Writing posts with Ghost ✍️ Just start writing Ghost has a powerful visual editor with familiar formatting options, as well as the ability to add dynamic content. Select your text to add formatting such as headers or to create links. Or use Markdown shortcuts to do the work for you - if that's your thing. Rich editing at your fingertips The editor can also handle rich media objects, called cards, which can be organised and re-ordered using drag and drop. You can insert a card either by clicking the + button, or typing / on a new line to search for a particular card. This allows you to efficiently insert images, markdown, html, embeds and more. For example: Insert a video from YouTube directly by pasting the URL Create unique content like buttons or forms using the HTML card Need to share some code? Embed code blocks directly <header class="site-header outer"> <div class="inner"> {{> "site-nav"}} </div> </header> It's also possible to share links from across the web in a visual way using bookmark cards that automatically render information from a websites meta data. Image optimisation Ghost will automatically resize and optimise your images with lossless compression. Your posts will be fully optimised for the web without any extra effort on your part. Next: Publishing Options Once your post is looking good, you'll want to use the publishing options to ensure it gets distributed in the right places, with custom meta data, feature images and more. Related Article Category 2 Apps & integrations Work with all your favourite apps and tools or create your own custom integrations using the Ghost API. Category 2 Managing admin settings There are a couple of things to do next while you're getting set up: making your site private and inviting your team. Category 2 Publishing options The Ghost editor post settings menu has everything you need to fully optimise and distribute your content effectively.