A newspaper for the internet age.
The Broadsheet is a Ghost theme built for publishers who take editorial seriously. Inspired by the layout principles of print broadsheets — clear hierarchy, structured sections, and confident typography — it brings the authority of a newspaper to your Ghost publication.
Features
- Section-driven homepage — Top Stories hero, plus dedicated blocks for each content section (Politics, Culture, Business, etc.), all populated automatically from your tags
- Classic masthead — Serif title, edition label, and date line give your publication instant gravitas
- Smart article grid — Mixed card sizes create natural visual hierarchy without manual curation
- Category navigation — Top nav organised by section, with active state highlighting
- Subscribe integration — Built-in subscribe button wired to Ghost's native membership system
- Author bylines & dates — Every card shows who wrote it and when, building reader trust
- Pagination — Clean page-by-page navigation for deep archives
- Structured footer — Sections directory, quick links, and subscription CTA
Design details
The Broadsheet uses a restrained colour palette — black, white, and a single red accent — to keep the focus on your words. Serif headings (for authority) pair with clean sans-serif body text (for readability). Image crops are consistent across every card size so your grid stays tight regardless of what your authors upload.
Built for Ghost
- GScan-verified for Ghost 5.x and 6.x
- Responsive across desktop, tablet, and mobile
- Dark mode support
- Native Ghost membership and comments integration
- No build step — pure Handlebars, CSS, and vanilla JS
- Lifetime updates and documentation included
Who it's for
News sites, opinion journals, multi-author magazines, university publications, company newsrooms — anywhere the content is the product and the design needs to get out of the way.