Introduction
Index is a theme for Ghost, the website and newsletter platform. It turns your Ghost site into a spacious, minimal portfolio for anyone with visual work to show: photographers, designers, illustrators, architects, artists, and studios of every kind.
Your projects appear as a numbered index on your homepage. Point at a project and its cover photo appears. Open it and the photos take center stage, in whichever of six layouts suits the work. A journal holds your news and longer writing, and an about page turns a simple list into a neat CV.
Everything is set from Ghost’s design settings, with no code: 24 layouts in all, plus colors, typefaces, and hover styles.
what you get
Section titled “what you get”- Homepage, 6 layouts: a numbered list with the photo on the left or right, a list with a floating photo, a cover grid, scattered prints, or big type
- Project pages, 6 layouts: strip, vertical, grid, book, salon, or slideshow
- Journal, 7 layouts: a list with or without photos, a spacious or compact grid, front page, archive, or alternating
- About page, 5 layouts: classic, statement, ledger, split, or newspaper
- A full-screen view when someone clicks a photo
- Your name shown large across the top of the homepage, on one line or stacked
- Search, subscribe, sign in, and comments, all matching the theme
- Light, dark, or automatic colors, eight typefaces, and four hover styles
- Made for phones and tablets too: on touch screens, the project in the middle of the screen gets the spotlight as you scroll
what you need
Section titled “what you need”A Ghost site, version 5 or newer. Index is built and tested on Ghost 6, and works on Ghost(Pro) and on self-hosted Ghost. On Ghost(Pro), uploading a theme needs the Publisher plan or higher.
New to Ghost? The Ghost Help Center explains the basics, like writing a post or changing your settings.
Ready? Start with installing the theme.