Creator — Building a Ghost Theme (Work Log)

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Building Creator, a free open-source multipurpose Ghost theme — documented step by step, in the open.

Build log 26 Jul 2026 1 min read

Part 26 — Adding the newsletter and subscribe form

Wired up email capture using Ghost's built-in form.

The form

{{subscribe_form
   placeholder="you@example.com"
   button="Subscribe"}}

Notes

  • Members created here can receive newsletters natively.
  • Styled the success/error states.
  • Peeked at the Content API for a future custom subscribe flow.

APIs worth knowing

Ghost is also a headless CMS — the Content & Admin APIs mean this theme's data could power an app later. Most people never realize that.

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