Astra is a powerful, light-weight, and easy-to-use WordPress theme that's been used by over 700,000+ users. And the best part? It's free.

You can download a copy of Astra through your WordPress dashboard, or from the WPAstra website: https://wpastra.com/

Some of the benefits of Astra are:

Customize Everything Easily

Not only will your website be fast, but you will be able to make it look exactly how you want with Astra's visual theme customizer.

Layout Settings

In this area, you can manage the layout of the website container, header, blog, archives, single pages, posts, sidebar & footer.

Header Options

Astra comes with several header layouts built-in. The Pro add-on extends the possibilities and adds even more features.

Colors & Typography

Set colors & fonts that integrate with your brand easily.

Unparalleled Performance

No jQuery

Astra is feather-light. It needs less than 50 KB of resources whereas most of the other WordPress themes require at least 300 KBs.

Loads in 0.5 Seconds

With default WordPress data, Astra loads in less than a half-second. It is built for speed and fully optimized for performance.

Largest Library of Pre-Built Websites

Take a look at these gorgeous websites made with Astra and various Page Builders. These are available for import with Astra Sites plugin.

You can use any theme you'd like when starting your new website, but Astra is a terrific option and a great place to start. The next steps in this guide will presume you're using Astra as your theme.