Make your first project

In Ghost, every project is a post. Index takes the parts of that post and puts each one in its place on your site. Here’s what goes where.

what each field becomes

In the Ghost editor	Where it appears on your site
Title	The project’s name, in the homepage list and at the top of the project page
Excerpt (post settings)	The one line under the title on the homepage
Feature image (post settings)	The cover photo: shown when someone points at the project on the homepage, or as its picture in the cover grid and scattered prints layouts
Paragraphs in the post	The project description on the project page
Image and Gallery blocks	The photos, in the order you add them
Caption under a photo	That photo’s caption, shown with its number
Alt text on a photo	A description for screen readers and search engines (not shown on the page)
First tag (post settings)	The place, shown next to the year on the homepage
Publish date (post settings)	The year, shown next to the place
Feature this post (post settings)	Moves the project up the list, unless you’ve set an exact project order
Tag #layout-…	A different photo layout for this project only. See project layouts

The description and photos can go in any order in the editor. Index moves the text to the description area and keeps the photos together.

step by step

1. In Ghost Admin, click Posts, then New post.
2. Title. Type the project’s name, for example “the long walk”.
3. Description. Write a few short paragraphs about the project. Keep it short enough to read without scrolling.
4. Photos. Below your text, click the + button and choose Image to add one photo, or Gallery to add several at once. Add them in the order you want them seen.
5. Captions. Click under each photo and type its caption.
6. Open the post settings (the panel icon at the top right) and fill in:
   • Feature image: your cover photo.
   • Excerpt: one short line about the project.
   • Tags: the place first, for example “lisbon, portugal”. See places and years.
   • Publish date: change it if you want a different year to show.
7. Click Publish.

Your project now appears on the homepage.

Tip

Don’t add the journal tag to a project. That tag turns a post into a journal entry instead.