# Outpost Docs

> Documentation for Outpost — the membership management and monetization platform for Ghost-powered publishers.

## Docs

- [Ghost Theme Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/developers/theme-integration.md): How to manually update your Ghost theme to work with Outpost and optionally Contextly recommendations.
- [Data Privacy & GDPR](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/data-privacy.md): How Outpost handles member data, GDPR compliance, and data deletion requests.
- [Ghost Compatibility](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/ghost-compatibility.md): Questions about Ghost CMS versions, hosting, and compatibility with Outpost.
- [Migrating to Outpost](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/migrating-to-outpost.md): How to move your existing publication and paid subscribers to Ghost + Outpost without losing subscriptions or double-charging.
- [Outpost vs. Ghost (Native)](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/outpost-vs-ghost.md): How Outpost compares to Ghost's built-in membership and subscription features.
- [Outpost vs. Substack](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/outpost-vs-substack.md): How the Ghost + Outpost stack compares to Substack for independent publishers.
- [Payment Processing](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/payment-processing.md): Questions about how subscriptions, renewals, and payment failures are handled.
- [Pricing](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/pricing.md): How Outpost is priced, what each plan includes, and how to manage your billing.
- [Sending a Different Welcome Series](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/sending-a-different-welcome-series.md): How to send a targeted welcome email series to a specific group of members — like an acquired list or signups from a partner site — instead of your standard welcome flow.
- [Skipping Welcome Emails](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/skipping-welcome-emails.md): How to bring members into Outpost, in bulk or one at a time, without firing your standard welcome flow
- [Stripe Setup Questions](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/stripe-setup.md): Common questions about connecting and configuring Stripe with Outpost.
- [What is Outpost?](https://documentation.outpost.pub/faq/what-is-outpost.md): Answers to common questions about what Outpost does and who it's for.
- [Activity Log](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/activity-log.md): A searchable, chronological feed of every member and system event across your publication.
- [Ad Campaigns](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/ad-campaigns.md): Schedule targeted ad placements on your Ghost post pages, filtered by audience segment and post tags.
- [In-Post Ad Inserter](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/ad-tool.md): Always-on placement of In-Post Box CTAs into your Ghost post content, with site-wide exclusions.
- [Advanced Autoresponder](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/advanced-autoresponder.md): Build custom multi-step email flows with flexible triggers, audience targeting, and stop conditions for scenarios the pre-built actions don't cover.
- [Analytics & Reporting](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/analytics.md): Track member growth, site traffic, CTA conversions, and publication activity from dedicated dashboards and reports.
- [Auto-Subscribe Rules](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/auto-subscribe-rules.md): Automatically grant complimentary or paid-tier access to new free members based on email pattern matching — how institutional subscriptions work.
- [Autoresponder Sending Domain](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/autoresponder-sending-domain.md): Send Autoresponder emails from your own domain by adding DNS records that authenticate Outpost as a sender.
- [Autoresponder Settings](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/autoresponder-settings.md): Globally exclude specific Stripe prices, products, or Ghost tiers from all Outpost automated emails.
- [Basic Autoresponder](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/basic-autoresponder.md): Pre-built automated email actions for onboarding, retention, renewals, cancellations, gifts, events, and more — designed to work with Ghost and Stripe.
- [Complimentary Subscriptions](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/complimentary-subscriptions.md): Grant paid access to members without charging them — for staff, partners, or special cases.
- [Legacy vs. Scoped CTA CSS](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/cta-css-scoping.md): How Custom CSS scoping works on Auto Display CTAs, how to spot a legacy CTA, and how to upgrade it.
- [CTA Dashboard](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/cta-dashboard.md): Track CTA views, signups, conversions, and top-performing posts with preset date filters and CSV export.
- [CTA Library & Styling](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/cta-library.md): Browse and enable CTA templates, edit their content, and style them with default design or custom CSS.
- [CTA Slots & Targeting](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/cta-slots.md): Configure where Auto Display CTAs appear and which audiences and post tags they target.
- [Auto Display Calls To Action (CTAs)](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/ctas.md): Place CTAs across your Ghost site automatically based on slot, audience, and tag — no per-post embedding required.
- [Custom HTML Email Template Guide](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/custom-html-email-template.md): A technical guide to building a Custom HTML email template in Outpost: how rendering works, merge tags, CSS inlining, conditional blocks, client quirks, and how to test.
- [Outpost Dashboard](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/dashboard.md): Track member growth and donations for your publication's membership side, with time-period and member-type filters.
- [Data Export](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/data-export.md): Export member data, gift subscriptions, group subscriptions, institutional subscriptions, and physical addresses as CSV files.
- [Default Plans](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/default-plans.md): Set the default monthly and annual subscription plans used across your site.
- [Email Campaigns](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/email-campaigns.md): Send targeted one-time emails to member segments with scheduling, offer tracking, and open/click analytics.
- [Email Design Settings](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/email-design-settings.md): Configure from address, header image, colors, fonts, and custom HTML templates for all Outpost emails.
- [Email Templates](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/email-templates.md): Create reusable email content with merge field personalization, rich text editing, and offer links for use in autoresponder flows and campaigns.
- [Event Creator](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/event-creator.md): Create reusable event HTML widgets with date, time, location, and pricing details that you can embed in Ghost posts.
- [Events](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/events.md): Create webinars, in-person events, and virtual events with member registration, attendee tracking, calendar links, and Ghost CMS integration.
- [Failed Payment Flow](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/failed-payment-flow.md): Automated email sequence to recover subscribers whose payment method fails at renewal time.
- [Gated Downloads](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/gated-pdfs.md): Offer downloadable PDFs, ebooks, and files on your Ghost site that require a free signup or paid subscription to access.
- [Gift Subscriptions](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/gift-subscriptions.md): Let members give paid subscriptions to others as gifts, with dedicated purchase and redemption flows.
- [Group Subscriptions](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/group-subscriptions.md): Seat-based subscriptions for teams, organizations, or families — one payer, multiple members.
- [Institutional Subscriptions](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/institutional-subscriptions.md): Automatically upgrade members to paid access based on their email domain — for schools, organizations, and corporate partnerships.
- [System Label Reference](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/label-reference.md): A complete reference of all labels Outpost applies to members automatically, organized by category.
- [Labels](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/labels.md): Tag members with labels for segmentation, automation triggers, and targeted campaigns.
- [Manually Added Buttons](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/manually-added-buttons.md): Generate custom CTA buttons with embed code to place manually in Ghost posts, emails, and external pages.
- [Inactive Member Clean Up](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/member-cleanup.md): Remove free members who have unsubscribed from your newsletters to reduce hosting costs and keep your member list accurate.
- [Members](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/members.md): View, search, filter, and manage all subscribers across your publication from a single dashboard.
- [Notifications](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/notifications.md): Configure email alerts for member activity, donations, content publishing, and system events.
- [Offers & Discounts](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/offers-and-discounts.md): Create promotional pricing, trial offers, and coupon codes to acquire and retain subscribers.
- [One-Person Subscriptions](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/one-person-subscriptions.md): Send personalized subscription links or invoices to specific individuals or groups, locked to the recipient's email address.
- [Metered Paywalls & Registration Walls](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/paywalls.md): Meter how many posts readers can access before being prompted to subscribe or upgrade, with real-time conversion tracking.
- [Plausible Dashboard](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/plausible-dashboard.md): View privacy-friendly site traffic analytics powered by your Plausible integration, embedded directly in Outpost.
- [Promotions](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/promotions.md): Outpost's own offer system — works for existing paid subscribers, supports trial periods and subscription schedules, and checks out on an Outpost-hosted page instead of Ghost Portal.
- [Publication Details](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/publication-details.md): Configure your site logo, URL, name, timezone, and the date format used everywhere in Outpost. Manage Ghost tiers (including archived tiers with active subscribers), refresh data from Ghost, view your Outpost subscription, and request a publication reset.
- [Reader Languages](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/reader-languages.md): Show your member-facing pages — checkout, billing, donations, and gift and group subscriptions — in your readers' language. Outpost's internationalization (i18n) localization for reader-facing surfaces.
- [Daily & Weekly Report Emails](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/report-emails.md): Daily and weekly emails covering member growth, autoresponder performance, conversions, donations, and retention.
- [Report Recipients](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/report-recipients.md): Add email addresses to receive scheduled performance reports for your publication.
- [Rules Engine](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/rules-engine.md): Create condition-based automation rules that subscribe or unsubscribe members from newsletters when labels change.
- [Member Spam Filter](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/spam-filtering.md): Block spam signups automatically using email, domain, or keyword rules — removing matches the moment they register.
- [Sponsorship Boxes](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/sponsorship-boxes.md): Create branded sponsor blocks with configurable styles, then drop them into Ghost posts as a draft or via copy/paste.
- [Staff](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/staff.md): Manage admin users, invitations, and two-factor authentication for your Outpost account.
- [Subscription Schedules](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/subscription-schedules.md): Two-phase pricing that starts on one billing interval and automatically transitions to another — like 3 months at an intro rate, then annual renewal.
- [Tiers & Pricing](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/tiers-and-pricing.md): Subscription tiers are defined in Ghost, created in Stripe, and used by Outpost for segmentation, offers, access rules, and automation.
- [Tip Jar](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/tip-jar.md): Accept one-time donations from readers via Stripe and PayPal, with preset amounts, custom branding, and automated thank-yous and labeling.
- [Traffic Source Tracking](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/traffic-source-attribution.md): Capture UTM and referral parameters as member labels to attribute signups to campaigns and channels.
- [Trending Posts](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/trending-posts.md): Automatically tag your most popular posts in Ghost based on traffic data from Contextly, so you can feature them on your homepage or sidebar.
- [Upgrading Existing Subscribers](https://documentation.outpost.pub/features/upgrading-existing-subscribers.md): How to offer existing paid subscribers an upgrade to a different tier or billing cycle — how the checkout works, and which confirmation email to turn on.
- [Connecting Ghost](https://documentation.outpost.pub/getting-started/connecting-ghost.md): Link your Ghost site to Outpost to sync members, labels, and subscription data.
- [Connecting Stripe](https://documentation.outpost.pub/getting-started/connecting-stripe.md): Connect Outpost to the same Stripe account your Ghost site uses to access subscription data and power retention tools.
- [What is Outpost?](https://documentation.outpost.pub/getting-started/introduction.md): Outpost handles the membership, conversion, retention, and growth side of a Ghost publication — everything beyond writing and sending the newsletter.
- [Plans & Pricing](https://documentation.outpost.pub/getting-started/pricing.md): Outpost plans, pricing by subscriber count, and how billing works as your publication grows.
- [Quickstart](https://documentation.outpost.pub/getting-started/quickstart.md): Get up and running with Outpost in minutes — the setup wizard walks you through everything.
- [Theme Connect Wizard](https://documentation.outpost.pub/getting-started/theme-connect-wizard.md): Upload Ghost themes, switch between them, and integrate Outpost features like CTAs, gift subscriptions, tip jar, and events — with a managed GitHub repo for every theme you upload.
- [Upgrading Your Plan](https://documentation.outpost.pub/getting-started/upgrading.md): How to upgrade from Space Station to Voyager or Luna, including the Theme Connect Wizard setup for Voyager and Luna.
- [Algolia Integration (Deprecated)](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/algolia.md): Full-text search index of your Ghost posts, powered by Algolia. This integration is deprecated — new publications should use Typesense.
- [Angler AI Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/angler-ai.md): Sync member and subscription data to Angler AI for audience growth and conversion optimization.
- [BigQuery Integration (Invite Only)](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/bigquery.md): Export Outpost and Ghost data to Google BigQuery for advanced analytics and reporting. Available by invitation only.
- [Cascade PBS Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/cascade-pbs.md): Connect PBS member accounts with your Outpost site to enable single sign-on and sync PBS Passport membership status.
- [Contextly Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/contextly.md): Smart, configurable content recommendations and trending post tagging for your Ghost site via Contextly.
- [ConvertFlow Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/convertflow.md): Capture ConvertFlow form submissions as Outpost members.
- [Cove Comments Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/cove-comments.md): Pass member identity from Outpost to Cove via SSO so paid members are recognized when they comment.
- [Custom Integrations (Invite Only)](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/custom.md): Build your own integration with Outpost using the Integration API. Available by invitation only.
- [Dovetail (PRX) Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/dovetail.md): Automatically create podcast episode pages from your Dovetail podcasts hosted on PRX.
- [Engaging Networks Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/engaging-networks.md): Manual newsletter subscription sync between Engaging Networks and Outpost. Currently in Labs.
- [FeedPress Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/feedpress.md): Generate per-member private RSS feed URLs for paid subscribers via FeedPress, so each paying member gets their own personal feed.
- [Ghost Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/ghost.md): Bidirectional member sync, label management, tier mapping, and real-time automation between Outpost and your Ghost CMS site.
- [HubSpot Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/hubspot.md): Sync Outpost members into HubSpot contacts so your CRM reflects subscriber lifecycle events.
- [Megaphone Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/megaphone.md): Auto-publish Megaphone podcast episodes as Ghost posts and import your existing episode library. Available on the Voyager plan and above.
- [OmnyFM Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/omnyfm.md): Auto-publish OmnyFM podcast episodes as Ghost posts and import your existing episode library. Available on the Voyager plan and above.
- [Integrations Overview](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/overview.md): Connect Outpost to 25+ external services for payments, email, CRM, podcasting, analytics, search, and more.
- [PayPal Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/paypal.md): Accept one-time donations via PayPal through the Tip Jar. PayPal is not used for subscriptions.
- [Plausible Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/plausible.md): Privacy-friendly web analytics for your Ghost publication, hosted by Outpost on a shared Plausible account.
- [PodBean Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/podbean.md): Auto-publish PodBean podcast episodes as Ghost posts and import your existing episode library. Available on the Voyager plan and above.
- [Recharge Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/recharge.md): Sync Recharge subscription customers with Outpost members.
- [Shopify Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/shopify.md): Bring Shopify customers into Outpost as members based on subscription tag activity. Currently scoped to a specific subscription-tag flow; broader purchase-to-Ghost subscriber linking is on the roadmap.
- [Stripe Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/stripe.md): Subscription billing, payment processing, dunning automation, and automated member lifecycle management via Stripe.
- [Supercast Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/supercast.md): Provide paying subscribers with private podcast feed URLs via Supercast.
- [Transistor.fm Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/transistorfm.md): Two-way Transistor.fm integration — grant paid subscribers access to private podcast feeds and auto-publish new episodes as Ghost posts.
- [Typesense Integration (Outpost Hosted)](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/typesense.md): Fast, typo-tolerant search for your Ghost posts on a Typesense instance hosted and managed by Outpost.
- [Webflow Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/webflow.md): Capture Webflow form submissions as Outpost members so your marketing site grows your subscriber list directly.
- [YouTube Integration](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/youtube.md): Automatically publish YouTube videos as Ghost posts with embedded players, configurable metadata, tags, and publish settings.
- [ZeroBounce Integration (Invite Only)](https://documentation.outpost.pub/integrations/zerobounce.md): Email address validation to protect your sender reputation and reduce bounces. Available by invitation only.
- [Theme Data Formats](https://documentation.outpost.pub/themes/data-formats.md): Reference for the data formats Outpost injects into Ghost posts, including standard fields, custom fields, and event state values for theme developers.