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Theme Editor built into Ghost Admin: Now live for all Synaps Media sites!

Edit your Ghost theme files right inside your Ghost Admin. No more roundtrips!

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Screenshot of Ghost Theme Editor, showing an edited author.hbs file with a syntax highlighted code editor

Editing a Ghost theme has always been more complicated than it should be. Even a small change meant going through the full cycle: download the theme, unzip it, edit files, zip it again, and upload it back. It works, but it breaks the flow.

Starting today, this is no longer necessary.

Screenshot from Installed themes screen of Ghost Admin, with new "Edit in Browser" context menu button for selected theme.
New "Edit in Browser" item in installed theme menu

We’ve added a built-in Theme Editor to all Synaps Media publications, with no setup required. You can now edit your theme files directly from the Ghost Admin, instantly. By clicking "Edit in Browser" button in installed theme list on your Ghost Admin, you will see a file editor right inside your screen.

Screenshot of Ghost Theme Editor, showing an edited tr.json file with a syntax highlighted code editor
Editing theme files in built-in code editor

This is great for quickly editing translations, small updates on your templates, or adding a custom files to your theme like robots.txt.

You can add/delete/rename files and folders. Edit language files or templates, within a full-featured code editor.

No downloads. No uploads. No extra steps.

If you’re working on customizing your theme, give it a try.

This tool is an open-source project built and published by Synaps Media. If you are curious about the technical background of the project check the article from Murat Çorlu.