Free, step-by-step Astro tutorials for complete beginners. Build your first fast website with guides tested on the current Astro release.https://astrobeginner.com/https://astrobeginner.com/emdash/what-is-emdash/https://astrobeginner.com/emdash/what-is-emdash/EmDash is an open-source CMS from Cloudflare, built on Astro. Here's what it does, how it differs from WordPress, and who it's for.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/emdash/how-to-install-emdash/https://astrobeginner.com/emdash/how-to-install-emdash/Create your first EmDash site on your own computer. One command sets up the project, then you finish the setup in your browser.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/emdash/emdash-vs-wordpress/https://astrobeginner.com/emdash/emdash-vs-wordpress/An honest comparison of EmDash and WordPress on plugins, security, hosting and ease of use, including when WordPress is still the better choice.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/emdash/astro-vs-emdash/https://astrobeginner.com/emdash/astro-vs-emdash/Astro and EmDash aren't rivals. EmDash is a CMS built on Astro. Here's how to decide whether plain Astro is enough for your site.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/emdash/how-to-migrate-wordpress-to-emdash/https://astrobeginner.com/emdash/how-to-migrate-wordpress-to-emdash/EmDash can import your WordPress posts, pages and media. Here are the steps, what comes across, and what you'll need to rebuild.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/astro-seo-guide/https://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/astro-seo-guide/Everything an Astro site needs to rank: titles, descriptions, canonical links, a sitemap, social previews and structured data, with code you can copy.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/astro-vs-nextjs/https://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/astro-vs-nextjs/Astro and Next.js are both popular, but they're built for different jobs. Here's which one to learn first, and why.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/best-of/best-cms-for-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/best-of/best-cms-for-astro/The best content management systems for Astro, from EmDash to Keystatic and Sanity, and how to pick one without overthinking it.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-deploy-astro-to-cloudflare-workers/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-deploy-astro-to-cloudflare-workers/Put your Astro site online with Cloudflare Workers in four steps. This is how AstroBeginner itself is hosted, so every step has been run for real.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-tailwind-css-to-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-tailwind-css-to-astro/Add Tailwind CSS to an Astro site with one command, then style your first element. Tested on Astro 7.4 and Tailwind 4.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-images-to-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-images-to-astro/Add an image to your Astro site, and let Astro shrink and convert it automatically. One test image went from 62 kB to 5 kB.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/best-of/best-hosting-for-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/best-of/best-hosting-for-astro/We compare Cloudflare, Netlify, Vercel and GitHub Pages for Astro sites, and name the best choice for different kinds of site.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-a-sitemap-to-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-a-sitemap-to-astro/Create a sitemap for your Astro site in three steps, so search engines can find every page. Includes the robots.txt line.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-custom-fonts-to-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-custom-fonts-to-astro/Use Astro's built-in Fonts API to add a Google or Fontsource font in three steps, with the font files served from your own site.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-view-transitions-to-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-view-transitions-to-astro/Make moving between pages feel smooth with Astro's ClientRouter, or with one line of CSS that needs no JavaScript at all.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-404-page-in-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-404-page-in-astro/Replace the plain 'not found' error with a helpful page of your own. It takes one file.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-make-a-website-with-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-make-a-website-with-astro/Build and publish your first website with Astro in about an hour. No coding experience needed, just a computer and a free account.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-migrate-from-wordpress-to-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-migrate-from-wordpress-to-astro/Three ways to move from WordPress to Astro, from keeping WordPress as your editor to exporting everything to Markdown files.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/news/astro-7-what-beginners-need-to-know/https://astrobeginner.com/news/astro-7-what-beginners-need-to-know/Astro 7 brings faster builds and stricter HTML rules. Here's what changed, in plain English, and what it means if you're just starting out.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-is-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-is-astro/Astro is a free tool for building fast websites. Here's what it does, who it's for, and how it differs from WordPress and React.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/astro-vs-wordpress/https://astrobeginner.com/beginners-guide/astro-vs-wordpress/An honest comparison of Astro and WordPress on cost, speed, security and ease of use, including when WordPress is the better choice.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/showcase/big-brands-using-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/showcase/big-brands-using-astro/From IKEA to Porsche, real organisations appear in Astro's official showcase. Here's who's on it, and what it means for your first site.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-a-blog-to-astro/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-add-a-blog-to-astro/Add a blog to your Astro site with content collections. Write posts in Markdown and let Astro build the pages for you.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-deploy-astro-to-github-pages/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-deploy-astro-to-github-pages/Publish your Astro site with GitHub Pages and have it update automatically every time you push a change.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-fix-common-astro-errors/https://astrobeginner.com/tutorials/how-to-fix-common-astro-errors/The errors beginners hit most often in Astro, what they actually mean, and how to fix each one.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/integrations/how-to-add-an-astro-integration/https://astrobeginner.com/integrations/how-to-add-an-astro-integration/Integrations add new abilities to your Astro site, a bit like plugins. Here's how to install one with a single command.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/themes/how-to-install-an-astro-theme/https://astrobeginner.com/themes/how-to-install-an-astro-theme/Astro themes aren't installed like WordPress themes. Here's how to start a project from a theme and make it your own.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://astrobeginner.com/opinion/your-first-website-should-be-static/https://astrobeginner.com/opinion/your-first-website-should-be-static/Beginners are often told to start with a big platform. We think a simple static site teaches you more and costs you less.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT