Taste

Taste

Taste is a recipe-focused Ghost theme for food publishers that delivers magazine-style section layouts, email signup prompts, and configurable homepage topics.

What is Taste?

Taste is a free, open-source theme for the Ghost publishing platform, built by the Ghost Foundation as part of the TryGhost/Themes monorepo. It takes a Ghost site's recipes and regular posts and renders them as a magazine-style publication, complete with newsletter signup prompts and a homepage whose topic sections you can configure. The theme is distributed as a single zip file that you upload through Ghost's Design settings, and it's MIT-licensed with a live demo at taste.ghost.io.

Key Features

• Magazine-style sections — Organizes recipes and articles into editorial sections so publishers can present content the way a food magazine would.
• Email signup prompts — Built-in prompts work with Ghost's native members and newsletter features to collect subscriber emails without third-party services.
• Configurable homepage topics — You can choose which topics are featured on the homepage, giving you control over what readers see first.
• Ghost-native integration — Uses Ghost's tags, members, and newsletter systems directly, so no additional plugins are required.
• Gulp/PostCSS build pipeline — Styles are authored in future CSS and compiled with Gulp and PostCSS; developers need Node, pnpm, and Gulp installed to build the theme.
• Theme translations — The theme participates in the shared translation system maintained in the TryGhost/Themes repository, so it can be localized.
• Active demo — A live demo at taste.ghost.io shows exactly how the theme looks and behaves with sample food content.

Who is it for?

Taste is for food publishers and recipe bloggers who run Ghost and want a magazine-style design without building a custom theme. Food magazine editors can publish recipes and long-form articles with a consistent editorial layout, while independent food bloggers can use the built-in email signup prompts to convert readers into newsletter subscribers and control homepage topics to highlight their best content.

What can you do with Taste?

• Food publishers: Build a magazine-style recipe site by uploading the theme zip and assigning recipes to configured topics.
• Email newsletter operators: Combine Taste's signup prompts with Ghost's members feature to grow an email list directly from the site.
• Recipe bloggers: Quickly launch a visually organized recipe website on Ghost without writing custom code.

How does Taste work?

To install, download the theme zip from the GitHub repository, log into Ghost, and upload it in the Design settings area. For development, clone the repo, install dependencies with pnpm install, then run pnpm dev to compile assets and watch for changes. The pnpm zip Gulp task packages the theme into dist/taste.zip for upload.

FAQ

Is Taste free?

Yes, Taste is released under the MIT license, so it is free to use, modify, and redistribute. The copyright is held by the Ghost Foundation.

How do I install Taste on my Ghost site?

Download the zip from the GitHub repository, log into your Ghost admin panel, go to the Design settings area, and upload the zip file. The theme is applied immediately after upload.

Does Taste work with Ghost's newsletter features?

Yes, Taste includes email signup prompts that are designed to work with Ghost's native members and newsletter functionality, so you can capture subscribers without external tools.

Can I customize the homepage topics?

Yes, Taste offers configurable homepage topics, allowing you to choose which topics appear on the homepage and control the editorial focus of your site.