Theme Settings

Open Settings → Design & branding → Customize to access Cookory’s settings. Labels and defaults are defined by the theme, while your selected values are stored by Ghost.

Brand settings

Use Ghost’s native Brand panel for the publication identity:

• Logo: displayed in the site header.
• Publication icon: used by browsers and devices.
• Publication cover: displayed as the homepage hero image.
• Accent color: used for highlights and theme accents.
• Heading and body fonts: control the main type system.

Site-wide settings

Setting	Purpose
Background color	Sets the page background color.
Dark mode	Allows visitors to switch between light and dark appearance.
Show search	Shows or hides search controls in the header.
Header style	Choose Logo left, Logo centered, or Two lines.
Footer style	Choose Spacious, Compact, or Centered.
Footer note	Short supporting text shown in the footer.

Homepage settings

Setting	Purpose
Hero label/title/description	Three editable text fields for the homepage hero.
Featured title/subtitle	Labels for the featured recipe section.
Latest title/subtitle	Labels for the latest recipe section.
Taxonomy title	Label for discovery links and tag browsing.
Show newsletter	Shows or hides the homepage newsletter section.
Newsletter title/subtitle	Copy used in the newsletter section.

The featured section uses posts marked Featured. The latest section uses recent non-featured posts.

Post settings

Setting	Purpose
Show related recipes	Shows up to three recipes sharing the primary tag.
Show recipe tools	Shows cooking mode, print recipe, and check ingredients controls.

Choosing the right options

Use the header and footer selectors to choose the publication structure that best fits your brand. Disable search, newsletter, related recipes, or recipe tools when those features are not part of your publication workflow.

Settings after an update

Ghost normally retains saved theme settings when you upload a new Cookory version. Always review the settings after an update, especially when the changelog mentions renamed or newly added options.