Remove Duplicate Story Theme Entries

Problem

Two “story-theme” entries appear:

• story-theme (story-theme) version 1.0
• story-theme (theme) version 1.0.0

Cause

This happens when:

1. Theme was uploaded multiple times
2. Old theme remains in Ghost’s content volume
3. Ghost detects the same theme in different locations

Solution: Remove All and Re-upload

Step 1: Remove All Story Themes

cd ghost-theme

# Access container
docker-compose exec ghost bash

# List all themes
ls -la /var/lib/ghost/content/themes/

# Remove ALL story-theme directories
rm -rf /var/lib/ghost/content/themes/story-theme*

# Exit
exit

# Restart Ghost
docker-compose restart ghost

Step 2: Clean Start (Alternative)

If the above doesn’t work, do a complete reset:

cd ghost-theme

# Stop and remove everything
docker-compose down -v

# Start fresh
docker-compose up -d

Step 3: Upload Your Theme

1. Build your theme:

   npm run build
   npm run zip
   

2. Upload via Ghost admin:
   • Go to Settings → Design
   • Click “Upload a theme”
   • Select theme.zip
   • Wait for upload
   • Activate it
3. Verify:
   • Should see only ONE “Story Theme”
   • Version should be 1.0.0

Why This Happens

Ghost stores themes in /var/lib/ghost/content/themes/. If you:

• Upload a theme multiple times
• Have old themes in the volume
• Mix volume mounts with uploads

You can end up with duplicates.

Prevention

• Use one method: Either volume mount OR upload via admin, not both
• Clean before uploading: Remove old themes first
• Check before uploading: List themes to see what exists

Quick Fix Command

# Remove all story themes
docker-compose exec ghost rm -rf /var/lib/ghost/content/themes/story-theme*

# Restart
docker-compose restart ghost

# Then upload fresh theme.zip