Impact Score: 5/10
Ghost 1.25.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: ghost · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ghost 1.25.0. Source highlight: 🎨 Added Koenig Demo Post (TryGhost/Ghost#9747)
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.
✨ New Features & Capabilities (2)
- 🎨 Added Koenig Demo Post (TryGhost/Ghost#9747)
- ✨ Added word count display
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (3)
- 🐛 Fixed Firefox cursor getting stuck on cards when pressing Up
- 🐛 Fixed required double-click on (+) when cursor is not in same paragraph
- 🐛 Fixed Safari scrolling to bottom of post when using link input
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
* 🎨 Added Koenig Demo Post (TryGhost/Ghost#9747)
⚠️ **PLEASE READ:**
- The HTML output of Koenig beta posts has changed
- Themes _will_ require updates to be compatible!
- See the [themes changelog](https://themes.ghost.org/docs/changelog#section-ghost-1250) for specific changes in this version if your theme is already Koenig compatible
- See the [Ghost 2.0 Theme Compatibility](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-2-0-theme-compatibility-help-support/2103) forum topic if your theme is not yet Koenig compatible
Updates to the Koenig editor beta ([release announcement](https://forum.ghost.org/t/koenig-editor-beta-release/1284)):
* ✨ Added word count display
* ✨ Implement full set of [text editing shortcuts](https://forum.ghost.org/t/koenig-editor-beta-release/1284/103)
* 🎨 Allow Ctrl/Cmd+Enter to exit card edit mode
* 🐛 Fixed Firefox cursor getting stuck on cards when pressing Up
* 🐛 Fixed required double-click on (+) when cursor is not in same paragraph
* 🐛 Fixed Safari scrolling to bottom of post when using link input
* 🐛 Prevent double-clicks to enter markdown card edit mode triggering toolbar buttons
You can see the [full change log](https://gist.github.com/bbab426bc29b41c579439262f89e9ef3) for the details of every change included in this release.