Keep featured content compact. Selected posts and pages appear in small cards above the main feed, giving readers a quick way into the publication before the larger stories begin.
Let the latest story lead. The newest post opens the feed in a large image-and-text layout before the remaining stories settle into rounded cards.
Color the feed one story at a time. Choose a built-in card color or create your own, then apply it to individual posts without changing the rest of the theme.
Highlights
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✓ Ghost 6
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Compatible with Ghost 6.0.0+
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✓ Built for memberships
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Support for free, paid, and tiered memberships, including custom membership pages and pricing layouts.
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✓ Dark & auto color modes
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Light and dark color schemes, with optional automatic switching based on system preferences.
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✓ Featured content
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Show featured posts and pages in separate, compact homepage sections above the main feed.
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✓ Prominent latest post
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The latest post opens the feed in a large image-and-text layout before the remaining stories move into rounded cards.
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✓ Post-card colors
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Choose from 14 built-in card colors or create your own, then apply them to individual posts using internal tags.
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✓ Recommended posts
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Recommend posts on the homepage from a selected tag or from the first post’s primary tag.
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✓ Custom theme settings
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Control color mode, search, special sections, comments, dark logo, and footer text without editing code.
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✓ Translation ready
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Fully translatable, with English included and support for Ghost’s built-in translations.
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Key Ghost features
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✓ Translation ready
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Fully translatable, with English included and support for Ghost’s built-in translations.
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✓ Search
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Use Ghost’s native search or Okiro’s custom search powered by a Content API key.
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✓ Comments
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Supports native Ghost comments, with Disqus available as an optional alternative.
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✓ Members
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Supports Ghost Members for free signups, paid memberships, and protected content.
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✓ Multiple authors
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Supports multiple authors and dedicated author archive pages.
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✓ Custom fonts
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✓ Content cards
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✓ Custom theme settings
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Control color mode, search, special sections, comments, dark logo, and footer text without editing code.
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✓ Publication branding
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Supports your logo, accent color, publication title, and description across the theme.
Memberships
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✓ Public, free, and paid content
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Works for public posts, free member content, paid articles, and tier-based access.
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✓ Membership tiers
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Supports Ghost membership tiers with monthly and yearly prices, trials, tier access, and plan currencies.
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✓ Custom auth pages
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Includes custom membership pages for sign-in and sign-up.
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✓ Subscribe page
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Includes a custom subscribe page for newsletter and member signup.
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✓ Custom account page
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Includes a custom account page with member details, billing info, account settings, and subscription controls.
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✓ Custom member experience
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Shows padlock icons on protected feed cards and custom call-to-action blocks in protected content.
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✓ Custom member notifications
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Shows custom notifications for subscribe, sign-in, sign-up, email update, expired link, and checkout states.
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✓ Public previews
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Show a public preview before visitors sign up or upgrade.
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✓ Membership pricing tables
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Membership and account pages include pricing tables with monthly and yearly plans, trials, benefits, and custom currencies.
Customization
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✓ Dark & auto color modes
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Light and dark color schemes, with optional automatic switching based on system preferences.
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✓ Secondary logo
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Use a separate logo for dark and automatic color schemes.
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✓ Featured content
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Show featured posts and pages in separate, compact homepage sections above the main feed.
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✓ Recommended posts
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Recommend posts on the homepage from a selected tag or from the first post’s primary tag.
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✓ Advanced navigation
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Longer navigation stays organized by placing extra links in a dropdown at the end.
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✓ Social accounts
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Show X and Facebook in the footer through Ghost settings, with built-in support for many additional social services.
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✓ Multi-column footer
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Use secondary navigation to build a structured footer with up to three columns.
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✓ Footer copyright
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Replace the default footer copyright text from the settings.
Publishing
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✓ Featured posts and pages
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Highlight selected posts and pages in separate homepage sections.
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✓ Prominent latest post
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The latest post opens the feed in a large image-and-text layout before the remaining stories move into rounded cards.
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✓ Post-card colors
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Choose from 14 built-in card colors or create your own, then apply them to individual posts using internal tags.
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✓ Hide author
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Hide author details in the feed and on post pages.
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✓ Author and tag archives
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Includes regular author and tag archive pages for individual authors and tags.
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✓ Authors and tags pages
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Includes dedicated authors and tags pages with cards ordered by post count.
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✓ Contact form
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Custom contact page with Formspree support.
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✓ Custom content pages
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Includes custom page templates for membership, account, contact, sign-in, sign-up, subscribe, and error views.
Post experience
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✓ Reading progress
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✓ Reading time
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✓ Image zoom
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Built-in image zoom for image and gallery cards.
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✓ Post navigation
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Article pages include newer and older post navigation after the content.
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✓ Related posts
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Show related posts after articles based on the post’s primary tag.
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✓ Social sharing
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Share posts on X and Facebook, with built-in copy link support.
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Technical details
Theme
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Current version: v3.5.3
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Last update: Nov 28, 2025
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Compatible with Ghost 6.0.0+
Performance
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✓ WebP support
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✓ Responsive media
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Supports responsive images, tables, and video embeds across all screen sizes.
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✓ Modern browser support
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✓ W3C validated
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✓ Ghost GScan tested
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Checked with Ghost’s official GScan tool.
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✓ PageSpeed tested
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Built with responsive images, lazy-loaded media, minified scripts, and lightweight assets.
Is this theme for me?
Best for
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Company blogs
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Newsletters
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Personal blogs
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Minimalist publications
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Membership focus
Not ideal for
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Magazines
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Large publications
Okiro fits personal writers, independent newsletters, and company blogs that want a light, informal home for regular publishing. Its card-based homepage keeps the structure clear while color and rounded forms give the page its character.
Membership follows the same visual approach, with custom pages for joining, choosing a plan, signing in, and managing an account.
Choose Okiro if you want a blog with an unconventional visual voice, distinct spaces for featured and recent stories, and custom membership pages for both free and paid readers.
