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Getting Started with Ghost

Getting Started with Ghost

By : Bracey, Balderston, Andrew J Boutte
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Getting Started with Ghost

Getting Started with Ghost

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By: Bracey, Balderston, Andrew J Boutte
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Overview of this book

If you are new to Ghost, this book is ideal for you. You might be completely new to content management systems or you might have experience with others such as WordPress. Some knowledge of web design basics such as HTML and CSS will be useful, but the book is designed so you can enter at the point relevant to you.
Table of Contents (8 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. The First Steps with Ghost
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1. The First Steps with Ghost
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Automated installation of Ghost
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Creating a blog on Ghost(Pro)
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Content management
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Markdown, image upload, and inline HTML
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Hosting Ghost on other providers
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2. Manual Installation and Configuration of Ghost
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2. Manual Installation and Configuration of Ghost
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Manually installing Ghost on your local computer
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Additional configuration for VPS usage
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Troubleshooting
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3. Preparing for Theme Development
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3. Preparing for Theme Development
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Handlebars' logicless templating
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Creating CSS via the Stylus preprocessor
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Setting up your environment
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4. Beginning Ghost Theme Development
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4. Beginning Ghost Theme Development
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An overview of the currently available design options
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Quick start theme quiz
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Creating your theme shell
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Adding test content and activating your theme
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5. Applying Design Choices and Visual Styling
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5. Applying Design Choices and Visual Styling
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Stylus files
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Applying the quick start theme quiz choices
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Adding unique visual styling
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A. Markdown Syntax and Ghost Shortcut Keys
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A. Markdown Syntax and Ghost Shortcut Keys
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Index

Stylus files

You're about to start applying CSS to your theme, so before we move on, let's take a quick look at how the Stylus files (you'll find in your LearningGhostSource folder) work.

The import_stylus.styl file

This file imports the other Stylus files of the project, in the order specified therein. The order of import determines that the order code will be written into the actual production style sheet.

The meta folder

This folder contains the modified version of Normalize.css as well as any global variables, functions, and so on that need to be accessible throughout the project.

The vars_mixins_etc folder

In this folder, you will find three files, each containing any variables, mixins, functions, hashes, and any other code that is not an actual CSS style. The files are:

  • typography.styl

  • layout.styl

  • color_and_bgs.styl

These files allow you to keep your project clearly organized along purpose-oriented lines. The driving principle is that once your design is complete, you should be able to...

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