Mastering the Ghost Editor

The card-based editor

Ghost's editor is built around cards — modular content blocks that you can mix and match to create rich, engaging posts. Unlike traditional WYSIWYG editors, cards keep your content structured and portable.

Essential card types

Image cards

Drag and drop images directly into the editor. Ghost automatically optimizes them for web delivery with responsive srcsets. You can set images to normal, wide, or full-width layout.

Code blocks

Ghost supports syntax-highlighted code blocks with language detection. Perfect for technical tutorials.

Toggle cards

Collapsible sections are perfect for FAQs, course syllabi, or any content where you want to keep things tidy. Readers click to expand.

Bookmark cards

Paste a URL and Ghost automatically creates a rich preview card with the page title, description, author, and thumbnail. Great for curated resource lists.

Dynamic content with internal tags

Ghost's internal tags (prefixed with #) let you organize content without showing tags to readers. Use them to power custom sections on your site — like course catalogs, resource libraries, or featured collections.

Publishing workflow

Every post starts as a draft. Use the preview button to see exactly how it'll look on your site before publishing. You can also schedule posts for future publication — perfect for drip-feeding course content.