Basho – Multipurpose Ghost Blog Theme

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Hi, I’m fueko. I create Ghost themes that are easy-to-use, without compromising the design and code quality. You can find more from me at fueko.net and on X at @fuekothemes.

Meet the Basho

Basho is a multipurpose Ghost theme with a creative touch. Carefully designed with new technology enthusiasts in mind, however, it can easily be used in other areas. Play around with layouts, colors and fonts — create with Basho.

General features

  • See all Demos
  • Ready for Ghost 5.x
  • Clean design
  • Lightweight and minimal
  • Super fast
  • Fully responsive
  • Compatible with modern browsers
  • Updated regularly
  • Fast support

Supports inbuilt Ghost features

  • Translation ready English included
  • Search function
  • Comments
  • Membership tiers
  • Accent color
  • Responsive images
  • Publication title and description
  • Publication logo
  • Post, page, tag and author page
  • Author avatar, bio, location, website and social accounts
  • Tag cover and description
  • Tags in post-cards
  • Multiple authors
  • Markdown, Bookmark, Button, Callout and Toggle card
  • Audio, File, Product and Header card
  • Gallery card
  • Image card with normal, wide and full width
  • Video card with normal, wide and full width
  • Secondary navigation
  • Featured posts
  • Reading time in post view
  • Next and previous post navigation
  • Social accounts

Members & subscriptions

Payment testing

Genuine card information cannot be used in test mode. Instead, use any of the following test card numbers.

Additional theme features

  • See all Demos
  • Custom background color for the whole site
  • 15+ font pairs
  • Hero text with three sizes: Large, Medium and Small
  • Hero section with Subscription form or Button
  • Slider for 15 posts with two sizes: Small and Large
  • Slider images orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Square and Natural
  • Feed images orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Square and Natural
  • Post image orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Square and Natural
  • 3 post header layouts:
  • Custom contact page with Formspree or Getform
  • Custom authors page
  • Custom tags page
  • Custom error page
  • Reading progress indicator in post view
  • Special section for posts based on primary tag
  • Image zoom in post view
  • Dropdown navigation for many items
  • Custom search function
  • Related posts in post view
  • Sharing post on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter
  • Copy link function in post view
  • Comments with Disqus
  • Responsive video
  • Responsive tables
  • Four columns in the footer
  • Automatic dark version depending on system settings
  • Additional social links

Theme tested on:

Credits

All photos used in the theme demo are from Unsplash.

Supported Ghost versions

5.120.0, 5.119.x, 5.118.x

Changelog

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  Version 2.6.3  May 19th 2025
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∙ Added: Support for more social accounts in staff profiles
∙ Improved: Minor graphic adjustments to the CTA card
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/footer.hbs
    partials/members/tiers.hbs
    custom-contact.hbs
    custom-sing-in.hbs
    custom-sing-up.hbs
    custom-subscribe.hbs
    author.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.6.2  Nov 16th 2024
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∙ Added: Support for custom fonts

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/services/google_fonts.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.6.1  Nov 12th 2024
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∙ Fixed: Restored dark appearance of the 'Audio' and 'File' cards in dark mode after changes in Ghost 5.90.0
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/item.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.6.0  Jul 18th 2024
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∙ Added: Support for the 'webp' format
∙ Added: The ability to add a second logo for the dark theme version from the 'Design & branding' settings
∙ Added: The ability to hide the author from the 'Design & branding' settings
∙ Added: The ability to change the image orientation for the special section from the 'Design & branding' settings
∙ Added: Support for the Portal option 'Display name in signup form'
∙ Added: Support for the Portal option 'Prices available at signup'
∙ Added: Support for the Portal option 'Default price at signup'
∙ Added: Support for the 'Add a free trial' option for paid tiers
∙ Added: The logo for the 'Bluesky' service
∙ Added: The logo for the 'Threads' service
∙ Fixed: The issue with duplicated text on the 'Account' page
∙ Fixed: Restored dark appearance of the 'Bookmark' card in dark mode after changes in Ghost 5.87.0
∙ Improved: The sharing link address for X has been changed from 'twitter.com' to 'x.com'
∙ Improved: Minor graphical fixes for the comments section after changes in Ghost 5.86.0
∙ Updated: Changed the copyright from '© [Site name] [Year]' to '© [Year] [Site name]'
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Added files:
    partials/icons/social/bluesky.hbs
    partials/icons/social/threads.hbs

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    locales/en.json
    partials/footer.hbs
    partials/images/archive_image.hbs
    partials/images/loop_image.hbs
    partials/images/other_image.hbs
    partials/images/post_image.hbs
    partials/posts/footer_icons.hbs
    partials/item.hbs
    partials/logo.hbs
    partials/loop.hbs
    partials/post_content.hbs
    partials/post_header.hbs
    partials/post_share.hbs
    partials/related.hbs
    partials/members/tiers.hbs
    custom-account.hbs
    custom-sing-up.hbs
    custom-subscribe.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.5.1 Dec 11th 2023
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∙ Fixed: Improved the functionality of the 'Special section' when a primary tag is missing in the latest post

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/sections.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.5.0  Dec 10th 2023
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∙ Added: 'Tags for special section' setting has been added in the Ghost Admin
∙ Added: X icon
∙ Updated: Replaced the Twitter icon with an X icon, and the text 'Twitter' is now displayed as 'X/Twitter'
∙ Updated: Documentation has been updated to reflect the new Ghost settings
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Added file:
    partials/icons/social/x.hbs

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/post_share.hbs
    partials/footer.hbs
    partials/sections.hbs
    author.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.4.0  Aug 18th 2023
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∙ Added: Support for Signup card (beta editor)
∙ Added: Support for new enhanced Header card (beta editor)
∙ Added: Support for page title/image toggle (beta editor)
∙ Removed: The 'Account Basic' template
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/images/loop_image.hbs
    partials/members/tiers.hbs
    partials/services/google_fonts.hbs
    partials/item.hbs
    partials/navigation.hbs
    partials/post_content.hbs
    partials/sections.hbs
    author.hbs
    custom-account.hbs
    package.json

- Removed files:
    partials/site/picture.hbs
    custom-account-basic.hbs

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  Version 2.3.1  Sep 10th 2022
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∙ Added: Support for the 'data-members-autoredirect' atribute to disable auto-redirection after clicking on the magic link

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/members/subscribe_form.hbs
    custom-sign-in.hbs
    custom-sign-up.hbs
    custom-subscribe.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.3.0  Aug 16th 2022
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∙ Added: Support for native comments
∙ Updated: English translation
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    locales/en.json
    partials/services/disqus.hbs
    partials/post_content.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.2.0  Jul 28th 2022
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∙ Added: Support for native search option
∙ Added: Support for {{tier.name}} helper on the account page
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    partials/members/notifications.hbs
    partials/footer.hbs
    partials/search.hbs
    custom-account.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.1.3  Jun 24th 2022
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∙ Improved: Tags without posts are now filtered on the tags page
∙ Improved: Default column names in the footer 'Column [1,2,3]' have been renamed to 'Links'

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    locales/en.json
    custom-tags.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.1.2  Jun 21st 2022
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∙ Improved: Added clickable links to images in a search result

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    assets/js/global.js
    package.json

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  Version 2.1.1  Jun 4th 2022
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∙ Improved: Authors without posts are now filtered on the authors widget on the homepage
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    assets/js/global.js
    partials/loop.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.1.0  Jun 1st 2022
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∙ Added: Ability to remove Portal, subscription form and login panel from the theme via Membership settings on the Ghost Admin
∙ Added: Notification for 'signup-paid' and 'updateEmail' actions
∙ Added: Ability to change account settings on the account page via Portal (free members)
∙ Improved: On the account page (paid-members) the 'Change Plan' option was replaced with the 'Account settings' option (via Portal)
∙ Improved: Authors without posts are now filtered on the authors page
∙ Updated: English translation
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    locales/en.json
    partials/members/login_panel.hbs
    partials/members/notifications.hbs
    partials/members/subscribe_form.hbs
    partials/members/tiers.hbs
    partials/hero.hbs
    custom-account.hbs
    custom-account-basic.hbs
    custom-authors.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 2.0.0  May 23rd 2022
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∙ Added: Support for Ghost 5.0
∙ Removed: Deprecated {{monthly_price.value}} and {{yearly_price.value}} helper
∙ Removed: Deprecated {{name}} value for {{benefits}} helper
∙ Removed: API versioning from search function
∙ Updated: English translation
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

- Changed files:
    assets/css/screen.css
    locales/en.json
    partials/members/cta.hbs
    partials/members/tiers.hbs
    partials/search.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 1.2.1  May 13th 2022
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∙ Removed: Deprecated {{@price}} helper
∙ Updated: English translation

- Changed files:
    locales/en.json
    partials/members/tiers.hbs
    package.json

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  Version 1.2.0  Apr 23rd 2022
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∙ New: Custom authors page
∙ New: Custom tags page
∙ Updated: English translation
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

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  Version 1.1.0  Apr 12th 2022
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∙ Added: Support for 'Tiers'
∙ Added: Ability to change plan on the account page via Portal
∙ Updated: English translation
∙ Removed: Deprecated 'ghost-api' property
∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

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  Version 1.0.2  Apr 9th 2022
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∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

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  Version 1.0.1  Mar 29th 2022
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∙ Other: Small bug fixes and performance improvements

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  Version 1.0.0  Mar 29th 2022
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∙ Released

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