TryGhost/Ghost

Features

• Headless - Separates the administrative backend from the presentation layer to serve content through structured web services.
• Headless - Delivers content via a decoupled API architecture, allowing developers to build custom front-ends independently.
• Headless - Functions as a decoupled backend that transmits content through an API rather than a fixed template engine.
• Content Resource Endpoints - Exposes standardized endpoints for programmatically retrieving site data, including posts, pages, and metadata.
• Content Management APIs - Enables programmatic control over site settings and content structures through standard web requests.
• Subscription Membership Engines - Integrates user authentication with tiered access control and recurring payment management for gated content.
• Headless Content Management Systems - Powers a flexible content architecture that serves structured data to any external application without a coupled frontend.
• Paid Membership Management Systems - Handles gated content access and recurring subscription payments through integrated financial processing.
• Content Authoring and Editing - Features a dedicated editorial interface and rich text editor designed for professional content creation and formatting.
• Professional Newsletter Publishing Engines - Automates newsletter distribution and subscriber management directly from the publishing dashboard.
• Custom Theme Building - Utilizes a flexible templating language to build custom website layouts that separate HTML structure from dynamic data.
• Editorial Workflows - Supports the full lifecycle of content production, from initial drafting to final review and publication.
• Post Management APIs - Provides specific endpoints for creating, updating, and managing individual content entries programmatically.
• RESTful APIs - Offers a RESTful interface for external systems to interact with site data using standard HTTP methods.
• Administrative API Authentication - Secures administrative operations with token-based authentication to ensure authorized management of site resources.
• Passwordless Authentication - Implements secure, passwordless login flows using email-based tokens for user identity verification.
• Content Management Systems - simple, powerful publishing platform.
• Content Management Systems - Professional publishing platform for newsletters and blogs.
• Headless CMS - Blog platform usable as a headless CMS.
• Publishing Systems - Headless CMS designed for professional publishing.
• Sponsored Projects - Funded through a community-driven crowdfunding campaign.
• Blogging Platforms - Modern, professional-grade blogging and publishing platform.
• Blogging Platforms - Publishing platform for professional blogging.
• Content Management Systems - Headless CMS for professional publishing.
• Subscription Billing - Connects with payment gateways to process recurring billing and manage customer financial data.
• Mailing List Managers - Manages subscriber databases and automated email delivery for mass communication and audience engagement.
• Content Access Control Engines - Restricts access to specific content items based on user subscription tiers and membership status.
• Administrative API Endpoints - Maintains versioned API endpoints for performing CRUD operations on site data.
• Content API Query Filters - Enables precise data retrieval through a query syntax supporting property matching, comparison operators, and logical filtering.
• Media File Upload Handlers - Processes media uploads through a dedicated interface that performs file sanitization and supports diverse storage backends.
• Webhooks - Dispatches automated event notifications to external URLs to trigger downstream workflows and third-party integrations.
• Security Architecture Patterns - Hardens server infrastructure by applying input sanitization, encryption, and automated configuration to mitigate common web-based threats.
• API and Machine Authentication - Validates administrative and member access via secure session credentials and passwordless email authentication.
• User Management - Accepts member registration data and profile attributes through secure submission endpoints.
• Logic-less Template Engines - Maps dynamic database content into structured HTML layouts using a logic-less templating engine for server-side rendering.
• Newsletter Management APIs - Provides dedicated API endpoints for creating, updating, and managing newsletter content and distribution parameters.
• Cloud Storage Adapters - Offloads media asset storage to external cloud services through configurable storage adapters.
• Cache Adapters - Replaces default memory storage with external database solutions to enhance performance and data persistence.
• File System Storage Adapters - Abstracts storage operations to allow media assets to reside on either local disks or external cloud providers.
• JavaScript Client Libraries - Simplifies API interaction, authentication, and data retrieval tasks through a specialized software development kit.
• TLS Certificate Management - Provisions and renews SSL certificates automatically to ensure encrypted traffic for hosted domains.
• User Profile Management - Stores and updates member attributes, including subscription status and custom labels, within a centralized database.
• Webhook Systems - Broadcasts internal state changes to registered endpoints to initiate automated responses to system events.
• Theme Settings Configurations - Exposes schema-based configuration options that allow users to customize theme appearance directly within the interface.

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