# John O'Nolan

> John O'Nolan is founder and CEO of Ghost. Ghost on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Founder and CEO, Ghost.

John O'Nolan founded Ghost with Hannah Wolfe in 2013 and is its CEO. He first proposed the platform in a November 2012 blog post, having been deputy lead of the WordPress user interface team.

- X: https://x.com/johnonolan
- GitHub: https://github.com/johnonolan

## What John builds

- [Ghost](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ghost.md), graded C, 58.6/100, in CMS & website publishing. Ghost is an open-source publishing platform for websites, newsletters and paid memberships, self-hosted or run by the Ghost Foundation as Ghost(Pro). Agents create, edit and publish posts and pages and upload images through its Admin API. Founder and CEO, Ghost, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Hannah Wolfe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/hannah-wolfe/), Founder and CTO, Ghost

## Questions

### Who is John O'Nolan?

John O'Nolan founded Ghost with Hannah Wolfe in 2013 and is its CEO. He first proposed the platform in a November 2012 blog post, having been deputy lead of the WordPress user interface team.

### What does Ghost Foundation make?

Anchor Terminal lists Ghost from Ghost Foundation. Ghost is an open-source publishing platform for websites, newsletters and paid memberships, self-hosted or run by the Ghost Foundation as Ghost(Pro). Agents create, edit and publish posts and pages and upload images through its Admin API.

### How are John's tools graded?

Ghost is graded C, 58.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://ghost.org/contact/
- https://ghost.org/about/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(blogging_platform)
- https://john.onolan.org/

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