Astra is great, it's no surprise that it is the #1 most downloaded theme. You Can create a niche website, small business website or blog with just the free version and the default editor. No Elementor, no Astra sites needed!
Thank you for the video. I'm 33 minutes in. I appreciate all the details I have never done a blog before I'm just now getting into it. It's very overwhelming for me but I'm writing down all the instructions so I'm sure I will get the hang of it wants I start it. Thank you again.
Oh man so many great tips, beautiful tutorial. Im only an hr in so far but just loving it so much. Wanted to say a massive thank you to you. In so many ways this tutorial is just life changing information for me. Brilliant. Many, many thanks wonderful human.
This video was VERY helpful! I traded the Divi theme for Astra + block editor and I am much happier with how my website looks, and how much easier the block editor is to use. Thank you for going into such detail!
Yes please do astra, gutenberg, woo commerce. How to re connect pages when we change a theme. A closer look at connecting a menu. Your videos are the best. 🙏
I've followed all your steps so far from setting up a siteground and domain and now building with Astra. When I get to edit my homepage there are now Astra options in the sidebar on the right of my page, any ideas on why or what I've done wrong?
This was by far the easiest most intuitive way to show Astra. Quick question that editor tool shows up with the paragraph sign, bullet points, bold etc. Right above when you need it. Never shows up for my PC. However, the clunky side bar does though? Still can't make H1,H2 headings with that POS side bar.
👉👉👉 David, thank you very much for this excellent tutorial. 😃👌👍 In addition to the content of the video, for a test I inserted the WP Forms form on a cover/image set and now I would like to adjust the background opacity of the form fields but WP Forms does not offer that setting, what could you suggest to modify the indicated opacity. 🙏🙏🙏 Greetings, from Santiago, Chile
All the Stackable Blocks are not working as shown in your clip. Cover has no option for full width and the post block does not show the featured image when set to default. Are there other tools that work a little better?
My website is up and looks great. Is there any way to make it more mobile friendly though? Specifically, the "latest content on the blog" section. It comes across very smushed together on a mobile device. Thank you for the fantastic tutorial!
You jumped ahead when transferring the domain name from Namecheap over to SiteGround. You make it look easy-peasy, but I can't find the page where you copy and paste to. What am I missing here?
I tried to add the plug sg optimizer to two of my sites and it said after it was uploaded and activated it was blocked because it could cause a fatal error. Can I continue without it?
Hi, thank you for the helpful tutorial! I started out with templates but found it easier without! Just one question, when I inspect what my website will look like on mobile, it looks normal and everything is where it should be. However when I actually view the site on my phone, the home page heading is moved off of the hero image and is placed below the image. Can not figure out how to fix this. Any tips? Thanks
Hi! Turned out I just had the bottom header border activated somehow….thanks again for the tutorial, it’s been really helpful for me building my first website :)
I can understand that recording these Website Design Tutorials would get boring for someone who understands the website building process with Astra. But, you are trying to teach people - like me - who are absolutely ignorant about this subject!
Hello David, thank you so much for this tutorial, it is very helpful. But I have a little issue which I try to understand but it's difficult to get right. Now, let me list the areas where I got confused. FROM where you start to add a blog post on the homepage up to where the video ends, I do not understand those parts. You seem to be very fast when explaining. I really need your help if you can make a similar video about Astra just like the one you just made with very slow steps if possible, please. Many beginners like me do not understand this video well, don't blame us you know how it becomes in the area where you are a starter or beginner. Because I know there will be a lot of changes on the Astra theme as far as they are making updates on their theme, so if you can make a step by step tutorial on Astra theme website (A blog website) it will be cool. Thank you so much.
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Astra is great, it's no surprise that it is the #1 most downloaded theme. You Can create a niche website, small business website or blog with just the free version and the default editor. No Elementor, no Astra sites needed!
Best Astra/SiteGround tutorial around. Thank you!!
Thank you for the video. I'm 33 minutes in. I appreciate all the details I have never done a blog before I'm just now getting into it. It's very overwhelming for me but I'm writing down all the instructions so I'm sure I will get the hang of it wants I start it. Thank you again.
Thank you @david. this is a full course and now my website is up.
Thanks so much David!!! very helpful, easy to understand and follow.
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful David - Thank You for the lean build tutorial / example.
Glad it was helpful!
Oh man so many great tips, beautiful tutorial.
Im only an hr in so far but just loving it so much. Wanted to say a massive thank you to you.
In so many ways this tutorial is just life changing information for me. Brilliant. Many, many thanks wonderful human.
deeply thanks from the bottom of my heart, david, you make me falling in love with wordpress, hahaha
This video was VERY helpful! I traded the Divi theme for Astra + block editor and I am much happier with how my website looks, and how much easier the block editor is to use. Thank you for going into such detail!
Happy to help!
Your video save my life!
Thanks a lot
please do more tutorials. your explaining's are easy to understand
Yes please do astra, gutenberg, woo commerce.
How to re connect pages when we change a theme.
A closer look at connecting a menu. Your videos are the best. 🙏
I've followed all your steps so far from setting up a siteground and domain and now building with Astra. When I get to edit my homepage there are now Astra options in the sidebar on the right of my page, any ideas on why or what I've done wrong?
I did not see you add the plug in for ASTRA ??
Quick Question: Why does the Astra template not extend full width when viewed in Gutenburg? Cheers!
my image box block does not give me the option to have side by side images like yours. do you know if anything has changed?
Same here!
This was by far the easiest most intuitive way to show Astra. Quick question that editor tool shows up with the paragraph sign, bullet points, bold etc. Right above when you need it. Never shows up for my PC. However, the clunky side bar does though? Still can't make H1,H2 headings with that POS side bar.
Is there a reason that I can do the same thing with my home page like yours? I don’t have Astra on the side bar.
Hey David the logo and header section of the video has a little glitch. And I'm having a little difficulty with mine. Can you help ?
wow superb video lesson David. all your videos are very informative and very much help for newbies like me. great work please keep it up
Thanks, will do!
👉👉👉 David, thank you very much for this excellent tutorial. 😃👌👍
In addition to the content of the video, for a test I inserted the WP Forms form on a cover/image set and now I would like to adjust the background opacity of the form fields but WP Forms does not offer that setting, what could you suggest to modify the indicated opacity. 🙏🙏🙏
Greetings, from Santiago, Chile
All the Stackable Blocks are not working as shown in your clip. Cover has no option for full width and the post block does not show the featured image when set to default.
Are there other tools that work a little better?
Found the solutuion for the full width issue.
Add these lines to your function.php:
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'wpdocs_i_am_a_function' );
function wpdocs_i_am_a_function() {
add_theme_support('align-wide');
}
My website is up and looks great. Is there any way to make it more mobile friendly though? Specifically, the "latest content on the blog" section. It comes across very smushed together on a mobile device. Thank you for the fantastic tutorial!
Glad you found it helpful!
Amazing! Thank you
Cheers for this.
You jumped ahead when transferring the domain name from Namecheap over to SiteGround. You make it look easy-peasy, but I can't find the page where you copy and paste to. What am I missing here?
No sure but thanks for the feedback. SiteGround is good, but I agree that they do make using a domain name from Namecheap or GoDaddy etc difficult.
I tried to add the plug sg optimizer to two of my sites and it said after it was uploaded and activated it was blocked because it could cause a fatal error. Can I continue without it?
I would ask siteground support for help. Yes you can continue without that plug-in :)
Hi, thank you for the helpful tutorial! I started out with templates but found it easier without! Just one question, when I inspect what my website will look like on mobile, it looks normal and everything is where it should be. However when I actually view the site on my phone, the home page heading is moved off of the hero image and is placed below the image. Can not figure out how to fix this. Any tips? Thanks
Honestly, I would just tweak your design and check on your phone. It's hard to say as I can't see the issue myself.
Hi! Turned out I just had the bottom header border activated somehow….thanks again for the tutorial, it’s been really helpful for me building my first website :)
Should I need to pay for WordPress too
WordPress is a CMS you install on a web host. You need to pay for a host and a domain name.
I can understand that recording these Website Design Tutorials would get boring for someone who understands the website building process with Astra. But, you are trying to teach people - like me - who are absolutely ignorant about this subject!
Where are you having trouble specifically with the video?
Hello David, thank you so much for this tutorial, it is very helpful.
But I have a little issue which I try to understand but it's difficult to get right.
Now, let me list the areas where I got confused.
FROM where you start to add a blog post on the homepage up to where the video ends, I do not understand those parts.
You seem to be very fast when explaining. I really need your help if you can make a similar video about Astra just like the one you just made with very slow steps if possible, please. Many beginners like me do not understand this video well, don't blame us you know how it becomes in the area where you are a starter or beginner.
Because I know there will be a lot of changes on the Astra theme as far as they are making updates on their theme, so if you can make a step by step tutorial on Astra theme website (A blog website) it will be cool.
Thank you so much.
It would be more helpful if you use astra ultimate Gutenberg blocks for design website by the way gud tutorial 👍