Format

🎨 Overview

Developed by Priority Vision, the Format theme is a minimalist and modern design tailored for personal blogs and newsletters. It seamlessly integrates with Ghost CMS, offering a sleek platform to share your thoughts and insights.

✨ Features

• Visual and Design
  • Dark/Light Mode: Automatically or manually switch between color schemes for optimal readability, reducing eye strain day or night.
  • WEBP & Lazy Load: Enhance site speed with modern image formats and lazy loading, especially beneficial on slower connections.
  • Code Syntax Highlight: Beautify code blocks with syntax highlighting, making technical content more readable.
  • Footer Copyright: Easily customize footer copyright text directly within theme settings.
• Content Management
  • Post Reading Time: Automatically display estimated reading times for each post, helping readers manage their engagement.
  • Featured Video: Embed featured videos in your posts to enhance visual storytelling.
  • Native Search: Built-in support for Ghost's native search module allows visitors to find content quickly.
  • Native Comments: Supports both Ghost's native comments and third-party solutions for vibrant user interaction.
  • Membership & Subscriptions: Offer exclusive content and services with built-in subscription management.
• User Experience
  • Infinite Scroll: Enable instant load more and infinite scrolling in post lists without full page reloads for a smooth user experience.
  • Lightbox: Display larger versions of images on click with a lightweight and fancy lightbox.
  • Table of Contents: Add a navigable index for your posts, improving content structure and reader navigation.
  • Contact Forms: Pre-styled form inputs blend perfectly with your theme, ready to use right out of the box.
  • Navigation Separators: Add line separators to distinguish between different sets of navigation items.
  • Tag Colors: Enhance tag visibility with customizable colors, making it easy to differentiate and highlight specific topics.
  • Responsive Design: Fully responsive, ensuring the theme looks perfect on any device, maintaining functionality and design integrity.
  • Responsive Videos: Embed YouTube and Vimeo videos responsively with automatic aspect ratio adjustment.
  • Responsive Tables: Show horizontal scroll bars on small screens for tables that exceed available width.
• Social
  • Social Sharing: Simplify sharing your content across various social platforms, seamlessly increasing your reach and engagement.
  • Social Links: Integrate custom social links that aren't available in Ghost by default, easily connecting your visitors to your social presence.
  • Recommendations: Showcase your recommended services and businesses, adding value and trust for your audience.
• SEO and Accessibility
  • Translation Ready: Prepared for translation, allowing you to cater to a global audience in their native language.
  • SEO Ready: Optimize your site for higher search engine rankings, increased organic traffic, and better visibility.
  • Accessibility: Comply with accessibility standards to ensure your site can be used by everyone, including people with disabilities.

📝 Use Case

Ideal for personal bloggers and newsletter creators aiming for a clean, modern, and user-friendly platform to share their content.

🚀 Performance

While specific performance metrics aren't provided, features like WEBP image support and lazy loading are designed to enhance site speed and efficiency.

🔧 Compatibility

Compatible with Ghost 5, ensuring seamless integration with the latest version of the CMS.

🛠️ Theme Setup

Getting started with the Format theme is straightforward:

1. Install the Theme: Upload the theme via the Ghost admin panel.
2. Routes Setup: Configure the routes.yaml file to define custom routes and collections.
3. Customize Essentials: Adjust logos, navigation, comments, social links, and footer settings to match your brand.
4. Configure Theme Settings: Tailor site-wide settings, homepage sections, and post features to your preferences.

For detailed instructions, refer to the official documentation.

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