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Anyone can view code of Ghost since it's under a libre/open source license.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Open source
Anyone can view code of Ghost since it's under a libre/open source license.
Pro Extremely simple
It only does a few things and it does them well. Unlike WordPress, with which you can build a universe, a blog or anything in between, Ghost is simple.
Pro Markdown support
Markdown is a plain text formatting syntax designed so that it can be human-readable and easily converted to HTML. Markdown allows HTML code for complete flexibility.
Pro Custom domain support
Setting up a custom domain is effortless - fill the in the form and change DNS entries. Done.
Pro Self-host & paid Ghost(Pro)-host options
You can download the source code and set it up yourself (just make sure your hosting provider supports node.js). Alternatively, you can use their Ghost(Pro) service to let them host it for you. Paid plans start at $10/mo.
Pro Official Docker image
Very easy setup with an official image from Docker. Just needs a custom config.json and you are pretty much good to go.
Pro Theme marketplace
A built-in way to get and set up themes.
Pro Real-time preview
You can see markdown on one side of the pane and the result on the other, while writing.
Pro Customizable
Themes may be uploaded, as can logos and covers.
Pro Free hosting on Github Pages via Buster
You can host your Ghost blog for free on Github Pages if you are OK with it being turned into a static site. You can use Buster to generate a static site from Ghost that can then be hosted on Github Pages.
Pro Affordable hosting available
There are lots of affordable hosting plans available for Ghost blogs.
Pro Free
Absolutely free for a lifetime. No cost at all.
Pro Advanced open-source dashboard
GoNevis Dash is an open source project/product that you can participate directly to improve, either by submitting code, reporting bugs, reviewing patches, etc...
Pro Themes
Different templates and themes.
Pro Built-in commenting
You don't need to use external commenting widgets on your site, all the comments and discussions happening on the website are stored under your account and can be easily managed and moderated.
Pro Free subdomain
Get a free subdomain registered under gonevis.com.
Pro Follow/Subscription support
People can subscribe and receive notifications on new posts.
Pro Full SSL Support
Using secure connection on all the website's traffic.
Pro Granular permissions engine
You can bring your whole team to each website and give them permissions such as Author, Admin, Owner, etc. and manage your entire website with your team.
Pro Content tagging
To keep content management simple, #tags are available instead of categories.
Pro File manager
With file manager Dolphin, keep all your photos, music, videos, documents, and other files under control.
Pro Built-in search
Pro Custom Google Analytics code
Using user's own Google Analytics code.
Pro Custom domain
Users can connect their own domain to their website. For example, jungle.gonevis.com => jungle.com or even blog.jungle.com. There's no limit on how many custom domains users can set on their website.
Pro Static pages
Websites and blogs can have static pages alongside their index page. Such as About, Contact or even dedicated pages and links to display a page with selected tags or categories.
Pro Disabling Google Analytics code
Users can disable Google Analytics from their website. In that, GoNevis will not put any analytics code on their website.
Pro Built-in SEO
When someone shares content from your website, related information such as images, title, description and other data that will be recognized by social media.
Pro Author Global Profile
Each user on GoNevis.com have a global profile, this will help each publisher to get more coverage.
Pro Author profile
Each writer will have a profile on their blog or website. This will make it easy for visitors to read all the content published by the author.
Pro Embeds
Can embed many different website widgets such as:
- YouYube
- SoundCloud
- Vimeo
- GitHub gists
- Pastebin
- ....
Pro Guest Subscriber
Can follow a blog without having to create an account on GoNevis.
https://blog.gonevis.com/guest-commenting-and-subscribing-without-gonevis-account/
Pro Guest Commenting
Ability to Comment on blogs without having to create any account.
It's possible to subscribe to further notification of comment section to be notified when there's a reply form the author or other commenters.
https://blog.gonevis.com/guest-commenting-and-subscribing-without-gonevis-account/
Pro Circles & Group Publishing
Circles allow you to share the content exclusively only for a group of selected people.
Sometimes you may want to make a post or an article only available to a group of people, like your Friends or Family members or even your coworkers.
Pro Monetization
Can user Google AdSense for monetization.
Just add your Google AdSense code, no custom tag is required.
Pro Email & Live Chat Support
Direct Live Chat and Email Support regardless of the being Free or Paid user.
Pro White Label
You can remove GoNevis footer link.
Cons
Con Commenting must be added
One needs to edit their post.hbs file and add some code from Disqus in order for commenting to be available.
Con Expensive
Too expensive for what you actually get. There are other solutions that have more or less the same features at a lower cost.
Con Poor multilingual support
Its editor does not properly support Asian characters such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean due to a bug in IME. It is difficult to write properly in Asian letters.
Con Finding Ghost host sites can be difficult
If wanting to host elsewhere, some of the other ghost hosting sites are hard to find, and once found they vary in features and functions. There isn't a single standard of service across the board.
Con Self-hosted might be hard to setup
Requires NodeJS and NPM which both come with a lot of dependencies. Also requires editting configuration files manually.
Con Inappropriate terminology in the UI
Despite some community support of having it removed, Ghost still prominently uses the following phrase in the UI: "Display a sexy logo for your publication." This terminology can be considered exclusionary and even inappropriate in a professional environment.
