Ghost Release: 5.101.1

TL;DR

Ghost v5.101.1: Expanded Internationalization Support

This minor release significantly enhances Ghost's internationalization capabilities by adding several new language translations and improving existing ones. New locales include Arabic, Hebrew, Nepali, and Brazilian Portuguese, while Czech and Vietnamese translations received updates. The release also introduces new Prometheus metrics for monitoring job queue and email analytics throughput, establishing a baseline for performance measurement before enabling the job queue feature.

Highlight of the Release

• Added complete Arabic locale support for search, comments, and newsletter components
• Added Hebrew translations with consideration for RTL language requirements
• Added Nepali locale with translations for ghost.json, search.json, and signup-form.json files
• Added Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR) translations with improved phrasing
• Updated Vietnamese translations for better grammar and usage
• Added Czech translations for newsletter and search components
• Introduced new Prometheus metrics for job queue and email analytics throughput

Migration Guide

No migration steps are required for this release. The new translations and metrics are automatically available after updating to v5.101.1.

Upgrade Recommendations

This is a minor release focused on internationalization improvements and performance monitoring. It's recommended for:

• Sites serving international audiences, especially those with Arabic, Hebrew, Nepali, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese, or Czech users
• Administrators who want to take advantage of the new performance monitoring metrics

The update is low-risk and doesn't require any migration steps. You can upgrade from v5.101.0 to v5.101.1 using your standard update process.

Bug Fixes

No specific bug fixes were included in this release. The changes were focused on adding new translations and performance monitoring metrics.

New Features

New Language Support

• Arabic Locale: Complete translations for search, comments, and newsletter components, contributed as part of ACLSS efforts to translate more open source projects to Arabic.

• Hebrew Translations: Added essential Hebrew translations with special consideration for RTL (right-to-left) language requirements.

• Nepali Locale: New translations for core files including ghost.json, search.json, and signup-form.json.

• Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR): Added translations with culturally appropriate phrasing, including improved translations for member feedback options.

Performance Monitoring

• Prometheus Metrics: Added new metrics for job queue throughput and email analytics throughput to establish performance baselines before enabling the job queue feature.

Security Updates

No security fixes were included in this release.

Performance Improvements

Monitoring Improvements

• Added Prometheus metrics for job queue throughput, allowing administrators to monitor processing performance
• Added metrics for email analytics throughput to establish baseline measurements
• These metrics will help measure the full impact of the job queue feature once it's enabled

Impact Summary

Ghost v5.101.1 significantly expands the CMS's internationalization capabilities by adding support for multiple new languages and improving existing translations. This makes Ghost more accessible to a global audience, particularly for Arabic, Hebrew, Nepali, and Brazilian Portuguese speakers.

The addition of new Prometheus metrics for job queue and email analytics throughput provides administrators with better visibility into system performance. These metrics establish important baselines that will help measure the impact of enabling the job queue feature in future releases.

This release demonstrates Ghost's commitment to global accessibility and performance monitoring, making the platform more inclusive for international users while giving administrators better tools to understand system behavior.

Full Release Notes