Ghost Release: 5.26.2

TL;DR

Ghost v5.26.2 is a minor bug fix release that addresses an issue with Revue imports. The update fixes a problem where users were encountering "meta is missing" errors when trying to import subscriber data from Revue. This release ensures that Revue imports work correctly regardless of the zip file structure, making the migration process more reliable for publishers moving their subscriber base from Revue to Ghost.

Highlight of the Release

• Fixed 'meta is missing' error when importing subscriber data from Revue
• Improved handling of zip file structures in the Revue importer
• More reliable data migration from Revue to Ghost

Migration Guide

No migration steps are required for this update. This is a patch release that can be applied without any additional configuration or changes to your Ghost installation.

Upgrade Recommendations

This update is recommended for all Ghost users who utilize or plan to utilize the Revue import functionality. If you're not currently importing data from Revue, this update is still recommended as part of maintaining your Ghost installation with the latest bug fixes, but it's not critical.

Bug Fixes

Fixed Revue Import Errors

This release fixes an issue where users were encountering "meta is missing" errors when trying to import subscriber data from Revue. The problem was that the importer was not normalizing filenames before checking for the presence of a CSV file, making it overly sensitive to the zip file structure.

The fix now allows for zip files that contain a directory structure, ensuring they will still be processed correctly as Revue imports rather than being mistakenly treated as Ghost imports. This makes the import process more robust and accommodating of different archive formats that users might create when exporting from Revue.

New Features

No new features were added in this release. This is a bug fix release focused on improving the reliability of Revue imports.

Security Updates

No security fixes were included in this release.

Performance Improvements

No specific performance improvements were included in this release. The changes were focused on bug fixes for the Revue importer functionality.

Impact Summary

Ghost v5.26.2 is a minor bug fix release that improves the reliability of importing subscriber data from Revue. The fix addresses an issue where the importer was too sensitive to zip file structures, causing "meta is missing" errors. This update ensures a smoother migration experience for publishers who are moving their subscriber base from Revue to Ghost, especially after Twitter's shutdown of the Revue newsletter service. The change is backward compatible and requires no migration steps.

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