Tag Name: 2.19.3
Release Date: 4/4/2019
GhostOpen-source publishing platform specifically designed for professional bloggers and publications. Focuses on clean, minimalist writing and publishing experience.
Ghost 2.19.3 is a maintenance release that fixes critical template errors and improves developer experience. This update resolves a 500 error that was incorrectly appearing instead of 404s for missing pages, fixes HTML-to-plaintext conversion issues, and adds member data to local template options. The update also includes improvements to theme middleware and development workflow.
{{@member}} in themesNo migration steps are required for this release. This is a maintenance release that can be safely installed without any additional configuration or changes to your existing setup.
This release contains important bug fixes that improve the stability of your Ghost installation, particularly for error handling and template rendering. We recommend all users upgrade to Ghost 2.19.3 at their earliest convenience, especially if you've experienced 500 errors on missing pages or issues with the admin client build process during development.
Fixed an issue where a 500 template error was occurring instead of the expected 404 for missing pages and assets. The bug was caused by undefined context when a page was missing, resulting in errors when context.includes() was called. This has been resolved by defaulting to an empty array when context is undefined.
Resolved an issue with HTML-to-plaintext conversion that was broken in a previous commit. The fix ensures proper conversion for Ghost's API, which only supports HTML input format for versions above v8.
Fixed an issue where using grunt dev would show never-ending "Building admin client" messages. This was happening because ember-cli stopped outputting the "Build successful" text that Ghost was looking for as an indication of completion.
Ghost now provides member data to templates via local template options. This allows theme developers to access the current member's information using the {{@member}} helper, enabling more personalized content experiences.
This release includes an update to express-hbs to version 1.1.0, which adds support for local template options. This gives theme developers more flexibility when working with templates and context data.
No security fixes were included in this release.
The theme middleware module has been refactored for better maintainability and performance:
var with const for better memory managementupdateTemplateData into three functions with clear namingThese changes make the code more maintainable and potentially improve performance through better memory usage patterns.
Ghost 2.19.3 is primarily a bug fix and enhancement release that improves stability and developer experience. The most significant impact is the resolution of the 500 template error issue, which ensures users see proper 404 pages instead of server errors when accessing missing content.
For developers, the addition of member data to local template options provides new capabilities for creating personalized experiences, while the update to express-hbs 1.1.0 offers more flexibility with templates. The refactored theme middleware improves code quality and maintainability.
This release also includes updates to the Casper theme (to version 2.9.8) and Ghost-Admin (to version 2.19.3), ensuring all components of the Ghost ecosystem are in sync.
.yml extension being allowed for routes.yaml uploads (#1140) - Vikas PotluriYou can see the full change log for the details of every change included in this release.
