🎨 Overview
Super Themes Co. presents Patron, a Ghost CMS theme designed to help creators offer exclusive, member-only content. It's like having your own Patreon, but with more control and customization.
✨ Features
- Membership Support: Manage free and paid memberships effortlessly.
- Member-Only Content: Lock content for paying subscribers, ensuring exclusivity.
- Customizable Homepage: Tailor your homepage to showcase your unique offerings.
- Dark Mode: Automatic dark mode adapts to user preferences.
- Integrated Comments: Use Ghost's native comments or the customizable Cove comments.
- Responsive Design: Looks great on any device, from desktops to smartphones.
🎯 Use Cases
Perfect for creators who want to:
- Offer exclusive articles, videos, or podcasts to subscribers.
- Build a community with member-only discussions.
- Monetize content through subscriptions.
⚙️ Compatibility
Patron is compatible with Ghost versions 3.9.0 and above, including the latest v5.
🚀 Theme Setup
- Upload the Theme: In Ghost Admin, go to Settings > Design, click Change theme, and upload the Patron ZIP file.
- Set Up Emails: If not using Ghost(Pro) or Gloat, configure Mailgun for newsletters.
- Customize Site Details: Add your site name, description, and logo in Settings > General.
- Upload
routes.yaml: Navigate to Settings > Advanced > Labs and upload theroutes.yamlfile from the theme folder. - Configure Navigation: Add the following links in Settings > Navigation:
- Posts:
/posts/ - Become a member:
/subscribe/ - Account:
/account/ - Sign in:
/signin/
- Posts:
By following these steps, you'll have Patron set up and ready to engage your audience with exclusive content.
