Ghost themes for personal sites
Let the work introduce you. Bring writing, projects, and recurring interests into one personal publication.
A personal site is shaped by what its author chooses to keep in view. An introduction sets the context, while selected work and recurring interests let that identity develop through the archive.
Eihei. Introduce yourself beside the work. An About area and featured writing establish the context before the archive begins.
The custom title and About area bring together a short introduction, cover imagery, and featured writing. An essayist, researcher, or independent creator can set the context before the archive opens out beneath it.
Different post and page openings let an essay, interview, project note, or visual piece find its own balance between headline and image. Spotlight can draw related work from the primary topic of the first post on each feed page.
Myoan. Give a personal publication a bold public face. Oversized statements and weighted story groups make the point of view visible, with membership built into the same composition.
Myoan assumes a personal publication has something definite to say. Its oversized statement leads into either featured posts or paid tiers, depending on what should make the first impression. Editor’s Choice gives one defining piece more weight than its supporting stories, creating an obvious entrance to a substantial archive.
List and grid arrangements shift between linear reading and visual scanning. Individual articles vary the relationship between headline, image, width, and background. Essays, projects, and membership each receive their own scale within the same publication.
Basho. Open with a clear introduction, then settle into regular publishing. A featured-story slider adds emphasis before the image grid takes over.
A large opening statement can stand alone, invite subscription, or lead into a horizontal run of featured posts. The regular image grid then establishes the everyday publishing rhythm. Several article openings change the relationship between title and image, while the author group can remain for a collaborative project or disappear on a one-person publication.
Genki. Let the writing establish the identity. A large statement and typography-led article openings give one voice several ways to lead.
The person’s own words take the first and strongest position. A substantial homepage statement introduces a point of view, then featured pages and posts separate enduring material from current writing. Within the feed, a defining essay or project can grow larger or move its title over the image.
Article openings can lead with the headline, the feature image, or both. Background imagery and light, dark, or sepia appearances change the setting while the typographic hierarchy stays familiar.
Okiro. Keep the personal archive informal. Compact featured cards and story-level color give regular publishing character without adding many layers.
Compact featured cards can hold selected writing or a useful introductory page. The newest entry opens at a larger scale, and older posts settle into a rounded grid. Color may shift from story to story, giving recurring interests their own character. Reading progress and related-story navigation add continuity once a post is open.
Renge. Make presentation part of the point of view. The newest story becomes a poster, while featured pages and posts keep projects and selected work in view.
Featured pages give a creator a permanent place for projects or announcements, and featured posts gather the pieces that best introduce the work. The newest entry becomes a poster-like statement through a large headline, offset image, layered color, and graphic detail. Selection and presentation reveal the person behind the site.
Color may belong to a single card, continue through an article, or reshape the publication’s background. Older posts return to a compact two-column feed, keeping the archive concise after the expressive lead. Designers, photographers, artists, and culture-focused creators can let each update carry some of the character of the work itself.
