diff --git a/ghost/tpl/.eslintrc.js b/ghost/tpl/.eslintrc.js
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+module.exports = {
+    plugins: ['ghost'],
+    extends: [
+        'plugin:ghost/node'
+    ]
+};
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/LICENSE b/ghost/tpl/LICENSE
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2013-2021 Ghost Foundation
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/README.md b/ghost/tpl/README.md
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/README.md
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+# Tpl
+
+## Install
+
+`npm install @tryghost/tpl --save`
+
+or
+
+`yarn add @tryghost/tpl`
+
+
+## Usage
+
+
+## Develop
+
+This is a mono repository, managed with [lerna](https://lernajs.io/).
+
+Follow the instructions for the top-level repo.
+1. `git clone` this repo & `cd` into it as usual
+2. Run `yarn` to install top-level dependencies.
+
+
+## Run
+
+- `yarn dev`
+
+
+## Test
+
+- `yarn lint` run just eslint
+- `yarn test` run lint and tests
+
+
+
+
+# Copyright & License 
+
+Copyright (c) 2013-2021 Ghost Foundation - Released under the [MIT license](LICENSE).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/index.js b/ghost/tpl/index.js
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/index.js
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+module.exports = require('./lib/tpl');
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/lib/tpl.js b/ghost/tpl/lib/tpl.js
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/lib/tpl.js
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+const template = require('lodash.template');
+
+const interpolate = /(?<!{){([^{]+?)}/g;
+
+/**
+ * Template function
+ * Takes strings like 'Your site is now available on {url}' and interpolates them with passed in data
+ * Will ignore double or triple braces like {{get}} or {{{helpername}}}
+ * Can handle escaped braces e.g. \\{\\{{helpername}\\}\\}
+ * But there's a simple bare minimum escaping needed to make {{{helpername}}} work e.g. {\\{{helpername}}}
+ *
+ *
+ * @param {String} string - string with optional {data properties}
+ * @param {Object} [data] - optional data to interpolate
+ * @returns
+ */
+module.exports = (string, data) => {
+    if (!data) {
+        return string;
+    }
+
+    // We replace any escaped left braces with the unicode character so we can swap it back later
+    let processedString = string.replace(/\\{/g, '\\U+007B');
+    // Let lodash do its thing
+    processedString = template(processedString, {interpolate})(data);
+    // Replace our swapped out left braces and any escaped right braces
+    return processedString.replace(/\\U\+007B/g, '{').replace(/\\}/g, '}');
+};
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/package.json b/ghost/tpl/package.json
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@tryghost/tpl",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Utils/tree/master/packages/tpl",
+  "author": "Ghost Foundation",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "echo \"Implement me!\"",
+    "test": "NODE_ENV=testing mocha './test/**/*.test.js'",
+    "lint": "eslint . --ext .js --cache",
+    "posttest": "yarn lint"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "index.js",
+    "lib"
+  ],
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "mocha": "9.0.0",
+    "should": "13.2.3",
+    "sinon": "11.1.1"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "lodash.template": "^4.5.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/test/.eslintrc.js b/ghost/tpl/test/.eslintrc.js
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/test/.eslintrc.js
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+module.exports = {
+    plugins: ['ghost'],
+    extends: [
+        'plugin:ghost/test'
+    ]
+};
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/test/lodash.test.js b/ghost/tpl/test/lodash.test.js
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/test/lodash.test.js
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+// Switch these lines once there are useful utils
+// const testUtils = require('./utils');
+require('./utils');
+
+describe('Lodash Template', function () {
+    it('Does not get clobbered by this lib', function () {
+        require('../lib/tpl');
+        let _ = require('lodash');
+
+        _.templateSettings.interpolate.should.eql(/<%=([\s\S]+?)%>/g);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/test/tpl.test.js b/ghost/tpl/test/tpl.test.js
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/test/tpl.test.js
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+// Switch these lines once there are useful utils
+// const testUtils = require('./utils');
+require('./utils');
+const tpl = require('../');
+
+describe('tpl', function () {
+    it('Can handle a plain string', function () {
+        const string = 'My template';
+        const result = tpl(string);
+
+        result.should.eql('My template');
+    });
+
+    it('Can handle a string with data', function () {
+        const string = 'Go visit {url}';
+        const data = {url: 'https://example.com'};
+
+        let result = tpl(string, data);
+
+        result.should.eql('Go visit https://example.com');
+    });
+
+    it('Can handle mixing with handlebars-related messages', function () {
+        const string = '{{#get}} helper took {totalMs}ms to complete';
+        const data = {
+            totalMs: '500'
+        };
+
+        let result = tpl(string, data);
+        result.should.eql('{{#get}} helper took 500ms to complete');
+    });
+
+    it('Can handle escaped left braces', function () {
+        const string = 'The \\{\\{{helperName}}} helper is not available.';
+        const data = {
+            helperName: 'get',
+            totalMs: '500'
+        };
+        let result = tpl(string, data);
+        result.should.eql('The {{get}} helper is not available.');
+    });
+
+    it('Can handle escaped right braces as well', function () {
+        const string = 'The \\{\\{{helperName}\\}\\} helper is not available.';
+        const data = {
+            helperName: 'get',
+            totalMs: '500'
+        };
+        let result = tpl(string, data);
+        result.should.eql('The {{get}} helper is not available.');
+    });
+
+    it('has a simple bare minimum escaping needed', function () {
+        const string = 'The {\\{{helperName}}} helper is not available.';
+        const data = {
+            helperName: 'get',
+            totalMs: '500'
+        };
+        let result = tpl(string, data);
+        result.should.eql('The {{get}} helper is not available.');
+    });
+
+    it('Returns a sensible error if data is missing', function () {
+        const string = '{helperName} helper took {totalMs}ms to complete';
+        const data = {
+            totalMs: '500'
+        };
+
+        let resultFn = () => {
+            tpl(string, data);
+        };
+        resultFn.should.throw('helperName is not defined');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/test/utils/assertions.js b/ghost/tpl/test/utils/assertions.js
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+/**
+ * Custom Should Assertions
+ *
+ * Add any custom assertions to this file.
+ */
+
+// Example Assertion
+// should.Assertion.add('ExampleAssertion', function () {
+//     this.params = {operator: 'to be a valid Example Assertion'};
+//     this.obj.should.be.an.Object;
+// });
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/test/utils/index.js b/ghost/tpl/test/utils/index.js
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/test/utils/index.js
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+/**
+ * Test Utilities
+ *
+ * Shared utils for writing tests
+ */
+
+// Require overrides - these add globals for tests
+require('./overrides');
+
+// Require assertions - adds custom should assertions
+require('./assertions');
diff --git a/ghost/tpl/test/utils/overrides.js b/ghost/tpl/test/utils/overrides.js
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+++ b/ghost/tpl/test/utils/overrides.js
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+// This file is required before any test is run
+
+// Taken from the should wiki, this is how to make should global
+// Should is a global in our eslint test config
+global.should = require('should').noConflict();
+should.extend();
+
+// Sinon is a simple case
+// Sinon is a global in our eslint test config
+global.sinon = require('sinon');