# Community question of the week #8: Creative uses of Ghost **URL:** \ **Category:** Share & showcase\ **Created:** [March 4, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-8-creative-uses-of-ghost/45446 "2024-03-04T19:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RyanF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/ryanf/32/17448_2.png) [@RyanF](https://forum.ghost.org/u/RyanF)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-8-creative-uses-of-ghost/45446/1 "2024-03-04T19:29:56Z")
One of Ghost’s strengths is that you can build a robust publication right out of the box — or creatively build something completely different. This week’s question aims to get at the latter: **What’s the most creative use of Ghost you’ve seen or done?** Whether it’s a novel integration, a unique feature, or an unconventional use case, we want to hear about it! _Our community is a treasure trove of knowledge, experience, and creativity, especially when it comes to using Ghost. **Questions of the week** are an opportunity to share and learn from these resources._ * * * Miss our previous questions? Check them out below! - [#7: Change these design settings first](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-7-change-these-design-settings-first/45132) - [#6: Customizations 💅](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-6-customizations/44934) - [#5: What’s your fave feature?](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-5-whats-your-fave-feature/44339) - [#4: What’s your favorite theme and why?](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-4-whats-your-favorite-theme-and-why/43160) - [#3: What advice would you give to someone just starting out with Ghost?](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-3-what-advice-would-you-give-to-someone-just-starting-out-with-ghost/43008) - [#2: How do you use emojis?](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-2-omg-emoji/42855) - [#1: Share a tip about Ghost that others might not know](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-1-share-your-tips-tricks/42676) ---
**Author:** ![TheRoyalFig](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/theroyalfig/32/27771_2.png) [@TheRoyalFig](https://forum.ghost.org/u/TheRoyalFig)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-8-creative-uses-of-ghost/45446/2 "2024-03-05T15:21:38Z")
To get the ball rolling, I’ll share two personal projects that feature some creative uses of Ghost: 1. My own site, [https://ryanfeigenbaum.com](https://ryanfeigenbaum.com), which has a music player because why not 🤷 2. And [Local Philosophy](https://www.localphilosophy.org/), which plots each post on a custom map. ![CleanShot 2024-03-05 at 10.20.55](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/3X/c/1/c1a46f61c80dcd8d484dc39c6d96ddd01f62587f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![John](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/john/32/29288_2.png) [@John](https://forum.ghost.org/u/John)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-8-creative-uses-of-ghost/45446/3 "2024-03-05T23:59:18Z")
The most creative use of Ghost I’ve ever seen was a site that specialised in Chicken Diapers. Yes, you read that correctly. Sadly they aren’t around anymore, but the content marketing was really quite something ---
**Author:** ![chillbilldill.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/chillbilldill.com/32/22849_2.png) [@chillbilldill.com](https://forum.ghost.org/u/chillbilldill.com)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-8-creative-uses-of-ghost/45446/4 "2024-03-06T04:07:09Z")
I’m in the process of building a new website with Ghost. It’s a niche business directory. By using Ghost’s membership features, I’m hiding directory listing submission/claim/edit forms behind a paywall. Directory systems are common in the WordPress world. You can see it with plugins like GeoDirectory, Directorist, HivePress, ConnectionsPro, DirectoriesPro, etc. I just prefer Ghost though 🙂 .There isn’t anything like these plugins for Ghost, so I’m adapting Ghost to make it work. The [Rinne](https://brightthemes.com/themes/rinne) theme has been a big help for this project. It separates blog posts and directory listings into two different sections by default. It’s specifically made for creating directory/resource websites. It’s a great theme. ---
**Author:** ![RyanF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/ryanf/32/17448_2.png) [@RyanF](https://forum.ghost.org/u/RyanF)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-8-creative-uses-of-ghost/45446/5 "2024-03-06T14:28:27Z")
This sounds interesting. Keep the community updated as you progress! ---
**Author:** ![jonhickman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jonhickman/32/33102_2.png) [@jonhickman](https://forum.ghost.org/u/jonhickman)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/community-question-of-the-week-8-creative-uses-of-ghost/45446/6 "2024-03-11T11:31:49Z")
Not 100% sure if it hits your brief, but one of the interesting use cases I’ve seen for Ghost is as a member hub for community associations / housing associations / tenants associations in residential blocks, schemes or managed communities. I’ve met quite a few folks who use Ghost for this. They can offer some public-facing content about their block, including advertising public events on-site or new units that are available to rent, while using the membership features of Ghost to share private updates within the tenant community.