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# New theme helpers
- URL: https://ghost.org/changelog/new-theme-helpers/
- Published: 2019-11-06T04:47:19.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-16T17:19:49.000Z
- Author: David Darnes
- Tags: New, #changelog, #ghost

Just before [Ghost 3.0](https://ghost.org/changelog/3-0/) went live we made an update to our handlebars templating to help with generating navigational links and combining values together:

- `[link](https://ghost.org/docs/themes/helpers/link/?ref=ghost.org)` \- Create HTML links with dynamic classes
- `[link_class](https://ghost.org/docs/themes/helpers/link%5Fclass/?ref=ghost.org)` \- Apply dynamic classes to elements depending on the current page
- `[concat](https://ghost.org/docs/themes/helpers/concat/?ref=ghost.org)` \- Concatenate and link multiple things together such as template values and strings of text

More information can be found in our theme documentation:

[Ghost Handlebars Themes - Building a custom Ghost theme - DocsOur handlebars theme templating framework works with the Ghost API to build flexible publishing websites. Get all the tools you need to start building your custom theme here!![](https://ghost.org/icons/icon-512x512.png?v=188b8b6d743c6338ba2eab2e35bab4f5)GhostGhost![](https://ghost.org/images/meta/Ghost-Docs.jpg)](https://ghost.org/docs/themes/?ref=ghost.org)

**[Ghost(Pro)](https://ghost.org/pricing/?ref=ghost.org)** users already have access to these new helpers. Self-hosted developers can use [Ghost-CLI](https://ghost.org/docs/ghost-cli/?ref=ghost.org) to install the latest release!