Hey Astra enthusiasts!

We’re excited to announce the latest Astra 4.6.0 Beta-1 version, bringing a fresh perspective to blog design and enhancing readability for your blog readers.

We have added a ton of new features, and improvements for you. Check them out below!

Blog Makeover

• New featured image options: Image Ratio, Image Size, Hover Effect, etc.
• Dedicated Post Structure elements: Featured Images, Categories, Tags, Titles, Meta, Excerpt, Read More, etc.
• Modern Grid, List, and Cover blog/archive skins.

Single Post Improvements

• Banner Title enhancements: Added avatar options like Enable Avatar, Prefix Label, and Avatar Size in Author metadata.
• New meta divider styles and taxonomy styles like Badge and Underline.

Related Posts Upgrade

• New featured image options like Image Ratio, Image Size, etc.
• Dedicated spacing and section placement options like Contained and Separated.

Search Page Enhancements

• New Search Page section under Customizer > Page.
• Dedicated container & sidebar layout options.
• Layout options to showcase post results in grid, list, or cover style.
• Introduced a Live Search option when no results were found.
• Title area to control banner elements.

Comments Section Makeover

• Section placement options like Contained and Separated.

Here are some additional Improvements that we got for you!

• Improved the overall UI of the archive page for a better user experience.
• Single Post: Enhanced default internal spacing for better readability.
• Single Post Comments: Improved comment area UI for a better user experience.
• Set the default container style to Narrow Width for better readability within the post content.
• Blog: Updated “Read More” default button text to “Read Post.”
• Post Navigation: Showcasing post titles along with post navigation with improved default UI.
• Single Post: Introduced new Border and Spacing controls to the Related Posts and Comments section.
• Added customizer section shortcut links for quick access.
• Single: Moved Related Posts and Comments settings to new sub-sections under the Single Post section.
• Improved default form UI for a better user experience.

You have to update to Astra 4.6.0 Beta-1 to experience these amazing features!

Need help navigating the new stuff? Check these docs for all the details about Astra’s exciting blog features.

We’ll see you in the next update!

Team Astra.