Alto

🎨 Overview

Developed by the Ghost Foundation, Alto is a clean and minimalist theme designed for Ghost CMS. It offers both light and dark modes, providing a sleek and modern aesthetic for your online publications.

✨ Features

• Light and Dark Modes: Choose between light and dark themes to suit your preference.
• Fully Responsive Design: Ensures optimal viewing experience across all devices.
• Post Carousel: Automatically displays featured posts in a carousel on the homepage.
• White Logo Support: Allows setting a white version of your logo for dark mode.
• Related Posts: Displays related posts at the bottom of each article based on shared tags.

🛠️ Use Cases

Ideal for bloggers and publishers seeking a minimalist and modern design to showcase their content effectively.

⚙️ Compatibility

Alto is compatible with the latest versions of Ghost CMS, ensuring seamless integration and performance.

🚀 Theme Setup

1. Download the Theme: Obtain the Alto theme from the GitHub repository.
2. Upload via Ghost Admin:
   • Log in to your Ghost admin panel.
   • Navigate to the 'Design' section.
   • Scroll to the bottom and click 'Upload a theme'.
   • Select the Alto theme zip file and upload.
   • Activate the theme.
3. Manual Upload:
   • Unzip the downloaded file.
   • Upload the 'alto' folder to the Ghost theme directory: ghost/content/themes/.
   • Restart your Ghost blog.
   • In your browser, go to your site's settings: http://your_url.com/ghost/settings/design/.
   • Scroll down to see all themes and activate Alto.

For detailed instructions, refer to the Alto theme's GitHub repository.

🔧 Customization

• Styles Compilation:
  • Styles are compiled using Gulp/PostCSS to polyfill future CSS specifications.
  • Ensure Node, Yarn, and Gulp are installed globally.
  • From the theme's root directory:
    • Install dependencies: yarn
    • Run build and watch for changes: yarn dev
  • Edit /assets/css/ files; changes will compile to /assets/built/ automatically.
• Packaging:
  • The zip Gulp task packages the theme files into dist/alto.zip, ready for upload to your site.
  • Execute: yarn zip

For more details, visit the Alto theme's GitHub repository.

📞 Support

For assistance or to contribute, visit the main repository where official Ghost themes are developed.

📚 Additional Features

• Responsive Design: Fully responsive and styled, ensuring optimal viewing across devices.
• Optional Enhancements: Comes with optional features to enhance functionality and user experience.

For more information, explore the Alto theme's GitHub repository.