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Any chance you guys are developing a documentation theme anytime soon? I’d love to your guys’ take on a theme such as https://themeforest.net/item/docslab-a-knowledge-base-and-documentation-ghost-theme/28726955 Love your design language and purchased multiple themes & custom work from you guys in the past.
Hey qwertz,
Thanks for your comments! They’re much appreciated. And apologies for the delay in response to this.
No plans currently unfortunately – at the moment we are focussed on refreshing and maintaining our current themes, but will certainly keep this in mind.
Astro has been updated to version 6.3.0, below is the change-log for this update.
19/07/2022 - v6.3.0
+ Implemented Ghost native search
- Removed third-party search solutionAstro has been updated to version 6.2.0, below is the change-log for this update.
10/07/2022 - v6.2.0
+ Moved Theme Configuration to Ghost Theme Settings
+ Transitioned to inline SVG icons
+ Optimized Fonts
+ Improved Performance
- Minor Bug FixesAstro has been updated to version 6.1.0, below is the change-log for this update.
07/06/2022 - v6.1.0
+ Ghost 5.X Support
+ Added Membership Tiers SupportWhy isn’t the images I upload center?
Hey Nicklasfox,
Please create a ticket on our support site including a link to your publication and we will be happy to assist with this.
Do you have a theme with multi-level menu? Like this?
https://forum.ghost.org/t/theme-with-submenu-two-levels-multi-level-sub-menu/27990Hey zerutreck,
Thanks for your interest in Astro.
Ghost doesn’t natively support multi-level menus at the time for writing, so this is not something we offer in our themes. Should this feature become a core feature then we will add support. I would recommend making a feature suggestion on the Ghost ‘Ideas’ forum.
Astro has been updated to version 6.0.0, below is the change-log for this update.
15/04/2021 - v6.0.0
+ Ghost 4.X Support
+ Added Ghost Portal Integration
+ Accent Color Support
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug FixesI really appreciate your continuous work.
Still one question: Is there a possibility to share a more detailed change-log? I did some customize work (such as changing colors or changing some templates, so it would be a huge help, if I would know which documents were changed.
Hey chibiribiri,
Thanks for your comments.
Sure, we’ll look into adding this for future updates. This will likely be added as an additional file within the theme archive rather than replacing the current change-log posted in the item description and comments. Thanks for the suggestion.
Astro has been updated to version 5.2.0, below is the change-log for this update.
14/04/2020 - v5.2.0
+ Added Multiple Currency Support
+ Improved Subscription-Only Support
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug FixesAstro has been updated to version 5.1.0, below is the change-log for this update.
03/03/2020 - v5.1.0
+ Added Search
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Updated Gulp Build File
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes
Is the search and dark mode option available? Is there a new Ghost theme in the works?
Any plans to add “post-reading-time” on mobile?
It does show on developer tools but not on my Android HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle
Hey quicksilver_1,
We are currently investigating possible solutions for search, as this is currently not a core Ghost feature. We hope to add this functionality in the next theme update. As for dark mode, this is planned, but won’t likely make it into the next update.
As for the reading time, certain non-critical elements are hidden on smaller viewports as part of the responsive layout. If you prefer, this could easily be re-enabled via some custom CSS. If you decide to purchase Astro get in contact via our support site and we will be happy to assist with his.
If this has been throughly thought and there is a reasoning for having these elements hidden that is good for me. Thank you for the quick reply. Looking forward for the next update! Almost forgot, do you have a new ghost theme in the works?
We don’t have any news to share on new themes at the moment – currently our focus is on existing themes, for example, we just released a major rework to our Orca theme.
Your search solution lacks a lot of design.
As previously mentioned, Ghost core does not include search functionality, so we are extremely limited with how we can implement this until it becomes a core feature.
Our current implementation of search works well from our testing. If you are having any issues or have suggestions for improvements please open a ticket on our support site and we will be happy to review.
Hey Ecko,
Still using this theme after a while and still love it. Do you ever plan on making an Astro V2 or updating this version to support native dark mode? That would be killer! Also, things are still looking great for Ghost 3.6. No issues to report. Thanks for all your hard work!
Nick
Hey Nick,
Thanks for your comments!
We had a major overhaul of Astro in our version 4 release, which included a full design refresh (with a similar aesthetic style), and recode from scratch. We also recently released our version 5 update which adds support for the new Ghost 3 features such as paid subscriptions. You can download the most recent version of Astro from your ThemeForest downloads page.
As for dark mode this is a popular feature request, and something we are planning to add support for in the near future, although we have no exact date currently for this.
Hello, I find this theme highly interesting and fitting to my needs. However, before I make a purchase, I want to be sure about two things.
To my knowledge, the Ghost is all about 3rd party integrations for extensibility. (e.g. Disqus for comments)
1. Does it include search of blog?
2. What do you recommend as integration for contact and search (if search is not included)?
Hey nn_dvl,
Thanks for your comments and interest in Astro.
1. At the current time Ghost core does not include search functionality, this is however marked as a planned feature on the Ghost community forums. If this is an important feature for your publication then I suggest voting for this within the forum thread. When this functionality comes to Ghost core we will certainly be updating Astro to add support.
2. There are third-party solutions for search in Ghost, but from our prior testing of these we found them to not provide a reliable experience, due to either performance issues or lack of multilingual support. There have been updates to these integrations since this however, so we will revisit this and may add theme support in the future if we find them to provide a satisfactory experience.
As for a contact form, I would recommend checking out FormSpree, or any of the other form integrations listed by Ghost.
Astro has been updated to version 5.0.0, below is the change-log for this update.
07/01/2019 - v5.0.0
+ Added Ghost 3.2.X Support
+ Members & Subscribers Support
+ Secondary Navigation (Footer) Support
+ Refactored Partials
+ Updated Gulp Build File
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug FixesDo you plan to update this theme to Ghost V3 and support Membership / Paid Articles?
Hey evilgreenmonkey,
Thanks for your interest in Astro.
Astro is compatible with the recent Ghost 3 major release. We are planning a theme update for the near future which will add support for the new member and subscription features.
Astro has been updated to version 4.5.0, below is the change-log for this update.
02/09/2019 - v4.5.0
+ Added Ghost 2.30.X Support
+ Added Ghost 'Bookmark Card' Support
- Minor Bug FixesAstro has been updated to version 4.4.0, below is the change-log for this update.
08/08/2019 - v4.4.0
+ Added Ghost 2.27.X Support
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Improved Best Practices
+ Added Ghost Image Resize Support
+ Added Autoload Comments Option
+ Replaced Remote Fonts with Local Fonts
+ Updated Gulp Build File
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug FixesAstro has been updated to version 4.3.0, below is the change-log for this update.
16/07/2019 - v4.3.0
+ Added Ghost 2.25.X Support
+ Removed Google+ Social Integrations (discontinued)
+ Updated Gulp Build File
+ Updated Development Dependencies
- Minor Bug FixesHi.
Is there a way to maintain the comments always visible? I have found that my engagement is not as high because people do not comment by not clicking the comment section. A lot of people also ask about them so if they load automatically it will be much better for my audience.
Hey gregpozo,
Thanks for your purchase of Astro.
This is something we can assist with via our included theme support. Please create a ticket on our support site and we will be happy to assist with this.
Hello. This a really good theme, by far the best minimalist one. The only thing holding me back from buying it is the lack of a search option. When this feature will be available? Thanks.
Hey gregpozo,
Thanks for your comments and interest in Astro.
At the time of writing the Ghost platform does not support native search. While there are third-party solutions available, we feel they are less than perfect, for the following reasons:
- They make use of the Ghost API is currently in beta, and as such is not recommended for production use by the Ghost team.
- Searches are performed locally via JavaScript, which requires fetching and indexing of all posts on the client, this may cause performance issues on larger blogs.
- There is limited support for extended character sets, which does not fit well for a theme that supports translations, such as Astro.
- We try to avoid adding functionality that is not theme specific, as this often relies on a third-parties, so future support may be limited or non-existent.
Should Ghost add native search functionality in the future then we will certainly be updating Astro to add support, and I would recommend voting for this feature request on the official Ghost forums.
That makes sense. I was wondering this because nearly all premium (and very good) ghost themes have now included a search. I wasnt really grasping why Astro could not do it but your reasons are valid. Thanks guys!
Another thing team.
Is it possible to add some minor customization/adjustments after i buy the theme? Just to have it perfectly fine for my blog
We’re happy to assistance with minor customizations which involve small CSS changes as part of our theme support. If you require major and/or hands-on customizations then we also provide an additional customization service.
For more information on this please get in contact via our support site using the ‘Customization’ or ‘Presale’ categories and we will be happy to assist.
Hello team.
Something i would like to point out: the estimated time calculator takes every word/letter used in a post to make the calculations, but that means that even things used with cards such as HTML or embed will be counted as well. I have some posts where i use custom HTML/CSS to publish nice product feature boxes, and then the post says it will take around an hour to read, when the reality is about 5 minutes.
I would suggest to make the counter only check towards either markdown cards or anything outside cards. What do you think?
Hey gregpozo,
Please create a ticket on our support site with a link to your publication so we can investigate this further.
