NewsDesk
A modern Ghost news theme crafted for digital news, current affairs, breaking stories, and the events shaping today’s world.
NewsDesk is a modern Ghost news theme designed for digital news, current affairs, breaking developments, and stories shaping today’s world. Its editorial-focused layouts bring headlines, featured stories, category-based coverage, and in-depth articles together in a clear and engaging reading experience, making it ideal for online news publications, independent media platforms, and modern editorial websites.
Standard licence · VAT may be charged
Released Oct 2026 - v1.0.0
Requires Ghost 5.0+
Certified Ghost Expert
10 Page Templates
Stack 3 reusable sections in any order.
Email any time
Explore NewsDesk
Explore NewsDesk through real screenshots showcasing the homepage, article layouts, author profiles, tag pages, membership experience, and responsive design. Every view is crafted to deliver a polished editorial experience across all devices.
Homepage Experience
NewsDesk’s homepage brings breaking news, current affairs, and major stories together through a bold editorial layout, curated headlines, strong visuals, and flexible content sections designed for modern digital news publications.
Article Layout
NewsDesk’s article layout combines strong visuals, clear typography, structured content, author details, and related stories to create a focused reading experience for breaking news, current affairs, and in-depth reporting.
Membership & Subscriptions
NewsDesk’s membership experience offers free and paid plans with access to exclusive news, premium analysis, newsletters, and members-only editorial content, giving readers deeper access to the publication.
Author Profile
NewsDesk’s author profiles highlight each contributor’s bio, expertise, published stories, and areas of coverage, helping readers discover the journalists and voices behind the publication.
Tag Collections
NewsDesk’s tag collections organize breaking news, current affairs, world events, business, technology, and other key topics into focused sections, making it easy for readers to discover related stories and explore the publication by subject.
Fully Responsive
NewsDesk’s is fully responsive and optimized for every screen size, delivering a seamless culinary editorial experience across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
Why Choose NewsDesk
NewsDesk combines bold editorial design, flexible layouts, and strong visual storytelling for digital news and current affairs. It gives publishers a modern platform to present breaking developments, in-depth coverage, and important stories while keeping the reading experience clear, engaging, and easy to navigate.
Editorial-First Design
NewsDesk puts editorial storytelling first with bold layouts, clean typography, and strong visuals that help breaking news, current affairs, and important stories stand out.
Built for Ghost CMS
Fully integrated with Ghost's native publishing, memberships, newsletters, and content management for a seamless publishing workflow.
Fast & Responsive
Optimized for speed, SEO, and every screen size, ensuring a smooth browsing and reading experience on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
Customize to fit your brand
NewsDesk includes built-in Ghost theme settings that let you personalize your website without writing code. Adjust brand accent colour, appearance, and visual preferences directly from Ghost Admin to match your brand while maintaining a polished editorial experience.
Every customization below can be changed directly from Ghost Admin. No coding required.
Accent Color
Instantly update your site's primary accent color to match your brand identity across buttons, links, badges, highlights, and interactive elements.
Choose Your Homepage Style
NewsDesk includes three professionally designed news-focused homepage layouts — Broadsheet, Tabloid, and Digital — each offering a distinct way to present headlines, breaking stories, featured coverage, and current affairs. All layouts can be switched directly from Ghost Admin, allowing you to choose the presentation that best fits your news publication without writing any code.
Single Post Layout
Switch between three article layouts to match your editorial style without writing a single line of code.
The technical details
Platform requirements, template inventory, and file structure specifications.
Platform
Ghost CMS
Category
News
Best For
Digital News & Current Affairs Magazine
Compatibility
Ghost 5.0+
Latest Version
1.0.0
Responsive Layout
Yes
Dark Mode
Yes
Ghost Membership
Supported
Newsletter
Supported
Search
Included
Authors Page
Included
Tags Page
Included
Welcome Page
Included
SEO Optimized
Yes
Performance
Optimized
Customizable
No Coding Required
Documentation
Included
Support
Premium Support
Templates included
10 templates
Frequently Asked Questions
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Themeanax
Ghost Themes Creator
We design beautiful, high-performance themes to help writers and publishers succeed.
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Step-by-step setup guides
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