code · pull · Jan 15, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-settings/package.json b/apps/admin-x-settings/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@codemirror/lang-html": "6.4.11",
     "@tryghost/color-utils": "0.2.10",
     "@tryghost/i18n": "0.0.0",
-    "@tryghost/kg-unsplash-selector": "0.3.6",
+    "@tryghost/kg-unsplash-selector": "0.3.10",
     "@tryghost/limit-service": "1.4.1",
     "@tryghost/nql": "0.12.7",
     "@tryghost/timezone-data": "0.4.12",
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/settings/advanced/labs/private-features.tsx b/apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/settings/advanced/labs/private-features.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ const features: Feature[] = [{
     title: 'Featurebase Feedback',
     description: 'Display a Feedback menu item in the admin sidebar. Requires the new admin experience.',
     flag: 'featurebaseFeedback'
+}, {
+    title: 'Transistor',
+    description: 'Enable Transistor podcast integration',
+    flag: 'transistor'
 }];
 
 const AlphaFeatures: React.FC = () => {

diff --git a/apps/admin/package.json b/apps/admin/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@tryghost/activitypub": "*",
     "@tryghost/admin-x-framework": "*",
     "@tryghost/admin-x-settings": "*",
-    "@tryghost/koenig-lexical": "1.7.2",
+    "@tryghost/koenig-lexical": "1.7.6",
     "@tryghost/posts": "*",
     "@tryghost/shade": "*",
     "@tryghost/stats": "*",

diff --git a/apps/posts/src/views/comments/comments.tsx b/apps/posts/src/views/comments/comments.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {useFilterState} from './hooks/use-filter-state';
 import {useKnownFilterValues} from './hooks/use-known-filter-values';
 
 const Comments: React.FC = () => {
-    const {filters, nql, setFilters} = useFilterState();
+    const {filters, nql, setFilters, clearFilters, isSingleIdFilter} = useFilterState();
     const {data: configData} = useBrowseConfig();
     const commentPermalinksEnabled = configData?.config?.labs?.commentPermalinks === true;
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const Comments: React.FC = () => {
             return [...filtered, createFilter(field, operator, [value])];
         }, {replace: false});
     }, [setFilters]);
-    
+
     const {
         data,
         isError,
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ const Comments: React.FC = () => {
     return (
         <CommentsLayout>
             <CommentsHeader>
-                <CommentsFilters 
-                    filters={filters} 
-                    knownMembers={knownMembers}
-                    knownPosts={knownPosts}
-                    onFiltersChange={setFilters}
-                />
+                {!isSingleIdFilter && (
+                    <CommentsFilters
+                        filters={filters}
+                        knownMembers={knownMembers}
+                        knownPosts={knownPosts}
+                        onFiltersChange={setFilters}
+                    />
+                )}
             </CommentsHeader>
             <CommentsContent>
                 {(isFetching && !isFetchingNextPage) ? (
@@ -74,16 +76,25 @@ const Comments: React.FC = () => {
                         </EmptyIndicator>
                     </div>
                 ) : (
-                    <CommentsList
-                        commentPermalinksEnabled={commentPermalinksEnabled}
-                        fetchNextPage={fetchNextPage}
-                        hasNextPage={hasNextPage}
-                        isFetchingNextPage={isFetchingNextPage}
-                        isLoading={isFetching && !isFetchingNextPage}
-                        items={data?.comments ?? []}
-                        totalItems={data?.meta?.pagination?.total ?? 0}
-                        onAddFilter={handleAddFilter}
-                    />
+                    <>
+                        <CommentsList
+                            commentPermalinksEnabled={commentPermalinksEnabled}
+                            fetchNextPage={fetchNextPage}
+                            hasNextPage={hasNextPage}
+                            isFetchingNextPage={isFetchingNextPage}
+                            isLoading={isFetching && !isFetchingNextPage}
+                            items={data?.comments ?? []}
+                            totalItems={data?.meta?.pagination?.total ?? 0}
+                            onAddFilter={handleAddFilter}
+                        />
+                        {isSingleIdFilter && (
+                            <div className="flex justify-center py-8">
+                                <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => clearFilters({replace: false})}>
+                                    Show all comments
+                                </Button>
+                            </div>
+                        )}
+                    </>
                 )}
             </CommentsContent>
         </CommentsLayout>

diff --git a/apps/posts/src/views/comments/hooks/use-filter-state.ts b/apps/posts/src/views/comments/hooks/use-filter-state.ts
@@ -5,53 +5,57 @@ import type {Filter} from '@tryghost/shade';
 /**
  * Comment filter field keys - single source of truth for filter definitions
  */
-export const COMMENT_FILTER_FIELDS = ['status', 'created_at', 'body', 'post', 'author', 'reported'] as const;
+export const COMMENT_FILTER_FIELDS = ['id', 'status', 'created_at', 'body', 'post', 'author', 'reported'] as const;
 
 export type CommentFilterField = typeof COMMENT_FILTER_FIELDS[number];
 
 export function buildNqlFilter(filters: Filter[]): string | undefined {
     const parts: string[] = [];
-    
+
     for (const filter of filters) {
         if (!filter.values[0]) {
             continue;
         }
 
         switch (filter.field) {
-        case 'status': 
+        case 'id':
+            parts.push(`id:'${filter.values[0]}'`);
+            break;
+
+        case 'status':
             parts.push(`status:${filter.values[0]}`);
             break;
 
-        case 'created_at': 
+        case 'created_at':
             if (filter.operator === 'before' && filter.values[0]) {
                 parts.push(`created_at:<'${filter.values[0]}'`);
             } else if (filter.operator === 'after' && filter.values[0]) {
                 parts.push(`created_at:>'${filter.values[0]}'`);
             } else if (filter.operator === 'is' && filter.values[0]) {
                 // Match all items from the selected day in the user's timezone
                 const dateValue = String(filter.values[0]); // Format: YYYY-MM-DD
-                    
+
                 // Create Date objects in user's local timezone, then convert to UTC
                 const startOfDay = new Date(dateValue + 'T00:00:00').toISOString();
                 const endOfDay = new Date(dateValue + 'T23:59:59.999').toISOString();
-                    
+
                 parts.push(`created_at:>='${startOfDay}'+created_at:<='${endOfDay}'`);
             }
             break;
 
-        case 'body': 
+        case 'body':
             const value = filter.values[0] as string;
             // Escape single quotes in the value
             const escapedValue = value.replace(/'/g, '\\\'');
-                    
+
             if (filter.operator === 'contains') {
                 parts.push(`html:~'${escapedValue}'`);
             } else if (filter.operator === 'not_contains') {
                 parts.push(`html:-~'${escapedValue}'`);
             }
             break;
 
-        case 'post': 
+        case 'post':
             if (filter.operator === 'is_not') {
                 parts.push(`post_id:-${filter.values[0]}`);
             } else {
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ export function buildNqlFilter(filters: Filter[]): string | undefined {
             }
             break;
 
-        case 'author': 
+        case 'author':
             if (filter.operator === 'is_not') {
                 parts.push(`member_id:-${filter.values[0]}`);
             } else {
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ export function buildNqlFilter(filters: Filter[]): string | undefined {
             break;
         }
     }
-    
+
     return parts.length ? parts.join('+') : undefined;
 }
 /**
@@ -150,16 +154,23 @@ interface SetFiltersOptions {
     replace?: boolean;
 }
 
+interface ClearFiltersOptions {
+    /** Whether to replace the current history entry (default: true) */
+    replace?: boolean;
+}
+
 interface UseFilterStateReturn {
     filters: Filter[];
     nql: string | undefined;
     setFilters: (action: SetFiltersAction, options?: SetFiltersOptions) => void;
-    clearFilters: () => void;
+    clearFilters: (options?: ClearFiltersOptions) => void;
+    /** True when the only active filter is a single comment ID (used for deep linking) */
+    isSingleIdFilter: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
  * Hook to sync comment filter state with URL query parameters
- * 
+ *
  * URL format: ?status=is:published&author=is:member-id&body=contains:search+term
  */
 export function useFilterState(): UseFilterStateReturn {
@@ -181,11 +192,16 @@ export function useFilterState(): UseFilterStateReturn {
     }, [filters, setSearchParams]);
 
     // Clear all filter params from URL
-    const clearFilters = useCallback(() => {
-        setSearchParams(new URLSearchParams(), {replace: true});
+    const clearFilters = useCallback(({replace = true}: {replace?: boolean} = {}) => {
+        setSearchParams(new URLSearchParams(), {replace});
     }, [setSearchParams]);
 
     const nql = useMemo(() => buildNqlFilter(filters), [filters]);
 
-    return {filters, nql, setFilters, clearFilters};
+    // Check if the only active filter is a single comment ID (used for deep linking)
+    const isSingleIdFilter = useMemo(() => {
+        return filters.length === 1 && filters[0].field === 'id';
+    }, [filters]);
+
+    return {filters, nql, setFilters, clearFilters, isSingleIdFilter};
 }
diff --git a/e2e/tests/admin/comments/comment-moderation.test.ts b/e2e/tests/admin/comments/comment-moderation.test.ts
@@ -75,4 +75,44 @@ test.describe('Ghost Admin - Comment Moderation', () => {
             await expect(postPage).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/${post.slug}/.*#ghost-comments-${comment.id}`));
         });
     });
+
+    test.describe('deep linking', () => {
+        test.use({labs: {commentModeration: true}});
+
+        test('can deep link to a specific comment by id', async ({page}) => {
+            const post = await postFactory.create({status: 'published'});
+            const member = await memberFactory.create();
+
+            // Create target comment and another comment
+            const targetComment = await commentFactory.create({
+                post_id: post.id,
+                member_id: member.id,
+                html: '<p>This is the target comment</p>'
+            });
+            await commentFactory.create({
+                post_id: post.id,
+                member_id: member.id,
+                html: '<p>This is another comment</p>'
+            });
+
+            const commentsPage = new CommentsPage(page);
+            await page.goto(`/ghost/#/comments?id=is:${targetComment.id}`);
+            await commentsPage.waitForComments();
+
+            await expect(commentsPage.getCommentRowByText('This is the target comment')).toBeVisible();
+            await expect(commentsPage.getCommentRowByText('This is another comment')).not.toBeVisible();
+
+            await expect(page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Filter'})).not.toBeVisible();
+
+            const showAllButton = page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Show all comments'});
+            await expect(showAllButton).toBeVisible();
+
+            await showAllButton.click();
+            await expect(commentsPage.getCommentRowByText('This is the target comment')).toBeVisible();
+            await expect(commentsPage.getCommentRowByText('This is another comment')).toBeVisible();
+
+            await expect(page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Filter'})).toBeVisible();
+            await expect(showAllButton).not.toBeVisible();
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/ghost/admin/package.json b/ghost/admin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ghost-admin",
-  "version": "6.12.1",
+  "version": "6.13.1",
   "description": "Ember.js admin client for Ghost",
   "author": "Ghost Foundation",
   "homepage": "http://ghost.org",
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
     "@tryghost/color-utils": "0.2.10",
     "@tryghost/ember-promise-modals": "2.0.1",
     "@tryghost/helpers": "1.1.97",
-    "@tryghost/kg-clean-basic-html": "4.2.7",
-    "@tryghost/kg-converters": "1.1.7",
-    "@tryghost/koenig-lexical": "1.7.2",
+    "@tryghost/kg-clean-basic-html": "4.2.11",
+    "@tryghost/kg-converters": "1.1.11",
+    "@tryghost/koenig-lexical": "1.7.6",
     "@tryghost/limit-service": "1.4.1",
     "@tryghost/members-csv": "2.0.3",
     "@tryghost/nql": "0.12.7",
@@ -215,4 +215,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/comments/comments-service-emails.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/comments/comments-service-emails.js
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ class CommentsServiceEmails {
 
         const memberName = member.get('name') || 'Anonymous';
 
+        const commentModerationEnabled = this.labs.isSet('commentModeration');
+
         const templateData = {
             siteTitle: this.settingsCache.get('title'),
             siteUrl: this.urlUtils.getSiteUrl(),
@@ -175,7 +177,9 @@ class CommentsServiceEmails {
             accentColor: this.settingsCache.get('accent_color'),
             fromEmail: this.notificationFromAddress,
             toEmail: to,
-            staffUrl: this.urlUtils.urlJoin(this.urlUtils.urlFor('admin', true), '#', `/settings/staff/${owner.get('slug')}/email-notifications`)
+            staffUrl: this.urlUtils.urlJoin(this.urlUtils.urlFor('admin', true), '#', `/settings/staff/${owner.get('slug')}/email-notifications`),
+            commentModerationEnabled,
+            moderationUrl: this.urlUtils.urlJoin(this.urlUtils.urlFor('admin', true), '#', `/comments/?id=is:${comment.get('id')}`)
         };
 
         const {html, text} = await this.commentsServiceEmailRenderer.renderEmailTemplate('report', templateData);

diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/comments/email-templates/report.hbs b/ghost/core/core/server/services/comments/email-templates/report.hbs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
                     <tr>
                       <td style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top;">
                         <p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 20px; color: #15212A; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">Hey there,</p>
-                          <p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 16px; color: #3A464C; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 32px;">{{reporter}} has reported the comment below on <a href="{{postUrl}}" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: #15212A;">{{postTitle}}</a>. This comment will remain visible until you choose to remove it, which can be done directly on the post.</p>
+                          <p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 16px; color: #3A464C; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 32px;">{{reporter}} has reported the comment below on <a href="{{postUrl}}" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: #15212A;">{{postTitle}}</a>.{{#unless commentModerationEnabled}} This comment will remain visible until you choose to remove it, which can be done directly on the post.{{/unless}}</p>
 
                         <table width="100" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="btn btn-primary" style="border-collapse: separate; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: #F9F9FA; border-radius: 7px;">
                         <tbody>
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@
                                 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: separate; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; width: auto;">
                                   <tbody>
                                     <tr>
+                                      {{#if commentModerationEnabled}}
+                                      <td style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; background-color: {{accentColor}}; border-radius: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="{{moderationUrl}}" target="_blank" style="display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: {{accentColor}}; border: solid 1px {{accentColor}}; border-radius: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 9px 22px 10px; border-color: {{accentColor}};">Review comment</a> </td>
+                                      {{else}}
                                       <td style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; background-color: {{accentColor}}; border-radius: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="{{postUrl}}" target="_blank" style="display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: {{accentColor}}; border: solid 1px {{accentColor}}; border-radius: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 9px 22px 10px; border-color: {{accentColor}};">View comment</a> </td>
+                                      {{/if}}
                                     </tr>
                                   </tbody>
                                 </table>

diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/comments/email-templates/report.txt.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/comments/email-templates/report.txt.js
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 module.exports = function (data) {
+    let visibilityNote = 'This comment will remain visible until you choose to remove it.';
+    if (!data.commentModerationEnabled) {
+        visibilityNote = 'This comment will remain visible until you choose to remove it, which can be done directly on the post.';
+    }
+
+    let actionLinks = data.postUrl;
+    if (data.commentModerationEnabled) {
+        actionLinks = `View comment: ${data.postUrl}\nModerate comment: ${data.moderationUrl}`;
+    }
+
     // Be careful when you indent the email, because whitespaces are visible in emails!
     return `Hey there,
 
-${data.reporter} has reported the comment below on ${data.postTitle}. This comment will remain visible until you choose to remove it, which can be done directly on the post.
+${data.reporter} has reported the comment below on ${data.postTitle}. ${visibilityNote}
 
 ${data.memberName} (${data.memberEmail}):
 ${data.commentText}
-
-${data.postUrl}
+${actionLinks}
 
 ---
 

diff --git a/ghost/core/core/shared/labs.js b/ghost/core/core/shared/labs.js
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ const PRIVATE_FEATURES = [
     'commentModeration',
     'commentPermalinks',
     'indexnow',
-    'featurebaseFeedback'
+    'featurebaseFeedback',
+    'transistor'
 ];
 
 module.exports.GA_KEYS = [...GA_FEATURES];