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Setting Up Your Homepage

The homepage of the Kate theme is composed of multiple sections and widgets. This guide walks you through the step-by-step process of creating and customizing the homepage.

1. Adding Social Media Links (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest)

Section titled “1. Adding Social Media Links (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest)”

Step 1: Facebook & X/Twitter

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  1. Go to Ghost Admin → Settings → General

  2. Scroll down to the Social accounts section

  3. Add your profiles:

    • Facebook: Paste your full profile URL
      Example: https://facebook.com/yourpage
    • X (Twitter): Enter your handle (e.g., @yourhandle) or full profile URL
      Example: https://twitter.com/yourhandle

Step 2: Instagram & Pinterest

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  1. Navigate to Settings → Design & Branding → Theme → Site-wide
  2. You will find input fields to add your Instagram and Pinterest profile links.

2. Adding Navigation

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To add primary navigation:

  1. Go to: Navigation section in Doc

If the menu contains more than 5 items, a dropdown (“More”) menu is automatically created.

To change this number:

  • Go to Settings → Design & Branding → Theme
  • Locate “Number of links before more” and set your preferred value.

3. Subscribe Section

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To manage subscription access:

  1. Go to Settings → Membership → Access

  2. Choose one of the following options:

    • Anyone can sign up (default)
    • Only people I invite
    • Only paid-members

  3. Click Save after selecting your desired access level.

Section titled “4. Logo”
Section titled “Upload Primary Logo”
  1. Go to Settings → Design & Branding → Brand
  2. Find the “Publication logo” field
  3. Click “Upload logo”, select your file, and click Save

Upload Logo for Dark Mode

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  1. Go to Settings → Design & Branding → Theme
  2. Upload your logo under “Primary Logo for Dark Mode”
Section titled “5. Slide (Featured Posts)”

The homepage slide displays featured posts by default.

  • To feature a post, simply mark it as Featured in the post settings.
Section titled “6. Links Section (Link Box Below Slide)”

To add a link box section:

  1. Create a new page
  2. Name it as you wish
  3. Assign it the internal tag: #links
  4. In the page content:
    • Add a Product Card
    • Upload an image
    • Disable the rating
    • Add Button text and Button link

Repeat the process to add as many links as desired.

7. Posts List

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Posts are displayed by most recent by default.

Kate Theme includes three layout options for:

  • Homepage
  • Author pages
  • Tag pages

To change layouts:

  • Go to Settings → Design & Branding → Theme
  • Locate “Homepage layout” or “Taxonomies layout” and select your preferred style

Homepage Widgets

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1. About Widget

Section titled “1. About Widget”

To display the “About” widget:

  1. Create a page with:

    • A title
    • A featured image
    • The internal tag: #about

  2. Widget displays the following:

    • Profile Image: Set via Settings → Design & Branding → Theme → Profile Image
    • Description: Pulled from the excerpt of the #about page
    • Signature Image: Set via Settings → Design & Branding → Theme → Signature Image

2. Editor’s Choice Widget

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  • Displays all posts with the internal tag: #editor-choice

3. Promo Posts Widget

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  • Displays all posts with the internal tag: #promo

4. Ghost Recommendations Widget

Section titled “4. Ghost Recommendations Widget”

This widget shows your site’s recommendations by default.

To add or manage recommendations: