Starter Templates Plugin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nImagine starting a project with a whole team already there to help you out. That’s what Astra does with these templates. The Astra team made these ready-to-use templates, so you don’t have to start everything from the beginning.<\/p>\n
These Starter Templates are like fully designed websites you can import using Astra’s free plugin. For the premium ones, you’d need the Premium Starter Templates plugin, which you can get from the Brainstorm Force Store.<\/p>\n
When you import a whole template, it brings everything you need – plugins and dummy content. This means you don’t have to worry about extra plugins to make the templates look just like the ones in the Starter Templates library. You can also import just single pages or ready-made blocks if you want.<\/p>\n
Once your template is in, all you have to do is replace the dummy content with your own, and you’re good to go. Plus, you can change things around in the template designs however you like. Astra’s Starter Templates are like a shortcut to making a great website without the stress of starting from scratch!<\/p>\n
Install Astra Templates Plugins<\/h3>\n First of all, you need to log in to your WordPress dashboard. After that, navigate to the Plugins<\/strong> section and click on the Add New<\/strong> button.<\/p>\nNow, type the \u2018Starter Templates\u2019<\/em><\/strong> plugin in the search field at the very top right-hand side of your dashboard. After you\u2019ve found the plugin, click on the Install<\/strong> button.<\/p>\nInstall Starter Templates Plugin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOnce the installation is completed, you\u2019ll need to click on the Activate<\/strong> button as shown above. After activating it, you\u2019ll see a new submenu on the Appearance menu named Starter Templates<\/strong>. Just click on it to see the available options.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s it! This is how you can easily install the Astra Starter Templates plugin. Isn\u2019t it easy?<\/p>\n
Import Complete Site from Starter Templates<\/h3>\n You can begin importing Starter Templates as soon as the plugin is installed and activated.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Select Page Builder<\/h4>\n Navigate to Appearance > Starter Templates<\/strong> from your WordPress dashboard. After that, it\u2019ll ask you to select your preferred page builder \u2013 Block Editor<\/strong>, Elementor<\/strong>, or Beaver Builder<\/strong>. Then, it\u2019ll pop up the website templates library and styling options to choose from.<\/p>\nFor instance, we’ve selected Elementor Page Builder<\/strong> for this article.<\/p>\nChoose Your Page Builder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nStep 2: Preview and Choose the Template<\/h4>\n In this step, you\u2019ll browse and choose the desired template from the Library for your selected page builder.<\/p>\nChoose Starter Templates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOnce you\u2019ve found the template you like, click on it to preview your template. Following that, it\u2019ll redirect you to customize several pages with styling settings like logo, colors, and typography.<\/p>\nStart Customize Your Starter Template<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs long as you use the live preview on the right side, make sure you preview the full template. Simply click on any page in the menu, just as you would on an actual website.<\/p>\n
Step 3: Add Logo<\/h4>\n Firstly, add your logo to see how it would look with the selected template \u2013 click on the Click to Upload<\/strong> button.<\/p>\nFor instance, we\u2019ve added the new logo to our template and have also changed the width of the logo as shown in the image below.<\/p>\nAdd Logo to the Template<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMeanwhile, you can also try different variations of your logo to find which one fits the best. Once you’ve added the logo, click on the Continue<\/strong> button to save the changes.<\/p>\nIf your logo isn’t ready, you shouldn’t worry. Simply select Skip & Continue<\/strong> from the menu below. This will apply the template’s default logo, which you may afterward change.<\/p>\nStep 4: Select Color Palette and Fonts<\/h4>\n The next option is to choose from one of the ready-made global palettes. Any premade palette you choose will cause the template preview to adjust in color. You can also stick with the built-in color scheme.<\/p>\n
As per your requirement, you can change the color palette of your template from the default color.<\/p>\nSelect Color Palette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLastly, you could play with various font styles by choosing one of the available typography presets. The template preview’s text will adjust in style accordingly.<\/p>\n
Choose the color scheme and font style you want to use, then click on the Continue<\/strong> button.<\/p>\nStep 5: Import a Complete Site Template<\/h4>\n After you go through the template preview and settings, you\u2019ll come to the importing page. Here, you\u2019ll make sure that you take care of all the issues and requirements before you start imprinting the site template.<\/p>\n
Make sure to provide a little bit of information about yourself and either enable and disable the options before you start building your website.<\/p>\n
Following that, click on the Submit & Build My Website<\/strong> button to initiate the import process. However, you make sure that you don\u2019t close the window until the template import process is finished.<\/p>\n <\/figure>\nOnce the import process is completed, you can click the View Your Website<\/strong> button.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s it! In these 5 easy-to-follow steps, you\u2019ll be completely able to import the Astra starter template and build your website within less than 18 seconds. Finally, your starter site would look like this as in the image below:<\/p>\n <\/figure>\nNext into the Astra theme review, let\u2019s look at how we can customize our Astra WordPress theme.<\/p>\n
\nE.<\/span> How to Customize Astra WordPress Theme?<\/h2>\nSo with the purchase of an Astra Pro plan and having access to all its features, it\u2019s time to look more into it. In this section of the Astra WordPress theme review, let\u2019s look at how easy it is to work with Astra.<\/p>\n
For now, let\u2019s start with how we can easily customize Astra WordPress themes.<\/p>\n
I. Header and Footer Builder<\/h3>\n Being the first and last sections of your website, the header and footer are important.\u00a0 On your website, the header appears first to visitors, while the footer often appears last.<\/p>\n
With the header builder, you can make a cool header for the top of your website. You get to add things like buttons, social media buttons, menus, widgets, plain text, and more to make it look awesome.<\/p>\n
And guess what? You can do the same for your website’s footer using a drag-and-drop interface, just like with the header builder. It’s all about making your website look great with easy tools!<\/p>\n
a. Header Builder<\/h4>\n To build your header section, navigate to Appearance > Customize > Header Builder<\/strong>.<\/p>\nNavigate to Header Builder Option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs you can see in our header section, we\u2019ve got a logo, a primary menu, and a button. Now you can individually customize them as per your needs.<\/p>\n
Earlier we\u2019ve already added a logo to the template so let\u2019s customize the button.<\/p>\nAstra Header Builder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUnder the General<\/strong> section of the Button<\/strong> option, you can add text and link to that button. Also, you can enable that link to open in a new window.<\/p>\nCustomize Button Section<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLikewise, you can change the font and color of the button by clicking on the Design<\/strong> option.<\/p>\nDesign the Button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFor instance, you can change the text color of the button. In fact, you can also customize the border radius, width, padding,\u00a0and margin of the button.<\/p>\nChange the Text Color of the Button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSimilarly, in the same manner, you can customize the primary menu of the header section.<\/p>\nCustomize Primary Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs we move back to the Header Builder<\/strong>, since our header is the part of the transparent header, we can customize it too. For that, click on the Customize Transparent Header<\/strong> link.<\/p>\nCustomize Transparent Header<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nb. Footer Builder<\/h4>\n In the same way, for building your footer with Footer Builder<\/strong>. To build your footer section, navigate to