As a benchmark for WordPress lightweight themes, theAstraWebsite useDefault WordPress data loads in less than 0.5 Seconds, less than50 KB. This article features a few selections with Astra Highly compatible plug-ins that can further enhance site functionality, optimize access smoothness, and improve the overall visual effect and sense of professionalism.

Astra official plug-in recommendations

1.1 Starter Templates

Starter Templates It is the official template import plugin from Astra, providing hundreds of complete website templates that can be directly imported, covering a wide range of industries such as blogs, businesses, WooCommerce stores, education, non-profit organizations and more.

Core Functions:

• Import the whole site template with one click to save building time
• Offers Elementor, Gutenberg,Beaver Builder releases
• Professional design and clear structure for quick content replacement

Applicable Scenarios:

Ideal for any group of users who want to build a website quickly without having to design it from scratch.

1.2 Astra Widgets

Astra Widgets provides simple but commonly used widgets, mainly including:

• Address Widget
• Social Icon Widget
• Message List Widget

Core Functions:

• No need for complex configurations
• Matching Astra Theme Styles
• Enhancement of the websitea side-bar (in software)and footer utility and aesthetics

Applicable Scenarios:

Great for adding company information, social links in the sidebar or footer of your website.

Second, the function of enhancing the necessary plug-ins

2.1 Spectra (formerly Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg)

Spectra is an Astra development team, Brainstorm Force. Gutenberg Extended plugins that add dozens of new blocks and extend the functionality of the default editor.

Core Functions:

• Blocks for call-to-action buttons, infoboxes, team members, price lists, progress bars, etc.
• Built-in animation effects to enhance page dynamics
• Deep integration with Astra Starter Templates

Applicable Scenarios:

Spectra is ideal for sites built with the Gutenberg editor, where you want to achieve rich layouts and advanced design effects.

2.2 Elementor

Elementor It's a well-known visual page builder plugin for WordPress and is perfectly compatible with Astra.

Core Functions:

• Drag-and-drop page design
• Real-time preview editing
• Lots of free and paid widgets
• Works with Astra Starter Templates Elementor Edition

Applicable Scenarios:

Extremely efficient when it comes to quickly creating custom home pages, landing pages, portfolio pages, etc.

2.3 WPForms Lite

WPForms Astra Starter Templates is the most popular form plugin on WordPress, and Astra Starter Templates uses it to create contact forms.

Core Functions:

• Drag-and-drop form building
• Built-in contact form templates
• Consistent with the Astra theme

Applicable Scenarios:

It's easy to create clean and efficient contact forms, subscription forms.

Third, the recommended plug-ins to enhance site aesthetics and experience

3.1 ShortPixel Image Optimizer

ShortPixel Automatically compresses and optimizes website images to reduce page load time while maintaining HD quality.

Core Functions:

• Supports JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP compression.
• Lossless and lossy compression options
• Automatic optimization of media library images

Applicable Scenarios:

A large number of images on the site is necessary for load speed and SEO performance.

3.2 WP Rocket (paid)

WP Rocket It is a popular caching optimization plugin that works with Astra to further increase site speed.

Core Functions:

• page cache
• CSS/JS compression anddelayed loading
• Database Optimization
• Integration with CDN

Applicable Scenarios:

Recommended for sites seeking the ultimate in performance optimization and Google PageSpeed scores.

3.3 Ultimate Addons for Elementor (paid)

From the Astra development team Brainstorm Force, Ultimate Addons for Elementor adds a wealth of widgets to Elementor.

Core Functions:

• Interactive infobox
• high levelButton Style
• Grid Layout, Slider
• Prefabricated design blocks can be quickly imported

Applicable Scenarios:

When Elementor users need more advanced modules and visual effects, this plugin can be extremely helpful.

IV. Summary

Astra itself is extremely lightweight, with the above plugins, without affecting the performance of the premise, can improve the functionality and aesthetics of the site, Starter Templates to help you quickly start the project, Spectra to enrich the Gutenberg editing experience, WP Rocket to optimize the speed of load, these plug-ins can help you to create efficient, professional, easy to maintain the These plugins will help you create an efficient, professional and easy-to-maintain WordPress website.

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