Ghost Release: 5.126.1

TL;DR

Ghost v5.126.1 is a minor patch release that fixes a bug where newsletter titles were always displaying in sans-serif font regardless of the selected style. This update ensures that serif font styles are properly applied to newsletter titles, including when they appear in nested tables, which is particularly important for proper rendering in Outlook email clients.

Highlight of the Release

• Fixed newsletter titles that were incorrectly displaying in sans-serif font instead of serif when serif was selected
• Improved CSS selector specificity to ensure font styles are properly applied to nested tables
• Enhanced compatibility with Outlook email clients

Migration Guide

No migration steps are required for this patch release. The update can be applied without any additional configuration changes.

Upgrade Recommendations

This is a minor bug fix release that improves the visual consistency of newsletters. It's recommended for all Ghost users who utilize the newsletter feature, especially those who prefer serif fonts for their newsletter titles and have subscribers using Outlook email clients.

The update is non-breaking and can be safely applied to any Ghost 5.x installation.

Bug Fixes

Newsletter Title Font Style Fix

This release addresses an issue where newsletter titles were always displaying in sans-serif font, even when serif font was selected. The problem was caused by nested tables that were added to fix an Outlook rendering bug, which inadvertently caused the serif style on the outer TD (table data) element to be overridden by the base table TD styles.

The fix updates the CSS selector for .post-title-serif to ensure it also targets nested TD elements, maintaining consistent font styling throughout the newsletter title regardless of the HTML structure needed for email client compatibility.

New Features

No new features were introduced in this patch release.

Security Updates

No security fixes were included in this patch release.

Performance Improvements

No specific performance improvements were included in this patch release.

Impact Summary

This patch release has a focused impact on the visual presentation of newsletter titles. While the change is small in scope (modifying CSS selectors to properly handle nested tables), it resolves an important visual inconsistency that affected the brand identity and design intentions of newsletter creators.

The fix is particularly valuable for publications that deliberately choose serif fonts for their newsletter titles as part of their brand identity, ensuring that their design choices are properly respected across all email clients, including Outlook which requires special handling with nested tables.

No database changes, API modifications, or theme adjustments are included in this release, making it a safe and straightforward update with no risk of breaking existing functionality.

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