Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release

After months of beta testingnewsletter Ghost have sent A new version of its software, Ghost 6, which allows its publishers to share their long -form content natively with the wider open social website. This means in addition to publishing their newsletters to the site, RSS, and sending them by email, Ghost users can also natively connect with services such as the decentralized X -rival Mastodon; Meta’s threads; Flipboard; WordPress websites that have integrated with ActivityPub, Surf and WriteFRely; and others.

While a ghost also mentions the ability to publish to Bluesky as part of this edition, that is made it possible by integration with Bridgy Feda service that connects the Open Social Website known as Festiverse to that called the Atmosphere. The first is powered by an open standard for a decentralized social network called ActivityPubWhile this -last works with the newer At a protocol Used by Bluesky and other programs.

Manton reecethe founder of the publishing platform Micro.blog, noticed the difference between his service and ghostNoticing that micro.blog is working on direct at protocol integration while Ghost uses bridge.

ActivityPub has long been used to operate open, decentralized social media applications. But in the years after Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, there was increased interest in building with this protocol because competitors to Twitter (now called X) appeared.

Meta launched its alternative to X in 2023 with Instagram threadswhat was catching up to X on mobile devices. Meanwhile, a blog platform WordPressIncluding the hosted version WordPress.com, now offers the ability to integrate with ActivityPub, allowing users to follow WordPress blogs on services such as Mastodon. Other programs have also been integrated with the open social site, such as Flipboard Flagship program and newer program Surfand Publishing platform medium.

Ghost has also offered the possible online effects of connecting with ActivityPub, as it allows people in federal programs to then follow posters of a ghost publisher, as well as interact with them by liking, responding or replying. This may widen the achievement of the publishers and expands its readership.

In addition, Ghost users can support other long -form content in a “Information” section of its software, where they can follow other articles published in Ghost or WordPress. Additionally, from the Ghost management display, publishers will have the ability to post short -form content to the federation, allowing them to grow their consequences and connect with readers.

Ghost 6 arrives shortly after a shameful incident of its highest competitor, the Newsletter Platform Substack, which Sent a push notification to users encouraging them to subscribe to a Nazi newsletter. Several authors have already left their decision to host such content in the past, including Casey Newton de Platformer, a popular technology edition. Another remarkable ghost Publications Include 404 Media,, ShipDavid Poor The lever,, TangleJason Calacanis’s Inside, Sfist, and others.

While the ActivityPub integration is a main sales point for Ghost 6, this important edition includes a few other changes and new additions. In particular, Ghost now ship with Native analytical suite, which tracks performance, engagement and conversions through the web, newsletters and real -time subscriptions.

The software also supports various payment methods, tips and gifts, marked newsletters, content that can be personified to individual readers, and more.

With the edition, a ghost Adjusted Its prices for their professional (hosted) plans; Its cheapest plans now start at $ 15 and $ 29 a month, up from $ 9 and $ 25 a month respectively. Ghost publishers with a large number of subscribers, however, will now see a reduced price.