Journal and project settings

Find these in Settings, then Design & branding, then Customize, then the Theme tab.

Setting	What it does
Journal layout	How entries are listed on the journal page. See the table below.
Journal image shape	The shape of photos on the journal page: landscape (the default), square, portrait, or original.
Date format	Day first, like 31.12.25 (the default), or month first, like 12.31.25.
Project layout	How photos are laid out on project pages. See project layouts.
Article cover	The cover photo at the top of an entry: full width (the default), text width, or hidden.
Comments	Shown (the default) or hidden. See comments.

Older entries load by themselves as visitors scroll down, so there’s no need to click through pages.

journal layouts

Layout	What it looks like
List with photos (the default)	One row per entry: date, title, summary, and a small photo
List without photos	The same list, text only
Grid, spacious	Entries as cards in three columns, photo first
Grid, compact	Smaller cards, five across, with a one-line summary, so more entries fit on screen
Front page	The newest entry runs large, like a cover story, with the rest as cards below
Archive	Entries grouped by year, with each year as a large heading. No photos.
Alternating	A large photo beside each entry’s title and summary, switching sides each time

Journal image shape applies to every layout with photos.

The journal page has no big title, like the homepage and about page, because the menu already shows where you are. To add a short introduction above the entries, go to Tags in Ghost Admin, open the journal tag, and fill in its description.