Clean and minimal Ghost theme for any website type

Empower your website with the versatile Paperleaf theme designed to cater to various purposes such as blogs, portfolios, recipe collections, reading lists, and link lists. The theme adapts seamlessly to your creative vision.

Paperleaf is fully compatible with Ghost 6+ and 5.118+, offering support for a global accent color that extends to links, buttons, and customizable forms. Additionally, it features memberships and subscriptions support, allowing you to convert regular readers into subscribers and generate recurring revenue for your website.

Ensuring a seamless user experience, this responsive theme performs exceptionally well on all device types. The custom AMP template complements the overall design and provides Google AMP support. Graphics and icons are optimized for high-resolution screens, ensuring a visually appealing presentation.

Features

Support for Ghost 6+ and 5.118+
Memberships and subscriptions
Support for Membership tiers
Support for built-in comments
Support for built-in custom fonts
Use of global accent color
Dark mode support
Featured posts section on home page
Public preview dividers
Masonry grid
Author page – preview
All authors page – preview
Tag page – preview
Recommendations page – preview
Google AMP custom page design
Built-in search
Custom logo
Custom sidebar background image
Responsive
High-resolution screen ready
Great Google PageSpeed scores
GTmetrix Grade Performance: A (93%)
Google mobile friendly
W3C valid code
Ghost GScan: 100/100 points
Compatible with modern browsers

Support

Get in touch with us on ThemeForest and we will gladly help if you have any issues with our themes.

Refunds

Please note that we do not provide refunds for mistaken purchases.

Changelog

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 [6.0.0] - 2025-09-27
======================

### Added
- Full compatibility with Ghost 6.0

### Changed
- Site social urls replaced to social_url helper

### Removed
- amp.hbs template as AMP templates are no longer supported in Ghost 6.0

### Changed files
amp.hbs
custom-authors.hbs
package.json
partials/member-plans.hbs
partials/sidebar.hbs

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 [5.3.0] - 2025-05-25
======================
NOTE: Minimum Ghost version for this release is 5.118.0

### Added
- Featured posts on home page (option to hide if not needed)
- Support for all new author social urls (https://ghost.org/changelog/social-links/)

### Changed
- Author social profile for Facebook and X changed to full URLs

### Fixed
- Subscribe button position
- Sign up form "Send login link" button width

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
assets/images/bluesky.svg
assets/images/instagram.svg
assets/images/mastodon.svg
assets/images/threads.svg
assets/images/tiktok.svg
assets/images/youtube.svg
author.hbs
index.hbs
package-lock.json
package.json
partials/featured.hbs

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 [5.2.0] - 2024-12-10
======================
### Added
- Adds Ghost built-in custom fonts support

### Changed
- Theme custom fonts feature removed

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/_fonts.css
assets/css/src/_vars.css
assets/css/src/main.css
assets/fonts/bitter-v33-latin-700.woff2
assets/fonts/bitter-v33-latin-italic.woff2
assets/fonts/bitter-v33-latin-regular.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-700.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-700italic.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-italic.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-regular.woff2
assets/js/dist/all.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js
default.hbs
package.json

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 [5.1.3] - 2024-11-10
======================
### Added
- Custom setting to select light/dark/auto colour scheme

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
assets/js/dist/all.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js.map
default.hbs
package-lock.json
package.json

======================
 [5.1.2] - 2024-11-05
======================
### Added
- Custom recommendations page template

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
custom-authors.hbs
custom-recommendations.hbs
package-lock.json
package.json
partials/recommendations.hbs

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 [5.1.1] - 2024-06-24
======================
### Changed
- Dark mode improvements
- Header and signup card adjustments
- New default accent color
- Navigation hover color
- CSS optimizations

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/_vars.css
assets/css/src/main.css
package-lock.json
package.json
partials/member-plans.hbs
partials/navigation.hbs
partials/sidebar.hbs

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 [5.1.0] - 2024-06-17
======================
### Added
- Custom font options - default, modern sans and sans-serif
- Dark mode
- Option to show/hide featured image in posts
- Option to hide sign up & sign in icons in sidebar
- Added Facebook and X urls on author page
- Added Dutch translation (thanks Danny!)

### Changed
- New icons
- Less space between headings and paragraph in post content

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/_fonts.css
assets/css/src/_vars.css
assets/css/src/main.css
assets/fonts/bitter-v33-latin-700.woff2
assets/fonts/bitter-v33-latin-italic.woff2
assets/fonts/bitter-v33-latin-regular.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-700.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-700italic.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-italic.woff2
assets/fonts/figtree-v5-latin_latin-ext-regular.woff2
assets/images/arrow-left.svg
assets/images/arrow-right.svg
assets/images/book.svg
assets/images/chevron-left-w.svg
assets/images/chevron-left.svg
assets/images/chevron-right-w.svg
assets/images/chevron-right.svg
assets/images/earth.svg
assets/images/facebook-square.svg
assets/images/facebook.svg
assets/images/feed.svg
assets/images/file-text.svg
assets/images/file-text2.svg
assets/images/link.svg
assets/images/linkedin.svg
assets/images/location.svg
assets/images/mail.svg
assets/images/map-marker.svg
assets/images/map-pin.svg
assets/images/pinterest-p.svg
assets/images/reddit.svg
assets/images/twitter.svg
assets/images/x.svg
author.hbs
default.hbs
locales/en.json
locales/es.json
locales/it.json
locales/nl.json
package-lock.json
package.json
page.hbs
partials/loop.hbs
partials/navigation.hbs
partials/share.hbs
partials/sidebar.hbs
post.hbs

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 [5.0.2] - 2023-11-01
======================
### Added
- "Show title and feature image" page option support
- Header and Signup cards display improvements

### Changed
- jQuery updated to latest version

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
default.hbs
package.json
page.hbs

======================
 [5.0.1] - 2023-02-03
======================
### Added
- Support for built-in comments

### Changed files
amp.hbs
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
gulpfile.js
locales/en.json
locales/es.json
locales/it.json
package-lock.json
package.json
partials/footer.hbs
post.hbs

======================
 [5.0.0] - 2022-06-10
======================
### Added
- Support for Ghost 5.x+
- Support for Tiers

### Changed
- Minimum recommended Ghost version 5.x+
- Smaller main CSS file - notifications CSS removed

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
package.json
partials/member-plans.hbs

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 [4.1.0] - 2022-02-23
======================
### Added
- Cards support
- Blockquote alt style
- Search key custom setting

### Changed
- Excerpts ending with right arrow

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
assets/js/dist/all.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js.map
assets/js/src/main.js
default.hbs
locales/en.json
locales/es.json
locales/it.json
members/signin.hbs
package.json
partials/loop.hbs
partials/member-signup.hbs
partials/search-key.hbs
partials/sidebar.hbs
post.hbs
tag.hbs

======================
 [4.0.2] - 2021-07-26
======================
### Fixed
- Share title h4 tag changed to div tag to improve accessibility
- AMP gallery bug

### Changed files
amp.hbs
assets/js/dist/all.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js.map
assets/js/src/lib/lightense.min.js
assets/js/src/plugins.js
gulpfile.js
package-lock.json
package.json
page.hbs
partials/footer.hbs
post.hbs

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 [4.0.1] - 2021-04-07
======================
### Added
- Public preview divider support
- Use of portal notifications
- Use of author cover image in authors page template

### Fixed
- Price plan currency tag
- Account page translations

### Changed
- jQuery Appear updated to 0.6.2
- jQuery updated to 3.6.0

### Changed files
assets/js/dist/all.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js.map
assets/js/src/lib/jquery.appear.js
assets/js/src/main.js
assets/js/src/plugins.js
custom-authors.hbs
default.hbs
locales/en.json
locales/es.json
locales/it.json
members/account.hbs
members/signup-free.hbs
members/signup.hbs
package.json
page.hbs
partials/content-cta.hbs
partials/navigation.hbs
partials/notifications.hbs
post.hbs
routes-free-members.yaml
routes.yaml

======================
 [4.0.0] - 2021-03-30
======================
### Added
- Full compatibility with Ghost 4.0.0 or higher
- Use of global accent color for links, buttons and form fields (new in Ghost 4)

### Fixed
- Prevent images appearing squashed or stretched (Ghost 4)

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/_vars.css
assets/css/src/main.css
default.hbs
package.json
partials/loop.hbs
partials/member-plans.hbs
partials/navigation.hbs
post.hbs

### Added files
assets/screenshot-desktop.jpg

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 [3.0.3]
=========
### Added
- Gallery image zooming

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
default.hbs
package.json

### Added files
custom-authors.hbs

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 [3.0.2]
=========
### Changed
- Gallery now has full available content width
- Cards visual improvements
- Twitter and LinkedIn share window sizes

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
package.json
page.hbs
post.hbs

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 [3.0.1]
=========
### Added
- Gallery image zooming
### Fixed
- Bookmark and gallery cards captions style

### Changed files
assets/css/dist/main.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css
assets/css/dist/main.min.css.map
assets/css/src/main.css
assets/js/dist/all.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js
assets/js/dist/all.min.js.map
assets/js/src/lib/lightense.min.js
assets/js/src/main.js
assets/js/src/plugins.js
package.json

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 [3.0.0]
=========
### Added
- Memberships and subscriptions
- Share post/page to email address
- Share post/page to LinkedIn

### Changed
- Google Pagespeed improvements
- Language files updates
- Darker gray color, light font weight (300) changed to regular font weight (400) for improved legibility
- Responsive featured images

### Fixed
- Post grid UX improvements
- Search results bug fix
- Minor fixes

=========
 [2.3.2]
=========
### Fixed
- Prev/next pagination links

=========
 [2.3.1]
=========
### Added
- Bookmark cards support.
- Italian translation (thanks to fmaida).

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 [2.3.0]
=========
### Added
- Completely translatable with Spanish translation included.
- Estimated reading time for a post.

### Changed
- Javascript libraries updated to latest versions.
- @blog helper replaced with @site helper so theme is fully compatible with Ghost 2.x.
- Footer partial.
- Share to Google+ removed.

### Fixed
- W3C validation.

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 [2.2.0]
=========
### Fixed
- Search compatibility update for Ghost v2.10.2 and up. Do not update theme if you are running Ghost version older than v2.10.2 and use search feature.

=========
 [2.1.1]
=========
### Fixed
- Image alignment set to center (works better with smaller images).

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 [2.1.0]
=========
### Added
- Gallery card support.

### Fixed
- Instagram card width on smaller devices.

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 [2.0.0]
=========
### Added
- Full compatibility with Ghost 2.0 and new Koenig editor.
- Ghost 1.x image captions support.
- HTML tag language attribute.

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 [1.3.1]
=========
### Changed
- GhostHunter 0.4.1 improvements and compatibility update

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 [1.3.0]
=========
### Added
- Full compatibility with Ghost 1.0.0 (minimum required Ghost version is 0.11.11)
NOTE: Do not update theme if you are running Ghost with lower version than 0.11.11.

=========
 [1.2.2]
=========
### Added
- Custom CSS and Javascript default files for easier modifications.
- Print style for single post pages.

### Changed
- Documentation update.

### Fixed
- Minor CSS optimizations in sidebar.

=========
 [1.2.1]
=========
### Added
- Pagination for Author and Tag pages.

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 [1.2.0]
=========
### Added
- Google AMP pages supported with fully customised template that matches theme design.
- Subscribers feature support. Build a list of blog subscribers and export it to external newsletter service like MailChimp. Please note that this feature is currently a Beta feature and can change in future.
- Collapsible menu on smaller devices.
- Ghost 0.9.x, 0.10.x, 0.11.x support.

### Changed
- Logo and site title not visible at the same time anymore.
- GhostHunter upgrade 0.3.1 -> 0.3.5

### Fixed
- CSS tweaks and optimisations for better user experience.

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 [1.1.0]
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### Added
- Ghost 0.8.x support
- Form styles
- Search (optional, requires public API to be enabled)
- Facebook and Twitter Ghost options support.

=========
 [1.0.0]
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- Initial release

Paperleaf WordPress Theme