Impact Score: 5/10
Ghost 0.6.3 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
Source available — automated, not human-reviewed
Component: ghost · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ghost 0.6.3. Source highlight: Adds post previews and password protected blogs. Please read the release blog post for more details.
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
⚡ Performance & Enhancements (1)
- **[Improved]** Session length is now 7 days
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (4)
- **[Fixed]** Word count in editor not counting non-latin chars
- **[Fixed]** Secure URLs in RSS when accessed via HTTPS
- **[Fixed]** Autosave causing post to be published
- **[Fixed]** Admin app errors when active theme missing
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Adds post previews and password protected blogs. Please read the [release blog post](http://dev.ghost.org/ghost-0-6-3) for more details.
## Highlights
- **[New]** Post previews
- **[New]** Password protected blogs
- **[New]** Custom author templates
- **[Improved]** Session length is now 7 days
- **[Fixed]** Word count in editor not counting non-latin chars
- **[Fixed]** Secure URLs in RSS when accessed via HTTPS
- **[Fixed]** Autosave causing post to be published
- **[Fixed]** Admin app errors when active theme missing
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The full [change log](https://gist.github.com/ErisDS/934f74b8d7f0bf75217b) contains a list of all changes.