Neat Documentation

Note: This documentation assumes that you have a Ghost blog setup and running on a server. If you don't have a Ghost blog setup yet, we highly recommend using Ghost(Pro). You can learn more about installing Ghost here.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Neat! Please take the time to review the documentation below and you'll have your blog set up in no time!

Installation

To install Feature, head to yourdomain.com/ghost/#/settings/design/change-theme. Click the 'Upload theme' button and upload the neat.zip file that came with your purchase. Click 'Activate' and the theme is ready to go!

Primary Navigation

The primary navigation is displayed in a slideout menu. To edit these menus go to yourdomain.com/ghost/#/settings/navigation.

Secondary Navigation

The secondary navigation is used in the footer and is intended for a minimal amount of links. Try to stick with 4-6 links here.

Featured posts are displayed in a carousel on the homepage. Make sure you have at least 3 posts set as featured to populate the carousel properly.

Social Icons

The social icons in the footer are pulled in via the social accounts settings located at yourdomain.com/ghost/#/settings/social-accounts

Theme Settings

To update the design settings, head to yourdomain.com/ghost/#/settings/design.

Brand Settings

  • Site description: Used in your site meta tag for search engines.
  • Accent color: Used to style buttons and links throughout the theme.
  • Publication icon: Used as the browser tab icon.
  • Publication logo: Used in the header and footer.
  • Publication cover: This setting is not used to maintain the design integrity.

Site-wide Settings

  • Reveal animations: Enables or disables reveal animations.
  • Desktop logo height: Controls the displayed height of your logo on desktop.
  • Mobile logo height: Controls the displayed height of your logo on mobile-sized screens.
  • Color theme: Changes the overall color of your website (default: Light).
  • Footer copyright text: Sets custom copyright text displayed in the footer.

Homepage Settings

  • Intro title: Defines the main heading in the intro section. Leave blank to hide the intro section.
  • Intro description: A short introductory paragraph displayed below the intro title.

Post Settings

  • Table of contents: Displays the table of contents on post pages. Table of content items are automatically added based on post H2 tags. (default: enabled)
  • Post author: Controls the display of the author on post pages (options: Name, Image + Name, None; default: Name).
  • Post date: Displays the date on post pages (default: enabled).

Recommendations

  • We recommend using an SVG for your publication logo for crisp display on all devices.
  • Make sure you always have the correct amount of featured posts set to properly display the cards.

Support

For support inquiries please visit https://storiedthemes.com/support.

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