Part 4 — Understanding Ghost theme structure

Mapped every file and folder so I know what I'm editing and why.

Core files

• package.json — theme metadata + config (navigation, custom settings).
• default.hbs — the outer HTML shell every page inherits.
• index.hbs — the default post-list template.
• post.hbs / page.hbs — single post / page.
• tag.hbs / author.hbs — archive pages.

Folders

• partials/ — reusable chunks pulled in with {{> name}}.
• assets/ — CSS, JS, images; served via {{asset}}.
• routes.yaml — custom routing & collections.

The mental model

Ghost picks a template by context (home, post, tag…), renders it inside default.hbs. Learn the template hierarchy and everything else follows.