We started using Ghost when it was still in its very early stages ...
We started using Ghost when it was still in its very early stages.
Hosting Ghost was not always easy; upgrades would fail once in a while and it lacked many features. It was not perfect but it did allow hosting a blog without doing any coding.
Email subscriptions were introduced to Ghost as an experimental feature. We enabled them and our user base has been continuously growing until Ghost suddenly removed the feature. Membership was introduced to replace subscriptions. It was buggy and few themes supported it. In addition and even though we did not want to monetize this blog, membership did require us to open an account with Stripe.
We patiently waited for a year hoping that email subscriptions would come back but unfortunately Ghost doubled down on membership. It did make financial sense for Ghost but not for this blog so we have started search for a new platform.
FAQ
- Why did this blog move away from the Ghost blogging platform?
- Ghost removed its experimental email subscriptions, pushed hard toward a paid membership model that required a Stripe account, and still left us dealing with fragile upgrades and maintenance. That trade-off no longer made sense for a simple, non-monetized blog.
- What kinds of problems did Ghost cause for this blog over time?
- Upgrades occasionally broke the site, some important features like subscriptions disappeared or stayed half-supported, and the membership focus added complexity we did not need. Together those issues made a migration to a simpler, developer-controlled setup more attractive.
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