September 14, 2025

Updating Massively for Ghost 6

How I fixed the Navbar when upgrading the Massively Ghost theme

If you're using the Massively theme and recently upgraded your site to Ghost 6, you might notice that your navigation menu disappears. No errors, no warning — it just doesn't appear.

Turns out older themes like Massively need a quick update to keep up.

Here's how I fixed it quickly.


Step 1: Update default.hbs

Inside your theme folder, open default.hbs. Look for the line where the navigation is rendered:

{{navigation}}

Replace it with:

{{> "navigation"}}

Step 2: Update partials/navigation.hbs

Next, open the file at partials/navigation.hbs. You’ll probably find a loop like this:

{{#foreach navigation}}

Update it to:

{{#foreach @site.navigation}}

Done. Navigation restored (I hope!)

That’s all you need to do. Two small edits and your header nav is working again.

The Massively theme is still a great starter for personal sites - This brings the theme up to date with Ghost.

Let me know if you’d like a forked version with the fixes already applied — happy to share.