Customizing an Astro Theme

Step 1

Begin by cloning/copying an existing Astro Theme project.

Step 2

Explore how the theme uses layouts, as this drives the "context" for all your pages.

Step 3

Create a new page to test the layout and see how it works; envision what type of content is important to you.

Step 4

Astro supports Markdown out-of-the-box! Document what you are discovering so that "future you" will know how to reuse this down the road.

Step 5

Define your boundaries. For example, if you're using Tailwind, you'll probably see a lot of CSS classes interwoven directly with your HTML markup. If and how you choose to segregate those two will go a long way towards making your customizations maintainable.

Step 6

Refactor the presentation. What stylistic aspects would server as general-purpose components? What stylistic aspects are one-off items that are used in a single page or part of a page?

Step 7

Treat it like a renovation project: Strip out the content of the site while keeping the styling.