Zurich

👋 Overview

Meet Zurich, a Ghost theme crafted by Themex Studio, designed for writers who appreciate the elegance of typography. Inspired by Swiss design principles, Zurich offers a clean and spacious layout that lets your words shine.

✨ Features

• Typography-First Design: Zurich emphasizes text, making it perfect for writers who want their content to take center stage.
• Light & Dark Modes: Customize your site's background color to suit your style or your audience's preferences.
• Four Post Layouts: Choose from four distinct post layouts to match your content's unique style.
• Custom Pages: Includes beautifully designed pages for authors, contact, archives, and tags.
• Lightweight & Fast: Zurich is optimized for speed, ensuring a seamless experience for your readers.
• Fully Responsive: Your blog will look stunning on all devices, from desktops to mobiles.
• Easy Customization: Tailor your blog without any coding expertise.
• Compatibility with Ghost Features: Supports translation, search function, comments, responsive images, and more.

🎯 Use Case

Zurich is ideal for writers, bloggers, and content creators who value minimalist design and want their words to be the focal point.

🚀 Performance

Zurich is incredibly lightweight and fast, ensuring readers have a seamless and enjoyable browsing experience.

🔧 Compatibility

Zurich is compatible with all inbuilt Ghost features, allowing you to take full advantage of Ghost's capabilities.

🛠️ Theme Setup

1. Install Theme:
   • Unzip the downloaded package.
   • In your Ghost admin, navigate to Design > Change theme.
   • Click Upload theme and select the zurich.zip file.
   • Once uploaded, click Activate now to activate Zurich.
2. Upload routes.yaml (Required for Authors and Archive pages):
   • Unzip the zurich.zip theme file.
   • In your Ghost admin, go to Settings > Labs.
   • Scroll to the Routes section and click Upload routes YAML.
   • Select and upload the routes.yaml file from the theme folder.
3. Customize Your Site:
   • Adjust the hero section, featured posts, and post card styles via Settings > Design > Site design > Homepage.
   • Choose from four post page templates to suit your content.
   • Add custom pages like Authors, Archive, and Contact as needed.
4. Additional Settings:
   • Change accent and background colors to match your brand.
   • Select from two font-pairing options: Modern sans-serif or Elegant serif.
   • Customize navigation layouts and social media icons.
5. Advanced Customization:
   • Use Code Injection for further customization.
   • Deploy the theme using GitHub actions for streamlined updates.

For detailed instructions, refer to the Zurich Documentation.

Elevate your writing with Zurich and let your words take center stage!