{"id":82207,"date":"2023-10-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=82207"},"modified":"2024-01-23T00:22:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:22:50","slug":"astra-theme-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/astra-theme-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Astra Theme Review: It’s Hugely Popular, but Is It Actually Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Astra is one of the most popular WordPress themes with over one million installations and excellent ratings. However, it’s a good idea to check out an Astra theme review to find out whether the layout is the best choice for your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Astra is lightweight and fast, making it a great choice for those that want to boost SEO and provide a stellar user experience (UX). Better yet, with plenty of design options, it’s easy to customize all aspects of your site. However, this can involve a steep learning curve \ud83c\udf93 for beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the Astra theme<\/a>. Then, we’ll kickstart our review of the Astra theme<\/a> across six key factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An introduction to the Astra WordPress theme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Astra<\/a> is a highly customizable theme that’s an excellent choice for portfolio websites, WooCommerce stores, and personal blogs. Even better, Astra comes with tons of SEO-focused features to help you boost your search ranking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, the theme is lightweight so you can achieve super quick loading times<\/a>. What’s more, it provides integrated Schema.org code to help you get featured in the rich results<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\"Astra\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Astra gives you near total control over the design of your website. There are plenty of pre-built starter templates to get set up quickly. Plus, you’re able to configure different blog page layouts, and access global color and typography controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, with Astra Pro<\/a>, you can even create custom designs for various parts of your site. So, you might design a CTA box to add at the end of all blog posts (or blog posts from a certain author or category).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hands-on look at six key features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know a bit more about the Astra theme, let’s get started with this review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give you a better idea of Astra’s quality, we’ll take a hands-on look at six key features in the Astra WordPress theme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Design options<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Starter templates<\/a> (importable demo sites)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The header and footer builder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Integrations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Performance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Pricing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. Design options \ud83c\udfa8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    There are two ways to access Astra’s design options. You can open the WordPress Customizer by going to Appearance<\/em><\/strong> \u2192 Customize<\/strong><\/em>. Or, click on the Astra<\/em><\/strong> tab in your WordPress sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here, you’ll find a bunch of quick links which lead straight to the Customizer:<\/p>\n\n\n

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    In the editor, you’ll see all the ways that you can customize the layout<\/a>. For instance, you can configure detailed global controls for fonts, colors, buttons, and more to speed up page-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Better yet, you can build unique layouts for your single posts and blog\/archive page. Here, you can disable the post title, apply a new container style, change the sidebar layout, activate related posts<\/a>, and more:<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Additionally, you’re able to set up some unique theme features. For example, in the Global<\/em><\/strong> tab, you can enable scroll to top functionality on desktop and mobile devices:<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Plus, you can improve site accessibility and activate smooth scroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Overall, Astra offers very deep customization options, which is one of the reasons it’s such a versatile theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, having so many options can cut both ways. While they do give you lots of control, you might feel a little overwhelmed with all of the options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One way to fix this is to use an importable starter template instead of configuring all of the settings from scratch. So, let’s talk about those next…<\/p>\n\n\n

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    2. Starter templates \u26a1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    If you’re looking to set up your website quickly, you can install some beautiful pre-built starter templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In total, Astra offers over 280+ importable starter templates, which is one of the largest collections that you’ll find in any WordPress theme.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    When you browse the available starter templates, you can choose your preferred editor from three different options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Elementor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Beaver Builder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Then, you’ll be taken to the Astra library where you’re able to search for templates, or browse the collection which is organized by website type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      There’s a generous selection of templates available with the free Astra theme so you’re sure to find a design that suits your website:<\/p>\n\n\n

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      Here, you can save the best layouts to your “favorites” board, or select the one you’d like to activate. Depending on the type of template you select, there’s a possibility to configure some key settings before installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For instance, with the Freelance Artist layout, you’re encouraged to upload a logo before you continue:<\/p>\n\n\n

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      Then, you can select a color palette<\/a> and change the default typography. Next, you’ll choose which advanced settings you want to import with your template, like widgets, plugins, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It only takes a few seconds for the content to import. Then, you can view the design on the frontend of your site.<\/p>\n\n\n

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