Impact Score: 5/10
Ghost 2.13.0 — 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 2.13.0. Source highlight: 🐛 Added migration to update empty strings to null (TryGhost/Ghost#10428)
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 (1)
- 🐛 Added migration to update empty strings to null (TryGhost/Ghost#10428)
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (5)
- 🐛 Fixed crash on startup when no active theme (TryGhost/Ghost#10426)
- 🐛 Fixed error for missing sharp install (TryGhost/Ghost#10423)
- 🐛 Fixed drag-n-drop card reordering interfering with caption and markdown/html card text selection
- 🐛 Fixed 404 for locked or suspended users
- 🐛 Fixed eslint installation error when using node version < 8.10 and < 6.14
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
* 🐛 Added migration to update empty strings to null (TryGhost/Ghost#10428)
* 🐛 Fixed crash on startup when no active theme (TryGhost/Ghost#10426)
* 🐛 Updated base model to store null instead of empty string (TryGhost/Ghost#10425)
* 🐛 Fixed error for missing sharp install (TryGhost/Ghost#10423)
* 🐛 Fixed drag-n-drop card reordering interfering with caption and markdown/html card text selection
* 🐛 Fixed 404 for locked or suspended users
* 🐛 Fixed eslint installation error when using node version < 8.10 and < 6.14
You can see the [full change log](https://gist.github.com/56ba472145809209c8c56f6a9f7d3795) for the details of every change included in this release.