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Theme Setup

This section describes how to install a theme on your Ghost site. Themes enable you to customize your web site's appearance. There are two ways to add themes to a Ghost blog.

  • From Admin dashboard - This is the easiest and preferred method.
  • Upload a theme via FTP.

Add theme from admin dashboard​

  • Login to the admin dashboard of the Ghost blog and navigate to Settings Icon -> Design and scroll to the bottom of the page. You will see change theme.

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  • Click on Upload theme.
  • Drag and drop the zip file of the theme to the upload area.
  • After uploading the theme, click on Activate. This will apply the new theme for the blog.
  • To display active theme, click on Advanced.

Installing a Ghost theme​

To install a Ghost theme, follow these steps:

  • Download the .zip file for the theme.
  • Log in to your site using FTP.
  • Navigate to installation_directory/content/themes where installation_directory is the directory where Ghost is installed, and then upload the .zip file that you downloaded in step 1.
  • Log in to your site using SSH.
  • Type the following command: 
cd installation_directory/content/themes
  • Type the following command
unzip stories.zip
  • Restart Ghost.
  • After Ghost restarts, log in to Ghost as the administrator.
  • On the top menu bar, click Settings.
  • Under General, scroll to the bottom of the page.
  • In the Theme list box, the new theme should appear. Select the theme, and then click Save.
  • Visit your site's home page. It should load using the new theme.