Ghost 6.0 - The open source product that generates $100M+ for creators
Networked publishing with ActivityPub, deeply integrated native analytics, a huge number of improvements, and $100M+ earned by indie publishers. Our biggest-ever release. The most exciting thing on PH today that has nothing to do with AI. Probably.
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Ghost
@johnonolan Now I can use Ghost for both long-form content and short-form notes from web browsers, email newsletters, RSS feed readers, and now social web platforms via ActivityPub. Also, I really appreciate the integrated analytics support that has been added to the platform. Thank you.
Algebra Rules
@johnonolan Been self-hosting Ghost for over a decade, since the first public release (v0.3). Ghost 5 → Ghost 6 was the smoothest update yet. Congrats!
ActivityPub integration is probably the feature I've been most excited about in Ghost's whole history. It's fantastic to have a big player like Ghost throwing their weight behind POSSE and the open web!
Keep up the good work 👍
Product Hunt
I tried Substack and Beehiiv for my own house hunting related newsletter a while back but ultimately ditched both for Ghost. The writing experience is top notch, the themes are great and it's not packed with a ton of "hype" features that feel more gimmick than useful.
Really excited to try out this new update!
Ghost
@aaronoleary Legend 🙌 we do our best to focus on quality rather than quantity of features; which turns out to be.... the less trodden path in publishing tools. 😅
Product Hunt
@johnonolan quality > quantity always!
Universal Avenue
Super exciting to see Ghost 6 live! Long live the open web! 🎉
Ghost
@mr_lundis Thanks so much 🤗 and very much agreed
I have been tried Wordpress, Substack, but finally I choose Ghost. I really like it! Especially the UI.
Ghost
@timchengb Same 👊
Tinybird
Congrats on the launch, @Ghost, @johnonolan, @peterrschulz and team!
Pumped that @Tinybird gets to play a role in this and provide deeply integrated real-time analytics for both Ghost(Pro) and self-hosting users.
LFG!!
Ghost
@peterrschulz @cameron_archer and we've got sooo many ideas for what to do with it next!
nocsdegree
Been a Ghost user for 6 years now - really nice and clean UI for blogging
Ghost
@petecodes Cheers Pete, thanks for sticking with us ✌️
Ghost is awesome - it's nice to see it continue to be developed! I'm excited to try out ActivityPub and the native analytics suite.
Do you plan to add more integrations to Ghost in the future? A few I can think of that would be useful: n8n, Outline Wiki, and Baserow. Having some of these integrations would help streamline my SEO to content workflow, specifically with the content planning phase and publishing automation.
Ghost
@smjburton Yes! Ghost already works great with n8n - they've had an integration for a while - but we've got a few more things cooking, too 😏
Just beautiful. And having that network inside where you can read + interact is an absolute game-changer. Congrats on making the internet better with every launch!
Ghost
@ramosauthor Got so many ideas for how the reader piece might evolve next :)
@johnonolan 🤩 always 2 steps ahead!
Congratulations! This is a major achievement. I enjoyed the social web beta and upgraded to Ghost 6.0 today.
Ghost
@dpw67 Thanks so much for being part of the beta 🙌 couldn't have done it without all that early testing
I tried installing 5.8.3 into a shared hosting environment at pair.com and failed. It doesn't write a log as to what failed. It just stops. Would I have any better luck with 6.0 and is there any tricks I'm overlooking to get it installed (like installing locally and then uploading the files). I'd like to play with this, but I'm a hobbyist, not someone who needs a full blown paid account. I'd like to use it in the environment I'm already comfortable with.
Ghost
@cjorgensen 5.8.3 was released in 2022, so, definitely not the expected version to be installing. I'm not familiar with pair, but generally Ghost doesn't run in shared environments. We have detailed guides in our docs: https://docs.ghost.org
I saw this update in my dashboard today. I currently use Ghost for my main German website and Substack for my English content. The reason is, because it's still impossible to make a multi-language site with Ghost (will this change in the future?). Also the social aspect was missing - which now should be there but I'm still not sure how exactly this works and how to gain followers inside of Ghost. I will have to look into this over the next days.
AltPage.ai
Dang, open source AND fiercely independent? That’s such a breath of fresh air for publishing—so tired of being locked into platforms. Does Ghost make migrations easy if I’m coming from WordPress?
@joey_zhu_seopage_ai Very easy: https://docs.ghost.org/migration/wordpress
That is very cool
No more juggling platforms or losing revenue to fees. This all-in-one solution lets creators publish, build community, and monetize, from newsletters to memberships with full control. Decentralized, open source, and 0% payment fees? That’s creator-first infrastructure done right
Built-in distribution is awsome!
Native analytics suite is great for bloggers. Really helpful to understand traffic better.
Future AGI
Impressive update! The ActivityPub integration meaningfully expands distribution and engagement across platforms, and the built-in analytics adds a much-needed layer of insight for creators. Ghost 6.0 is a solid step forward for independent publishing infrastructure.
Seems interesting. Do you folks also support users in Asian sub continent? Curious because substack and others have limited payment method for Asian sub-continent... hence curious
Nas.io
With ActivityPub integration, can Ghost 6.0 now federate comment threads across different platforms?
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