post dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Select the desired header on the Post header type dropdown.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.


Feel free to experiment with all layouts to find the one that complements your content presentation the most.

use sidebar

The Newspaper theme enables you to incorporate a sidebar on post pages, offering the option to position it either on the left or right side. Additionally, you can customize the content of the sidebar to display Featured posts or a Table of Contents. To modify this setting, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the Design settings page in your Ghost admin dashboard.
  2. Open the Site-wide dropdown under the Site design section.
  3. Check/uncheck the toggle button for Use sidebar.
  4. Click the Save button located in the top-right corner to apply the changes.
theme translation

The Newspaper theme supports translation, allowing you to translate all static text on your website into different languages. By default, the theme is in English, but you can add your own translations. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Download and unzip/extract the theme files.
  2. Locate the "locales" folder and open it.
  3. Inside the "locales" folder, you'll find a file named "en.json". Duplicate this file and rename the duplicate to the language you want to translate to. Ensure that you name it using a valid language code. For example, "es.json" for Spanish and "pl.json" for Polish.
  4. Open the translated file using a text editor.
  5. The file will have a structure like this:

    {
         "Back": "Back",
         "Newer Posts": "Newer Posts",
         "Older Posts": "Older Posts"
    }

    To change the translation, modify the text on the right-hand side while keeping the left-hand side unchanged. For example, to translate into Spanish (es.json):

    {
         "Back": "Volver",
         "Newer Posts": "Artículos Siguientes",
         "Older Posts": "Artículos Anteriores"
    }
  6. Translate all the text strings accordingly and save the file.
  7. Re-zip all the theme files and upload the updated theme to your Ghost admin panel. Publish the theme.
  8. Navigate to General Settings in the admin panel and locate the "Publication language" section. Change the locale name to the language you've translated the theme into. For example, "en" for English, "es" for Spanish, etc.
  9. Click on the Save button at the top right corner to apply the changes.
text change

To modify the static text in the Newspaper theme, follow these steps:

  1. Download and unzip/extract the theme files.
  2. Locate the "locales" folder and open it.
  3. Inside the "locales" folder, you'll find a file named "en.json". Open this file in a text editor.
  4. The file will have a structure like this:

    {
         "Back": "Back",
         "Newer Posts": "Newer Posts",
         "Older Posts": "Older Posts"
    }

    To change the text, edit the right side of each key-value pair while keeping the left side unchanged. For example:

    {
         "Back": "Previous",
         "Newer Posts": "New Stories",
         "Older Posts": "Old Stories"
    }
  5. Modify all the desired text strings and save the file.
  6. Re-zip all the theme files and upload the updated theme back to your Ghost admin panel. Publish the theme.


By following these steps, you can customize the static text in the Newspaper theme to better suit your preferences and provide a personalized experience for your website visitors.

posts per page

To change the number of posts displayed per pagination page in the Newspaper theme, follow these steps:

  1. Download and unzip/extract the theme files.
  2. Locate the "package.json" file and open it in a text editor.
  3. In the "package.json" file, locate the following section of code:

    "posts_per_page": 8

    Change the number 8 to your desired value. For example, if you want to display 6 posts per page change it to 6:

    "posts_per_page": 6

  4. Once you have made the desired changes, save the "package.json" file.
  5. Rezip all the modified theme files and upload the updated zip file to your Ghost admin panel.
  6. Publish the updated theme to apply the changes to the number of posts per pagination page.


Please be cautious while modifying the theme files and ensure you have a backup in case any issues arise during the process. If you are unsure about making code modifications, it's best to seek assistance from a professional or developer who can help you with the desired changes while ensuring the integrity and stability of your website.