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A visually aesthetic portfolio theme for Ghost
Free single-page portfolio template from HTML5 UP with a profile section, a grid of twelve images, and a Twitter widget spot.
Edge is a visually aesthetic portfolio theme for the Ghost publishing platform, created by the Ghost Foundation to let creative professionals showcase their works with minimal style and presentation.
Edge is an open-source Ghost theme designed specifically for creative professionals who want a minimal, visually aesthetic way to display their portfolio. It runs on the Ghost publishing platform and is installed by uploading a zip file through the Design settings area of a Ghost site. The theme is developed by the Ghost Foundation and is part of the TryGhost/Themes monorepo, with a live demo available at edge.ghost.io.
The theme's source is maintained under the MIT license, with copyright from 2013 to 2026. It is synced automatically with the TryGhost/Themes monorepo, meaning contributions and issue reports are handled in that main repository rather than in the individual Edge repo.
Minimal portfolio presentation — The theme is built around a minimal style and presentation that keeps the focus on the showcased works, as described in its official summary for creative professionals.
Ghost platform integration — Edge is a Ghost theme, so it works directly with Ghost's content management and can be uploaded as a zip archive through the Design settings in the Ghost admin.
Gulp/PostCSS build pipeline — Styles are compiled using Gulp and PostCSS to polyfill future CSS specification. Developers can edit files in /assets/css/, which are automatically compiled to /assets/built/.
Packaging with Gulp zip task — Running pnpm zip from the theme root packages all theme files into dist/edge.zip, ready to upload to a Ghost site.
Monorepo-based maintenance — The theme is synced automatically with the TryGhost/Themes monorepo, so users can rely on consistent updates and shared development across official Ghost themes.
Theme translations — Edge supports translations, with editing and contribution instructions provided in the TryGhost/Themes/theme-translations README.
MIT license — The theme is released under the MIT license, free to use, modify, and distribute.
Live demo — A working demonstration is hosted at edge.ghost.io, letting you preview the theme's presentation before downloading.
Creative professionals — Photographers, designers, and illustrators can use Edge to present their projects with a clean, minimal aesthetic that avoids visual clutter.
Ghost users — Anyone running a Ghost blog or site who wants a ready-made, elegant portfolio presentation without building a theme from scratch.
Theme developers — Developers comfortable with Node, pnpm, and Gulp can customize Edge's CSS in /assets/css/ and rebuild via pnpm dev, or contribute fixes to the TryGhost/Themes monorepo.
Portfolio showcase — Display your creative works in a minimal layout that emphasizes the content itself, suitable for a personal portfolio section on a Ghost site.
Customized styling — Edit the theme's CSS files and use the Gulp/PostCSS build process to apply your own branding and visual adjustments.
Translation and localization — Adapt the theme's strings to other languages by following the translation workflow documented in the TryGhost/Themes monorepo.
To install Edge, download the theme zip from the repository, log into your Ghost admin, and upload the zip in the Design settings area. For development, install Node, pnpm, and Gulp, then run pnpm install and pnpm dev to build and watch for changes; use pnpm zip to produce a deployable zip package.
Edge is free and open-source under the MIT license, with no licensing fees for personal or commercial use.
Yes, Edge is released under the MIT license, which permits free use, modification, and redistribution, including for commercial projects.
Download the theme zip from the repository, log into your Ghost site, go to the Design settings area, and upload the zip file. Ghost will activate the theme immediately.
Yes, the theme supports customization through its Gulp/PostCSS build pipeline. You can edit files in /assets/css/ and run pnpm dev to watch for changes, or pnpm zip to package a new version.
Since Edge is synced automatically with the TryGhost/Themes monorepo, issues and contributions should be directed to the main TryGhost/Themes repository, where all official Ghost themes are developed.
Yes, Edge includes theme translation support. Instructions for editing or contributing translations are available in the TryGhost/Themes/theme-translations README.
