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Guides, tutorials and honest comparisons for shipping fast, modern sites with Astro - from WordPress migrations to theme round-ups and what's new in the ecosystem.

Guides Sep 26, 2026 5 min read

Next.js vs Astro for a SaaS Marketing Site: Pick by Who Maintains It

Next.js and Astro can both build a SaaS marketing site. They are good at different things. What each one ships to the browser, what it costs to host, how it fits next to the product codebase, and the one question that settles the choice for most teams.

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Guides Sep 25, 2026 5 min read

Tailwind SaaS Landing Page Templates: Astro, Next.js and Plain HTML Compared (2026)

Most Tailwind SaaS templates come in one stack and the roundups never say which stack you should want. This one does. What Astro, Next.js and plain HTML each give a SaaS marketing site, and nine templates across the three, free and paid.

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Guides Sep 24, 2026 6 min read

Framer vs Astro for a Startup Website: Cost Over Three Years, Ownership, and When Each Wins

Framer gets a startup site live in an afternoon. Astro gets you a site you own. A plain comparison of the two for a founder: what each costs by year three, what happens when you want to leave, and the cases where the answer is obvious.

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Guides Sep 23, 2026 6 min read

AI Startup Landing Page Templates: What the Good Ones Do, and 8 to Pick From (2026)

The AI landing page has its own rules now. Here is what separates the pages that get a waitlist from the ones that get a shrug, and eight templates across Astro, Next.js and React that already follow those rules, free and paid.

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Guides Sep 22, 2026 8 min read

How to Make an Astro Theme Editable Without Touching Code Again

Five ways to give an Astro theme a real editing experience: a Git-based CMS, an in-context editor, EmDash, the AeroLaunch visual builder, or having your own theme wired into the builder for you. What each one costs to set up, who it suits, and what you keep.

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Guides Sep 16, 2026 11 min read

Astro Visual Editors Compared: AeroLaunch Builder, CloudCannon, TinaCMS, Morrisson

Four ways to edit an Astro site visually, compared honestly: how each one edits, where your content lives, what it costs to keep running, and whether you leave with the source. Pick by who is editing and what you want to own.

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Guides Sep 13, 2026 11 min read

5 React Admin Dashboard Templates for SaaS Apps: Free and Paid

Compare free and paid React admin dashboard templates for SaaS, analytics and client portals. Plus how to pair an Astro website with a live-data React admin.

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Themes Sep 11, 2026 5 min read

Free HTML templates that are actually usable in 2026 (and what free usually costs you)

Where to get free HTML templates that are not five years stale, what to check before you build on one, and the three we give away.

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Themes Sep 11, 2026 8 min read

HTML website templates that don't look like 2014: what to look for and a few I'd pick (2026)

What an HTML template actually is, why plain HTML still wins on some projects, what responsive should mean now, and the checks I run before buying one.

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Guides Sep 8, 2026 8 min read

Astro CMS: what EmDash on Cloudflare is like to use, from someone who just wired it up

Notes from adding EmDash CMS to the Moxie and Daymark Astro themes for Cloudflare. What editors get, what developers set up, and when static is still the better call.

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Guides Sep 3, 2026 4 min read

How to Set Up Tailwind CSS v4 in an Astro Project (2026)

Tailwind v4 dropped the config file and the old Astro integration. Here is the current, correct way to install Tailwind CSS v4 in an Astro project, plus the theming and prefixing details most guides skip.

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Themes Sep 2, 2026 4 min read

Best Astro Themes for Gyms, Trainers and Fitness Coaches (2026)

The best Astro themes for gyms, personal trainers and fitness coaches in 2026 - what a training-business website actually needs to turn a scroll into a booked session, plus a look at the standout pick.

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Themes Aug 30, 2026 6 min read

Best Astro Themes for SaaS and Product Websites (2026)

The best Astro themes for SaaS and software product marketing sites in 2026 - what a product site actually needs beyond a hero and a pricing table, plus standout picks for enterprise, indie and consumer-app products.

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Comparison Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

Webflow to Astro: Why Designers Are Making the Switch in 2026

Webflow's May 2026 pricing update merged plans, raised prices, and cut bandwidth - and a lot of designers and agencies are re-evaluating. Here is what changed, what Astro offers instead, and how to move a site without losing your design or your rankings.

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Themes Aug 26, 2026 6 min read

Best Astro Themes for Agencies and Studios (2026)

The best Astro themes for digital agencies, design studios and creative practices in 2026 - what an agency site actually needs to win work, plus standout picks for bold, minimal, dark and motion-led directions.

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Astro Aug 13, 2026 5 min read

What's New in Astro 7.2: Incremental Builds Land

Astro 7.2 ships experimental incremental static builds, a session opt-out for smaller bundles, and a background mode for astro preview. What changed and how to try it.

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Guides Aug 13, 2026 5 min read

How to Deploy an Astro Site to Cloudflare (Pages or Workers)

Two ways to deploy the Astro web framework to Cloudflare - Pages with git-push deploys, or a Worker with static assets - plus the SSR adapter, custom domains, and the gotchas we hit shipping 25 production sites.

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Guides Aug 11, 2026 5 min read

How to Add Icons to an Astro Site (Without Losing an Hour Per Icon)

Inline SVG, icon components or icon fonts? The right way to add icons to an Astro site in 2026, and a workflow that keeps you out of browser tabs.

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Guides Aug 2, 2026 7 min read

Why Is Your WordPress Site So Slow? The Real Causes (2026)

Why WordPress sites get slow - and why cache plugins never truly fix it. The real causes ranked, what actually works, and when the architecture itself is the problem.

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Themes Aug 1, 2026 7 min read

Best Astro Themes for Photographers and Portfolios (2026)

What actually matters in a portfolio theme, the mistakes that make image-heavy sites slow, and the free and premium Astro options worth considering for photographers, designers and studios.

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Astro Jul 18, 2026 11 min read

Is Astro Good for SEO? What It Gets Right—and What You Still Have to Build

Astro gives you crawlable HTML and little JavaScript by default. Learn what that helps, what it does not solve, and the SEO setup every site still needs.

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Guides Jul 9, 2026 6 min read

AI Website Builders vs Astro Themes: What Founders Should Use in 2026

AI website builders and vibe coding tools are everywhere right now, but founders still need distinctive design, clean code, and something they own. Here is where Astro themes fit.

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Guides Jul 4, 2026 6 min read

From Astro Theme to Finished Website: DIY, Visual Builder, or Done-For-You

A premium Astro theme is a starting point, not a finished site. Here are the three ways to turn one into a live website - edit the code yourself, use a visual builder, or have it done for you - and who each suits.

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Guides Jul 1, 2026 7 min read

Astro Visual Builders: The Best No-Code Editors for Astro in 2026

Astro has no built-in visual editor, but a mature ecosystem of no-code tools sits on top of it. Here are the best visual and no-code ways to build and edit an Astro website in 2026, and who each one is for.

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Themes Jun 30, 2026 6 min read

Best Astro Themes for Small and Local Businesses (2026)

The best Astro themes for small and local businesses in 2026 - what a service-business site actually needs to get found and get the call, plus standout picks for trades, real estate, professional services and agencies.

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Astro Jun 24, 2026 4 min read

What's New in Astro 7 (and How to Upgrade)

Astro 7 is here - a new Rust compiler, Vite 8, and stricter standards-aligned parsing. Here is what changed, what breaks, and how to upgrade cleanly.

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Guides Jun 20, 2026 6 min read

Can You Use Astro as a CMS Without a Backend?

Astro is a website framework, not a CMS by default. Here are the real ways to add content editing to an Astro site, with no server or database required.

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Themes Jun 19, 2026 5 min read

Best Free Astro Themes in 2026

Where to find quality free Astro themes, what free gets you versus premium, and standout open-source picks for blogs, portfolios and business sites.

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Migration Jun 14, 2026 9 min read

How to Migrate from WordPress to Astro in 2026 (Step-by-Step)

A practical, step-by-step guide to moving a WordPress site to Astro - export your content, rebuild fast, set up redirects, and keep your SEO rankings intact.

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Astro Jun 12, 2026 4 min read

What's New in Astro 6 (and Should You Upgrade?)

Astro 6 is here - a built-in Fonts API, stable Live Content Collections, first-class CSP, and a faster dev server. Here is what changed and whether it is worth upgrading.

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Comparison Jun 10, 2026 5 min read

WordPress vs Astro: Speed, Cost, and SEO Compared

A practical comparison of WordPress and Astro for content and marketing sites - page speed, hosting cost, SEO, security, and the editing experience. Plus when each one wins.

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Themes Jun 8, 2026 4 min read

Best Astro Themes for 2026 (Free and Premium)

Where to find the best Astro themes in 2026, what to check before you buy, and standout free and premium options for SaaS, portfolios, blogs, photography and local business.

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