Astra Classic Premium available
4.9★ (6,542 ratings) · Current rank #3
Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Astra currently ranks #3 and has stayed inside the top 3 in every daily snapshot since Oct 7, 2025 (374 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #2, first reached on Nov 23, 2025.
- Active installs have held steady at 1M+ since we began tracking it in September 2024.
- It accounts for roughly 9.2% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 24,482 downloads/day over the last 30 days, down 6% versus the month before (26,055/day).
- The latest release, v4.14.1, shipped on Oct 15, 2026 (2 days ago) — release #285 since the theme joined the directory in 2017.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 3,231,975 live sites running Astra across the web, including 14,182 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 2.7 s | 0.8 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 2.7 s | 0.8 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 0 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Page weight | 148.9 KB | 198.2 KB |
Lab (Lighthouse) data measured on the official demo at wp-themes.com, where every theme serves identical content — so scores isolate the theme's own CSS/JS payload. Tested Oct 2, 2026. Scores vary ±5 between runs. Run a live test ↗
Real-world usage · live sites, via BuiltWith
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | #3 |
| 2026-09-30 | #3 |
| 2026-08-31 | #3 |
| 2026-07-31 | #3 |
| 2026-06-30 | #3 |
| 2026-05-31 | #3 |
| 2026-04-30 | #3 |
| 2026-03-31 | #3 |
| 2026-02-28 | #3 |
| 2026-01-31 | #3 |
| 2025-12-31 | #3 |
| 2025-11-30 | #2 |
| 2025-10-31 | #3 |
| 2025-09-30 | #4 |
| 2025-08-31 | #4 |
| 2025-07-31 | #4 |
| 2025-06-30 | #4 |
| 2025-05-31 | #4 |
| 2025-04-30 | #4 |
| 2025-03-31 | #4 |
| 2025-02-28 | #4 |
| 2025-01-31 | #4 |
| 2024-12-31 | #4 |
| 2024-11-30 | #4 |
| 2024-10-31 | #3 |
| 2024-09-30 | #3 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Active installs
Active installs — data table
| Date | Active installs |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-05-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-02-28 | 1,000,000 |
| 2026-01-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-11-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-08-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-05-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-04-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-03-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-02-28 | 1,000,000 |
| 2025-01-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2024-12-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2024-11-30 | 1,000,000 |
| 2024-10-31 | 1,000,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 1,000,000 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Downloads per day
Downloads per day — data table
| Date | Downloads per day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 56,026 |
| 2026-09-30 | 20,048 |
| 2026-08-31 | 17,868 |
| 2026-07-31 | 19,678 |
| 2026-06-30 | 11,999 |
| 2026-05-31 | 9,635 |
| 2026-04-30 | 24,169 |
| 2026-03-31 | 20,176 |
| 2026-02-28 | 9,695 |
| 2026-01-31 | 11,741 |
| 2025-12-31 | 9,993 |
| 2025-11-30 | 9,263 |
| 2025-10-31 | 12,254 |
| 2025-09-30 | 16,123 |
| 2025-08-31 | 10,846 |
| 2025-07-31 | 10,140 |
| 2025-06-30 | 7,396 |
| 2025-05-31 | 6,115 |
| 2025-04-30 | 8,356 |
| 2025-03-31 | 6,585 |
| 2025-02-28 | 8,947 |
| 2025-01-31 | 8,719 |
| 2024-12-31 | 9,488 |
| 2024-11-30 | 8,277 |
| 2024-10-31 | 7,374 |
| 2024-09-30 | 8,093 |
| 2024-08-31 | 7,071 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Websites using Astra
Detected on 74 of the sites scanned with our theme detector. Live screenshots, so they may lag the site.
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Sumancasm | Stories of Travel, Strength & Self-Discoverysumancasm.com
- 12 plugins detected
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IGNOU Solved Assignment | IGNOU Assignment Free 2025-26/2026-27kunjpublication.com
- 6 plugins detected
Details
| Author | Brainstorm Force |
|---|---|
| Current version | 4.14.1 |
| Versions released | 285 |
| Last updated | 2026-10-15 |
| Added to directory | 2017-05-30 |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3+ |
| Requires PHP | 5.3+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
The Astra WordPress theme is lightning-fast and highly customizable. It has over 1 million downloads and the only theme in the world with 6,000+ five-star reviews! It’s ideal for professional web designers, solopreneurs, small businesses, eCommerce, membership sites and any type of website. It offers special features and templates so it works perfectly with all page builders like Spectra, Elementor, Beaver Builder, etc. Fast performance, clean code, mobile-first design and schema markup are all built-in, making the theme exceptionally SEO-friendly. It’s fully compatible with WooCommerce, SureCart and other eCommerce plugins and comes with lots of store-friendly features and templates. Astra also provides expert support for free users. A dedicated team of fully trained WordPress experts are on hand to help with every aspect of the theme. Try the live demo of Astra: https://zipwp.org/themes/astra/
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use Astra?
WordPress.org reports 1M+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 3,231,975 live websites running Astra.
How popular is Astra?
As of October 17, 2026, Astra ranks #3 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #2.
When was Astra last updated?
Astra was last updated on October 15, 2026 (version 4.14.1). It has shipped 285 releases in total.
Who makes Astra?
Astra is developed by Brainstorm Force. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in May 2017.
How fast is Astra?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Astra scores 92/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 99/100 for desktop (tested October 2026).
