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Getting Started with Ghost

By : Bracey, Balderston, Andrew J Boutte

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Getting Started with Ghost

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By: Bracey, Balderston, Andrew J Boutte

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.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

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1. The First Steps with Ghost

1. The First Steps with Ghost

Automated installation of Ghost

Creating a blog on Ghost(Pro)

Content management

Markdown, image upload, and inline HTML

Hosting Ghost on other providers

Summary

2. Manual Installation and Configuration of Ghost

2. Manual Installation and Configuration of Ghost

Manually installing Ghost on your local computer

Additional configuration for VPS usage

Troubleshooting

Summary

3. Preparing for Theme Development

3. Preparing for Theme Development

Handlebars' logicless templating

Creating CSS via the Stylus preprocessor

Setting up your environment

Summary

4. Beginning Ghost Theme Development

4. Beginning Ghost Theme Development

An overview of the currently available design options

Quick start theme quiz

Creating your theme shell

Adding test content and activating your theme

Summary

5. Applying Design Choices and Visual Styling

5. Applying Design Choices and Visual Styling

Stylus files

Applying the quick start theme quiz choices

Adding unique visual styling

Summary

A. Markdown Syntax and Ghost Shortcut Keys

A. Markdown Syntax and Ghost Shortcut Keys

Index

Index

Appendix A. Markdown Syntax and Ghost Shortcut Keys

The following table is taken from Ghost's post-editing inline help:

Result	Markdown	Shortcut
Bold	`text`	Ctrl / Cmd + B
Emphasize	`text`	Ctrl / Cmd + I
Inline code	`code`	Cmd + K / Ctrl + Shift + K
Strike-through	`~~text~~`	Ctrl + Alt + U
Link	`[title](http://)`	Ctrl + Shift + L
Image	`![alt](http://)`	Ctrl + Shift + I
List	`* item`	Ctrl + L
Blockquote	`> quote`	Ctrl + Q
H1	`# Heading`	Ctrl + Alt + 1
H2	`## Heading`	Ctrl + Alt + 2
H3	`### Heading`	Ctrl + Alt + 3
H4	`#### Heading`	Ctrl + Alt + 4
H5	`##### Heading`	Ctrl + Alt + 5
H6	`###### Heading`	Ctrl + Alt + 6
Select word		Ctrl + Alt + W
New paragraph		Ctrl / Cmd + Enter
Uppercase		Ctrl + U
Lowercase		Ctrl + Shift + U
Titlecase		Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U
Insert current date		Ctrl + Shift + 1

Note

For further Markdown syntax reference: Markdown...

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