Three years ago, Magic Pages was a side project. One person, one server, a handful of Ghost sites. In January, I shared what's coming in 2026 – a roadmap that felt ambitious. Today, some of it is already live.
March 1st marks the biggest single day of changes in Magic Pages' history. New brand, new team, new plan structure, new tools. Here's everything that's changed.
We're a Team Now
You might have noticed something different already: "we."
Since February, Sviatoslav has been on the team handling support – and many of you have already had the pleasure of chatting with him. Starting today, Mariia joins Magic Pages to lead brand and marketing.
Both work part-time, and that's intentional. Magic Pages isn't trying to become a big company. But it is no longer a side project, either. Having a team means we can build faster, support better, and think bigger – without losing the personal approach that got us here.
So from today, it's "we" instead of "I." Not because it sounds more professional. Because it's true.
A Brand That Reflects Who We Are
You're looking at it. New logo, new colours, new visual identity – everything.
This has been in the works since October. Mariia developed the brand strategy, and the team at Perfectly Boring Studio brought it to life. The goal was to create a brand that reflects what Magic Pages has always been about: a human approach to Ghost hosting.
The old branding was self-made and served us well for three years. But Magic Pages has grown beyond what a founder-designed logo can represent. The new identity is warmer, more intentional, and built to last.
One Plan. No Compromises.
The Starter plan is gone.
We explained the reasoning in detail in our 2026 roadmap post, but the short version: after hosting 1,200+ Ghost sites, we've learned what good Ghost hosting actually looks like. Artificial limits – no CDN, no custom themes – didn't help anyone. They created confusion, generated support tickets, and delivered an experience below what we're comfortable putting our name on.
Managed hosting done right can't be done confidently for $6. So instead of offering something we can't fully stand behind, we simplified.
Magic Pages now has one plan: the Pro plan. Full CDN, any theme you want, full API access, ActivityPub, native analytics – everything. The price hasn't changed. €13/month, €130/year, or €390 for the lifetime plan. The price will be converted into 30+ different currencies at checkout.
If you're currently on a Starter plan, nothing changes for you. You keep your pricing. But for new customers, everyone gets the full experience from day one.
Lifetime Plans Are Now Dynamic
Lifetime plans aren't going away – but their availability is changing.
Until now, we released a fixed number of lifetime slots each month. That was fine when we had a few hundred sites. At 1,200+, we need to be more thoughtful about the balance between one-time revenue and the recurring revenue that funds ongoing development and infrastructure.
Starting today, lifetime availability is calculated dynamically based on the actual health of the platform. In practice, this means fewer slots than before – but it also means lifetime plans remain sustainable for us and trustworthy for you.
A Smarter Domain Setup
Connecting a custom domain to a Ghost site should be simple. For most people, it isn't. DNS is confusing, providers all have different dashboards, and the terminology alone is enough to make someone give up.
We built a new domain verification tool to fix this. The widget automatically detects your DNS provider. For the 32 most-used providers on Magic Pages, we now show step-by-step guides tailored to their specific dashboard – direct links, correct field names, common pitfalls.
For a select few providers, there's even one-click setup via Domain Connect. We wish this worked everywhere, but the open protocol behind it has been commercially captured by gatekeepers who charge thousands of dollars for access. We're not paying that toll, so we built around it instead.
This new flow is live today for both general domain setup and custom sending domain configuration.
A More Dynamic Roadmap
Our roadmap got an overhaul. The new website introduces a kanban-style overview that makes it much easier to see what's in progress, what's planned, and what's been shipped. Less guessing, more transparency.
Infrastructure Migration is Done
For those of you who've been following the saga – the Kubernetes-to-Docker-Swarm migration is complete. All Magic Pages sites are now running on the new infrastructure.
The result: faster deployments, lower overhead, better reliability, and significantly less operational complexity. Combined with the Cloudflare migration, Magic Pages is running on an entirely new infrastructure stack – simpler, faster, and more cost-effective than what we had six months ago.
If you didn't notice the migration, that was the goal.
What This All Means
Today isn't about one big feature. It's about everything coming together.
A team that can share the work. A brand that reflects who we've become. A plan structure that's honest about what good hosting costs. Tools that make the annoying parts less annoying. Infrastructure that's built to last.
Magic Pages started as one person with a simple idea: Ghost hosting that feels personal. Three years and 1,200+ publishers later, it's a small team carrying that same idea forward – with better tools, stronger infrastructure, and a lot more confidence.
Thanks for being part of this.
Jannis
