# Ghost changelog > An independent publishing platform. - Vendor: Ghost Foundation - Category: Productivity - Official site: https://ghost.org - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost) - Harvested from: GitHub (TryGhost/Ghost) - Entries below: 10 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### v6.56.0 - Date: 2026-08-04 - Version: v6.56.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.56.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.56.0 - **added** — Add specific-tier option to editor preview - **changed** — Improve tier select sizing in the post preview header - **changed** — Add configurable search entries for billing - **fixed** — Fix newsletter links containing a single quote being impossible to edit - **fixed** — Fix SVG favicons not rendering in bookmark cards - **fixed** — Fix header cards losing their layout when imported from HTML - **fixed** — Fix keyboard focus trapping in empty comment threads - **fixed** — Fix 500 error when deleting posts with threaded comments - **fixed** — Fix Stripe checkout failing for accounts with Managed Payments enabled * ✨ Added specific-tier option to editor preview (#29739) - Kevin Ansfield * 🎨 Improved tier select sizing in the post preview header (#29727) - Weyland Swart * 🎨 Added configurable search entries for billing (#29645) - Sag * 🐛 Fixed newsletter links containing a single quote being impossible to edit (#29650) - Michael Barrett * 🐛 Fixed SVG favicons not rendering in bookmark cards (#29732) - Princi Vershwal * 🐛 Fixed header cards losing their layout when imported from HTML (#29706) - Priyansh Nandwana * 🐛 Fixed keyboard focus trapping in empty comment threads (#29724) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed 500 error when deleting posts with threaded comments (#29682) - Michael Barrett * 🐛 Fixed Stripe checkout failing for accounts with Managed Payments enabled (#29715) - Sag --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.55.0...v6.56.0 ### v6.55.0 - Date: 2026-07-31 - Version: v6.55.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.55.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.55.0 - **changed** — Made the sidebar trial banner configurable via hostSettings - **fixed** — Fixed feature image alt text silently disappearing when too long - **fixed** — Fixed members being removed from all newsletters when unsubscribing from one - **fixed** — Fixed site.substack.com links breaking when outbound link tagging is on - **fixed** — Fixed settings sidebar flash for editors and contributors - **fixed** — Fixed duplicate reply notification emails for comment authors - **fixed** — Fixed redirect capture groups not being substituted inside query strings - **fixed** — Fixed broken admin views for Contributor and Author staff users - **fixed** — Fixed broken internal links in automation emails * 🎨 Changed the sidebar trial banner to be configurable via hostSettings (#29604) - Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki * 🐛 Fixed feature image alt text silently disappearing when too long (#29681) - SUHAIL * 🐛 Fixed members being removed from all newsletters when unsubscribing from one (#29605) - swithek * 🐛 Fixed site.substack.com links breaking when outbound link tagging is on (#29641) - leafwind * 🐛 Fixed settings sidebar flash for editors/contributors (#29660) - Jatinder Mahajan * 🐛 Fixed duplicate reply notification emails for comment authors (#29600) - Aubaid * 🐛 Fixed redirect capture groups ($1) not being substituted inside query strings (#29574) - Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki * 🐛 Fixed broken admin views for Contributor and Author staff users (#29653) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed broken internal links in automation emails (#29652) - Troy Ciesco --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.54.1...v6.55.0 ### v6.54.1 - Date: 2026-07-27 - Version: v6.54.1 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.1 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.54.1 - **fixed** — Fixed settings preview interaction regressions * 🐛 Fixed settings preview interaction regressions (#29618) - Steve Larson --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.54.0...v6.54.1 ### v6.54.0 - Date: 2026-07-24 - Version: v6.54.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.54.0 - **security** — Made filename generation more secure, performant and resilient to filesystems' limits - **added** — Added config to specify custom adapter install location - **added** — Added inline editor for redirects.yaml and routes.yaml - **added** — Added support for v4 (canary) schema - **added** — Added member.avatar_image for member gravatars in themes - **added** — Added labels for Members - **added** — Added complimentary member subscription - **added** — Added possibility to accept html as an input source for post - **added** — Added storage base - **removed** — Removed unused base adapter shims - **changed** — Changed pre-launch banner copy and link to be configurable via hostSettings - **changed** — Updated settings chooser controls - **changed** — Improved automation polling performance - **fixed** — Fixed unsafe output from the split helper - **fixed** — Fixed posts with a self-referential canonical URL being excluded from the sitemap - **fixed** — Fixed YouTube bookmark metadata - **fixed** — Fixed a members import label containing a comma being split in two - **fixed** — Fixed members CSV import storing a formula-escape character in member data - **fixed** — Fixed members CSV import dropping columns from an uneven file - **fixed** — Fixed member custom field actions breaking history * 🔒 Made filename generation more secure, performant and resilient to filesystems' limits (#70) - Sag * ✨ Added config to specify custom adapter install location (#29487) - Austin Burdine * ✨ Added inline editor for redirects.yaml and routes.yaml (#29200) - Murat Çorlu * ✨ Added support for v4 (canary) schema - Naz * ✨ Added `member.avatar_image` for member gravatars in themes (#11584) - Kevin Ansfield * ✨Added labels for Members (#11538) - Rishabh Garg * ✨ Added complimentary member subscription (#11537) - Naz Gargol * ✨ Added posibility to accept html as an input source for post - Nazar Gargol * ✨ add storage base (#1) - Katharina Irrgang * 🎨 Removed unused base adapter shims (#29564) - Austin Burdine * 🎨 Changed pre-launch banner copy and link to be configurable via hostSettings (#29540) - Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki * 🎨 Updated settings chooser controls (#29503) - Steve Larson * 🎨 Further improved automation polling performance (#29477) - Evan Hahn * 🎨 Improved automation polling performance (#29476) - Evan Hahn * 🐛 Fixed unsafe output from the split helper (#29298) - Oscar Hedvall * 🐛 Fixed posts with a self-referential canonical URL being excluded from the sitemap - yash * 🐛 Fixed YouTube bookmark metadata (#29114) - Rayan Salhab * 🐛 Fixed a members import label containing a comma being split in two - Rob Lester * 🐛 Fixed members CSV import storing a formula-escape character in member data - Rob Lester * 🐛 Fixed members CSV import dropping columns from an uneven file - Rob Lester * 🐛 Fixed member custom field actions breaking history (#29506) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed dark mode loader showing a white background (#29340) - sarafmudit * 🐛 Fixed incorrect audio durations after HTML import (#29337) - Kushida * 🐛 Fixed theme toggle crossfade in the standalone React admin (#29458) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed extention missmatching .mp4 as invalid - Naz * 🐛 Fixed $id clash when validating across different API versions (#349) - naz * 🐛 Fixed CSV import json-schema email validation (#12239) - Fabien 'egg' O'Carroll * 🐛 Fixed validation error when adding tag from PSM - Nazar Gargol * 💡 Added canary api endpoint - Rish --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.53.0...v6.54.0 ### v6.53.0 - Date: 2026-07-17 - Version: v6.53.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.53.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.53.0 - **added** — Add boot-time validation functionality support for adapters - **added** — Add user lookup dependency injection to sso base adapter - **added** — Improve protection against spam member signups - **changed** — Improve author selection performance on sites with many staff users - **changed** — Improve analytics chart bucketing for Year to date and All time ranges - **fixed** — Fix false unsaved warning in welcome email editor - **fixed** — Fix expired sessions leaving Admin stuck instead of returning to signin * ✨ Added boot-time validation functionality support for adapters (#29371) - Austin Burdine * ✨ Added user lookup dependency injection to sso base adapter (#29365) - Austin Burdine * ✨ Improved protection against spam member signups (#29319) - Steve Larson * 🎨 Improved author selection performance on sites with many staff users (#29044) - Kevin Ansfield * 🎨 Improved analytics chart bucketing for Year to date and All time ranges (#29237) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed false unsaved warning in welcome email editor (#29389) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed expired sessions leaving Admin stuck instead of returning to signin (#29328) - Steve Larson --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.52.1...v6.53.0 ### v6.52.1 - Date: 2026-07-10 - Version: v6.52.1 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.52.1 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.52.1 - **fixed** — Fixed link selection in automations email editor * 🐛 Fixed link selection in automations email editor (#29176) - Troy Ciesco --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.52.0...v6.52.1 ### v6.52.0 - Date: 2026-07-09 - Version: v6.52.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.52.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.52.0 - **added** — Add tax ID collection to Stripe checkout when automatic tax is enabled - **changed** — Update Source to v1.7.1 - **changed** — Update Casper to v5.12.1 - **removed** — Remove the discontinued Tenor GIF provider - **fixed** — Fix mobile preview overflow - **fixed** — Fix unreadable tag and author colours with light accent colours - **fixed** — Fix Top Posts stuck loading or hiding data when web analytics is off * ✨ Added tax ID collection to Stripe checkout when automatic tax is enabled (#24682) - Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki * 🎨 Updated Source to v1.7.1 - Ghost CI * 🎨 Updated Casper to v5.12.1 - Ghost CI * 🎨 Removed the discontinued Tenor GIF provider (#29194) - Renato Costa * 🐛 Fixed mobile preview overflow (#29131) - Troy Ciesco * 🐛 Fixed unreadable tag & author colours with light accent colours (#29127) - Weyland Swart * 🐛 Fixed Top Posts stuck loading or hiding data when web analytics is off (#29103) - Steve Larson --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.51.0...v6.52.0 ### v6.51.0 - Date: 2026-07-03 - Version: v6.51.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.51.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.51.0 - **added** — Add Social Web handle preferences - **fixed** — Fix complimentary subscription created when editing comped members - **fixed** — Fix security action history entries - **fixed** — Fix email preview always showing the paywall on tier-restricted posts - **fixed** — Fix and refactor social link validators - **fixed** — Fix complimentary members being unable to upgrade on non-USD sites - **fixed** — Fix orphaned Stripe prices when importing members by tier - **fixed** — Fix posts/pages loading when analytics data was unavailable - **fixed** — Fix staff profile URL not updating after changing a user's slug * ✨ Added Social Web handle preferences (#29042) - Vitrix * 🐛 Fixed complimentary subscription created when editing comped members (#28954) - Aubaid * 🐛 Fixed security action history entries (#29012) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed email preview always showing the paywall on tier-restricted posts (#29059) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed & refactored social link validators (#29051) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed complimentary members being unable to upgrade on non-USD sites (#29055) - Peter Schulz * 🐛 Fixed orphaned Stripe prices when importing members by tier (#28955) - Aubaid * 🐛 Fixed posts/pages loading when analytics data was unavailable (#29048) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed staff profile URL not updating after changing a user's slug (#29041) - Sag --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.50.0...v6.51.0 ### v6.50.0 - Date: 2026-07-02 - Version: v6.50.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.50.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.50.0 - **added** — Added publisher gift links - **added** — Added configurable admin session max age - **added** — Added system appearance mode to Ghost Admin - **changed** — Improved y-axis scaling and country names in Analytics - **changed** — Improved share modal to clamp long post previews - **changed** — Improved dark mode across Shade and Ghost admin - **changed** — Improved admin Comments page load time on large comment datasets - **fixed** — Prevented 'new' slug on tags to avoid route overlap - **fixed** — Enabled link search in feature image caption and center caption text - **security** — Fixed stored XSS and mangled structured data in JSON-LD output - **fixed** — Fixed admin sidebar hidden behind legacy screens on mobile - **fixed** — Fixed hover-reveal View more buttons staying hidden on keyboard focus - **fixed** — Fixed bookmark favicon selection in oEmbed fallback - **fixed** — Made database views portable across environments - **fixed** — Fixed bookmark cards showing 'Amazon' as site name on .co domains - **fixed** — Fixed Portal non-clickable rows areas and inconsistent keyboard focus * ✨ Added publisher gift links (#29043) - Kevin Ansfield * ✨ Added configurable admin session max age (#26682) - Julien Millau * ✨ Added system appearance mode to Ghost Admin (#28911) - Weyland Swart * 🎨 Improved y-axis scaling and country names in Analytics (#28708) - Peter Zimon * 🎨 Improved share modal to clamp long post previews (#28966) - Weyland Swart * 🎨 Improved dark mode across Shade and Ghost admin (DES-1397) (#28895) - Peter Zimon * 🎨 Improved admin Comments page load time on large comment datasets (#28734) - Jonathon W. Marshall * 🐛 Prevented 'new' slug on tags to avoid route overlap (#28686) - Praveen Kumar Singh * 🐛 Enabled link search in feature image caption and center caption text (#28730) - Dikshant Chaturvedi * 🐛 Fixed stored XSS and mangled structured data in JSON-LD output (#29013) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed admin sidebar hidden behind legacy screens on mobile (#28956) - Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki * 🐛 Fixed hover-reveal View more buttons staying hidden on keyboard focus (#28929) - Dimitris Trechas * 🐛 Fixed bookmark favicon selection in oEmbed fallback (#28939) - Moc * 🐛 Made database views portable across environments - Rob Lester * 🐛 Fixed bookmark cards showing 'Amazon' as site name on .co domains (#28961) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed flaky target delivery window batch-sending test (#28937) - Steve Larson * 🐛 Fixed Portal non-clickable rows areas and inconsistent keyboard focus - D̸̛̛̛͗̅͂̈́̃̏̒͐͋̓̾̅͂̃̊̉͆̄̏́͂̈́͗͒̓̒͛̈̅̓̄̔̓̈́͋̕̕̚̚͝usk --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.49.0...v6.50.0 ### v6.49.0 - Date: 2026-06-26 - Version: v6.49.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.49.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ghost/releases/v6.49.0 - **added** — Add markdown and llms.txt support for AI tooling - **fixed** — Fix profile picture button styling inconsistency - **fixed** — Fix analytics Today view showing data points in the future - **fixed** — Fix dark mode in the automations email editor * ✨ Added markdown and llms.txt support for AI tooling (#28931) - Hannah Wolfe * 🐛 Fixed profile picture button styling inconsistency (#28933) - Sviatoslav * 🐛 Fixed analytics Today view showing data points in the future (#28912) - Chris Raible * 🐛 Fixed dark mode in the automations email editor (#28914) - Weyland Swart --- View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.48.0...v6.49.0