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Email newsletter: paid posts are visible to free members if posts miss `/preview`

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#23,544 opened on May 27, 2025

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Description

Issue Summary

Email newsletters display and deliver the full content of paid posts to free members if the blog post does not contain an explicit /preview.

https://ghost.org

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Don't use /preview in paid blog post.
  2. Configure paid blog post for paid members only.
  3. Observe Email preview in Ghost web UI > Post > Preview > Email (Paid member: Free member).

Ghost Version

https://ghost.org

Node.js Version

https://ghost.org

How did you install Ghost?

https://ghost.org

Database type

Other

Browser & OS version

Does not matter.

Relevant log / error output

n.a.

Code of Conduct

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the email template rendering logic for paid posts and how the `/preview` separator is handled for free vs paid members.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
Node.jsGit
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75