Astra just got smarter. This release lets you manage your theme using plain English through AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor, plus a dramatically faster Customizer so you can design without the wait.
What’s New?
Control Astra with AI (MCP Integration)
You can now tell an AI assistant what you want, and it will change your Astra settings for you. No more hunting through Customizer panels. Learn more: https://wpastra.com/docs/astra-mcp/
What you can actually do with this:
“Change my site’s primary color to navy blue and make all headings use Poppins font”
“Set up a transparent header on my homepage only”
“Make my product pages full-width with a boxed container”
“Audit my typography and suggest improvements for readability”
Who this is for: Agency owners managing 10+ client sites, freelancers who want to ship faster, and non-technical users who’ve always felt intimidated by the Customizer.
What’s Improved?
Customizer Performance Overhaul – Improved Customizer performance with faster load times, smoother live preview, and reduced HTTP requests, resulting in a lighter and more responsive editing experience.
Command Palette Compatibility – Disabled the Astra command palette search icon in the admin bar for WordPress 7.0 and above, as a native command palette is now included.
Ready to update?
Head to Dashboard → Updates, or pull the latest version from your account. As always, our support team is one click away if anything feels off.
“Change my site’s primary color to navy blue and make all headings use Poppins font”
