Royce

🎨 Overview

Developed by Just Good Themes, Royce is a single-author blog theme for Ghost CMS. It features a minimal, subtle, responsive, and content-focused design, catering to writers, developers, and content marketers who prioritize SEO optimization and seamless sharing experiences.

✨ Features

• Landing Pages: Supports Ghost's landing page feature, allowing the creation of unique pages without coding.
• Light and Dark Color Versions: Offers two color schemes to suit different preferences.
• Responsive Layout: Adapts to screens of any size, ensuring a seamless experience across devices.
• Ghost Native Comments: Enables community discussions directly on your publication.
• Built for the Latest Ghost Version: Ensures compatibility with the newest features.
• Ghost Native Search: Facilitates easy content discovery.
• Social Icons Built-In: Simplifies social media integration.
• Subscription Form: Supports audience growth through subscriptions.
• Social Networks Ready: Ensures posts share perfectly on social media.
• Image Gallery with Lightbox: Enhances visual content presentation.
• Code Syntax Highlighter Prism Built-In: Ideal for technical content.
• Tag Page Support: Organizes content effectively.
• Members and Subscriptions: Supports membership features.
• Regular Updates: Ensures the theme remains current.
• Six Months of Support: Provides assistance for half a year.

🛠️ Use Cases

Royce is ideal for writers, developers, and content marketers seeking a fast and minimalistic theme to start their online journey and expand their audience. It allows for easy idea sharing and focuses on delivering high-quality content.

⚙️ Compatibility

Royce is built for the latest Ghost version (5.x) and is regularly updated to ensure compatibility with new features.

🚀 Theme Setup

1. Theme Installation:
   • Log into the admin section of your Ghost site.
   • Navigate to Settings → Design and click on Change theme.
   • Click on Upload theme and select the Royce theme zip file.
   • Once uploaded, click Activate to activate the theme.
2. Uploading a Favicon:
   • Navigate to Settings → Design in your Ghost admin.
   • Expand the Brand section.
   • Click Upload icon next to Publication icon.
   • Save changes.
3. Uploading a Publication Logo:
   • Navigate to Settings → Design in your Ghost admin.
   • Expand the Brand section.
   • Click Upload logo next to Publication logo.
   • Save changes.
4. Adding Navigation:
   • Go to Settings → Navigation in your Ghost admin.
   • Add your navigation items by entering a page name in the label field and a destination URL in the URL field.
   • Once finished, click Save.
5. Adding Social Media Links:
   • Navigate to Settings → General in your Ghost admin.
   • Click Expand next to Social accounts.
   • Enter the URLs of your Facebook and Twitter profiles.
   • Save changes.
6. Editing Hero Section:
   • Navigate to Settings → Design in your Ghost admin.
   • Expand the Homepage section.
   • Fill the Hero text field.
   • Save changes.
7. Adding Featured Posts:
   • Navigate to Posts in your Ghost admin.
   • Create a new post or open an existing one.
   • Click on the post settings icon in the top right corner of the Ghost editor.
   • Check the Feature this post box located at the bottom of the posts settings panel.
   • Save changes.

For detailed instructions, refer to the Royce Documentation on Just Good Themes' website.