Astra is one of the most popular WordPress themes, and this Foundations course shows you how to stand up a clean business site with it fast. You'll import a professional starter template and make it genuinely your own, so the result looks designed rather than default. It's the first half of a two-part series that continues in the Astra Buildout course.
What you'll learn
Astra gives you a fast, flexible base that plays well with the block editor and page builders, which is why so many businesses build on it. In this Astra theme tutorial you'll learn how to install it, work with starter templates, and control the look through global styles and the header and footer builder. By the end you'll be comfortable shaping any Astra site's layout, typography, and colors without touching code. That confidence is what carries over into the Buildout course, where you build a site from a very different brief.
Inside the course
- Installing Astra & Theme Orientation
- Starter Templates: Import the Business Site
- Making It Yours: Global Styles & Content
- Header/Footer Builder & Part 1 Launch
Who this course is for
This is aimed at intermediate WordPress users who can navigate the dashboard and want a professional site without hiring a designer. No coding is required. If you're brand new, start with our free written WordPress tutorials or a live 1-on-1 session first.
Frequently asked questions
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What's the difference between Foundations and Buildout?
This course is part of the WP Tutoring founding membership — all 46 courses for $99, one payment, 2 full years (regularly $299).
- All 4 lessons in this course
- Every other course, included
- Re-recorded for each WordPress release