Impact Score: 5/10
Ghost v6.38.0 — 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 v6.38.0. Source highlight: ✨ Added {{#social_accounts}} block helper for theme social rendering (#27834) - Hannah Wolfe
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 {{#social_accounts}} block helper for theme social rendering (#27834) - Hannah Wolfe
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (2)
- 🐛 Fixed 500 error when updating members with nameless labels (#27789) - Rob Lester
- 🐛 Fixed members API timing out on sites with large email_recipients tables - Rob Lester
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
* ✨ Added {{#social_accounts}} block helper for theme social rendering (#27834) - Hannah Wolfe
* 🐛 Fixed 500 error when updating members with nameless labels (#27789) - Rob Lester
* 🐛 Fixed members API timing out on sites with large email_recipients tables - Rob Lester
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View the changelog for full details: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v6.37.1...v6.38.0