# The Astro Blog News and updates about Astro. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Affordable and Fast Migration DevFeed: [Affordable and Fast Migration]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-09-08T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [migration](), [modern web development]() Tags: [architecture](), [astro](), [migration](), [performance](), [react]() ### AI overview Evil Martians migrated its corporate website and blog from Gatsby to Astro in nine days while retaining existing React components. The move reduced homepage JavaScript and page weight, improved mobile Lighthouse performance, and aimed to reduce maintenance burden from Gatsby-specific dependencies and tooling. ### Source excerpt How Evil Martians moved from Gatsby to Astro in nine days without rewriting a single React component ## Astro 7.3 DevFeed: [Astro 7.3]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Matthew Phillips Published: 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Server](), [log management](), [Caching](), [Command-line interface]() Tags: [astro](), [cache](), [cli](), [cloudflare](), [logging](), [release](), [servers]() ### AI overview Astro 7.3 adds support for multiple preview servers, routes runtime logging to custom image services and cache providers, and introduces a Cloudflare helper for custom worker entrypoints. ### Source excerpt Astro 7.3 adds an --ignore-lock flag for astro preview, passes Astro's runtime logger into custom image services and cache providers, and ships a finalize() helper for Cloudflare custom worker entrypoints. ## Starlight 0.42 DevFeed: [Starlight 0.42]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Chris Swithinbank Published: 2026-09-02T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [releases](), [Accessibility](), [build times](), [Command-line interface](), [changelog]() Tags: [accessibility](), [astro](), [build-times](), [changelog](), [cli](), [javascript](), [release](), [typescript]() ### AI overview Starlight 0.42 reduces client-side JavaScript through the Popover API, compiles its published source to JavaScript with type definitions, and includes build-time and accessibility improvements. ### Source excerpt Less JavaScript, and more JavaScript, all in one release. ## What's new in Astro - August 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - August 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [releases](), [GitHub](), [Maintainers]() Tags: [astro](), [community](), [event](), [github](), [maintainers](), [releases](), [web]() ### AI overview Astro's August 2026 ecosystem update highlights Astro 7.2, new community and support initiatives, an Astro Playground powered by a real Astro Compiler instance, upcoming maintainer events, and examples of sites built with Astro. ### Source excerpt August 2026 - Project Steward announcement, new Astro Playground, Astro Germany, and more! ## Astro 7.2 DevFeed: [Astro 7.2]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Matthew Phillips Published: 2026-08-06T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Caching](), [ci](), [Command-line interface]() Tags: [astro](), [cache](), [ci](), [cli](), [release]() ### AI overview Astro 7.2 introduces experimental incremental static builds, which reuse unchanged prerendered pages by checking route data and module-graph changes. The release also adds an option to disable session support, background mode for astro preview, and a smaller way to specify custom logger entrypoints. ### Source excerpt Astro 7.2 adds experimental incremental static builds, an option to opt out of session support, background mode for astro preview, and relative logger entrypoints. ## What's new in Astro - July 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - July 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [releases](), [GSAP](), [build times]() Tags: [agentic](), [astro](), [benchmark](), [build-times](), [gsap](), [releases](), [webflow]() ### AI overview A July Astro ecosystem roundup covering Astro 7.1 updates, community events, a Webflow and CodeTV hackathon using GSAP, and selected community content. ### Source excerpt July 2026 - CodeTV GSAP Webflow contest, Astro Germany, and more! ## Astro 7.1 DevFeed: [Astro 7.1]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Emanuele Stoppa; Matthew Phillips Published: 2026-07-16T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Web Development](), [CSS](), [AI-assisted coding]() Tags: [ai-coding](), [astro](), [css](), [dev](), [release]() ### AI overview Astro 7.1 adds more control over development and deployment workflows, including multiple dev servers, customizable pagination URLs, finer-grained CSP directives, lower memory usage for large content collections, and experimental content-storage chunking. ### Source excerpt Astro 7.1 is about more control: CSP, pagination, dev server, and content collections. ## What's new in Astro - June 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - June 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [releases]() Tags: [astro](), [community](), [releases](), [updates]() ### AI overview A June Astro ecosystem roundup covering Astro 7 and Starlight releases, community adoption, showcased sites, an upcoming Germany meetup, and selected Astro-related content. ### Source excerpt June 2026 - Astro 7, summer swag collection, Astro Germany meetup, and more! ## Astro 7.0 DevFeed: [Astro 7.0]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Matthew Phillips; Emanuele Stoppa; Matt Kane Published: 2026-06-22T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Web Development](), [modern web development](), [AI-assisted coding](), [Netlify]() Tags: [agents](), [astro](), [cache](), [javascript](), [logging](), [netlify](), [performance](), [release](), [routing](), [rust]() ### AI overview Astro 7.0 focuses on faster builds through Rust-based compiler and content-processing changes, a new rendering strategy, and Vite 8 with Rolldown. It also adds route caching, Advanced Routing, and features for AI-assisted development. ### Source excerpt Astro 7.0 brings faster builds with Vite 8, a new Rust compiler, Advanced Routing, background dev server support, and structured logging. ## What's new in Astro - May 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - May 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-05-31T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [jobs](), [Content Management System](), [releases](), [Hono](), [Routing (disambiguation)](), [Rust](), [Vite](), [Cloudflare](), [Markdown](), [Express](), [stripe]() Tags: [astro](), [cloudflare](), [developer](), [features](), [integration](), [jobs](), [learn](), [markdown](), [real-time](), [releases](), [routing](), [rust](), [stripe](), [web]() ### AI overview Astro's May 2026 ecosystem update covers the new Astro Jobs board, TinaCMS adopting Astro by default, an ImageKit integration, the Astro 7 alpha, recent Astro and Starlight releases, community adoption, showcase sites, team news, and selected community content. ### Source excerpt May 2026 - A new Astro jobs board, TinaCMS makes Astro their default template, experimental advanced routing, and more! ## Astro 6.4 DevFeed: [Astro 6.4]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Erika Published: 2026-05-28T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Markdown](), [Rust](), [Cloudflare](), [Routing (disambiguation)](), [API]() Tags: [astro](), [cli](), [cloudflare](), [features](), [markdown](), [release](), [routing](), [rust]() ### AI overview Astro 6.4 adds a pluggable Markdown processor API, introduces the Rust-based Sätteri processor for faster builds, and provides Cloudflare helpers for experimental advanced routing. ### Source excerpt Astro 6.4 introduces a new pluggable Markdown processor API, a Rust-based Markdown processor for faster builds, and helpers to wire up experimental advanced routing with Cloudflare. ## Starlight 0.39 DevFeed: [Starlight 0.39]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Chris Swithinbank Published: 2026-05-07T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [modern web development](), [Web Development]() Tags: [astro](), [changelog](), [cli](), [css](), [docs](), [release]() ### AI overview Starlight 0.39 adds more flexible autogenerated sidebars, CSS styling improvements, and multilingual documentation enhancements. It also provides an automated CLI upgrade path and migration guidance. ### Source excerpt Get more flexible autogenerated sidebars, improved styling, and stronger multilingual docs support with the latest Starlight release. ## Astro 6.3 DevFeed: [Astro 6.3]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Matthew Phillips Published: 2026-05-07T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Routing (disambiguation)](), [Hono](), [Image processing](), [configuration](), [SVG](), [Command-line interface](), [Frameworks](), [Bun](), [Deno](), [Workers]() Tags: [astro](), [cli](), [feature](), [framework](), [image-processing](), [images](), [routing](), [svg](), [tool]() ### AI overview Astro 6.3 adds experimental advanced routing with composable request handlers and Hono support, plus redirects for external image URLs and SVG image processing disabled by default. ### Source excerpt Astro 6.3 introduces experimental advanced routing with Hono support, image redirect handling, resilient island hydration, and more. ## What's new in Astro - April 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - April 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-04-30T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [releases]() Tags: [astro](), [community](), [events](), [releases](), [updates]() ### AI overview Astro's April roundup highlights Astro 6.2, an Astro 7 alpha preview, community news, and ecosystem content. ### Source excerpt April 2026 - Astro Together London, an alpha preview of Astro 7, and more! ## Astro 6.2 DevFeed: [Astro 6.2]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Emanuele Stoppa; Matthew Phillips Published: 2026-04-30T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [log management](), [Command-line interface](), [configuration](), [AI-assisted coding]() Tags: [agents](), [api](), [astro](), [cli](), [json](), [logging](), [optimization](), [performance](), [release](), [svg]() ### AI overview Astro 6.2 adds experimental custom and JSON logging, a redesigned SVG optimizer API, and a helper for loading font file data during prerendering. It also notes an Astro 7 alpha with Vite 8 support. ### Source excerpt Astro 6.2 introduces an experimental custom logger with JSON output, an SVG optimizer API, a new font file URL helper, and more. ## What's new in Astro - March 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - March 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [releases]() Tags: [astro](), [community](), [event](), [features](), [optimization](), [partnership](), [releases](), [rust](), [server](), [updates](), [vue](), [vue-js]() ### AI overview A monthly Astro ecosystem roundup covering Astro 6 and 6.1 releases, Starlight updates, a CloudCannon CMS partnership, community events, adopter showcases, and challenge winners. ### Source excerpt March 2026 - Astro 6, CloudCannon CMS Partnership, Astro Together London, and more! ## Astro 6.1 DevFeed: [Astro 6.1]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fred Schott Published: 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Compression](), [configuration](), [Internationalization (i18n)](), [Routing (disambiguation)](), [view transitions](), [browser](), [iOS]() Tags: [astro](), [browser](), [compression](), [content](), [global](), [integrations](), [ios](), [release](), [routing](), [view-transitions]() ### AI overview Astro 6.1 adds codec-specific global image defaults for Sharp, advanced SmartyPants configuration, and i18n fallback route access for integrations. It also improves mobile view transitions by avoiding duplicate animations when the browser supplies its own transition. ### Source excerpt Astro 6.1 introduces codec-specific Sharp image defaults, advanced SmartyPants configuration, and i18n fallback routes for integrations. ## CloudCannon Joins Astro as an Official CMS Partner DevFeed: [CloudCannon Joins Astro as an Official CMS Partner]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fred Schott Published: 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Content Management System](), [Open Source]() Tags: [announcement](), [astro](), [collaboration](), [community](), [documentation](), [github](), [integration](), [launch](), [livestream](), [markdown](), [open-source](), [partner]() ### AI overview Astro announces CloudCannon as an official CMS partner. CloudCannon will sponsor Astro with $4,000 per month to support the project's ongoing open-source maintenance and development, while the organizations collaborate on integration, features, and documentation. ### Source excerpt Announcing CloudCannon as an official Astro partner, sponsoring $4,000 each month toward the ongoing open-source maintenance and development of Astro. ## Astro 6.0 DevFeed: [Astro 6.0]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Matthew Phillips; Emanuele Stoppa; Florian Lefebvre; Matt Kane Published: 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Vite](), [Cloudflare Workers](), [Rust](), [API](), [Tooling](), [Bun](), [Deno](), [Node.js]() Tags: [astro](), [cli](), [cloudflare](), [cloudflare-workers](), [performance](), [platform](), [release](), [rust](), [scalability](), [tooling]() ### AI overview Astro 6 introduces a Fonts API, Content Security Policy API, live content collections for externally hosted content, and a refactored development server and build pipeline powered by Vite's Environment API. It also adds an experimental Rust compiler and improved support for running production runtimes such as Cloudflare Workers during development. ### Source excerpt Astro 6 is here with a refactored dev server, an experimental Rust compiler, live content collections, CSP, and more. ## What's new in Astro - February 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - February 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-02-28T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [releases](), [Maintainers](), [Search engine optimization (SEO)](), [data](), [Vue.js](), [Windows]() Tags: [astro](), [blog](), [community](), [company](), [content](), [devices](), [enterprise](), [guide](), [guides](), [http](), [interest](), [maintainers](), [mobile](), [salesforce](), [seo](), [testing](), [updates](), [v5](), [vue](), [vue-js]() ### AI overview Astro's February 2026 ecosystem update highlights rising adoption, strong results in the 2025 State of JS, recent Astro 5.18 and Astro 6 beta releases, notable adopters, community activity, and selected content about data, documentation, and SEO. ### Source excerpt February 2026 - Astro shines in the 2025 State of JS, adoption climbs according to HTTP Archive results, and more! ## What's new in Astro - January 2026 DevFeed: [What's new in Astro - January 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Rainsberger Published: 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [releases]() Tags: [astro](), [ecosystem](), [features](), [releases](), [updates]() ### AI overview A January 2026 roundup of Astro ecosystem updates, including Astro 5.17, the Astro 6.0 beta, community news, and selected Astro-related content. ### Source excerpt January 2026 - Astro joins Cloudflare, Astro v6 beta is released, and more! ## Astro 5.17 DevFeed: [Astro 5.17]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Erika Published: 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [configuration](), [data-processing]() Tags: [astro](), [data-processing](), [privacy](), [release]() ### AI overview Astro 5.17 adds configurable dev-toolbar placement, asynchronous loader parsing, and partitioned-cookie support for embedded contexts. ### Source excerpt Astro 5.17 brings configurable dev toolbar placement, support for partitioned cookies, and powerful new image optimization options. ## Supporting the future of Astro DevFeed: [Supporting the future of Astro]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Astro Team Published: 2026-01-21T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Maintainers](), [Open Source](), [Cloudflare](), [Microsoft PowerToys]() Tags: [astro](), [cloudflare](), [community](), [eslint](), [github](), [maintainers](), [open-source]() ### AI overview Astro explains how joining Cloudflare will support its sustainable future while preserving sponsorships for community maintainers. The article highlights the role of sponsors and partners in funding documentation, ecosystem work, and ongoing development. ### Source excerpt Help make Astro a sustainable open source project by sponsoring our community maintainers. ## The Astro Technology Company joins Cloudflare DevFeed: [The Astro Technology Company joins Cloudflare]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fred Schott Published: 2026-01-16T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Astro Blog]() Topics: [Astro](), [Cloudflare](), [Open Source](), [Developer Platform](), [Google](), [Microsoft](), [webflow]() Tags: [astro](), [cloudflare](), [company](), [developer-platform](), [framework](), [google](), [microsoft](), [open](), [open-source](), [platform](), [technology](), [webflow]() ### AI overview The Astro Technology Company is joining Cloudflare. Astro will remain open-source, MIT-licensed, actively maintained, and available across deployment targets while the team continues developing the framework for content-driven websites. ### Source excerpt The Astro Technology Company is joining Cloudflare! Astro remains open-source, MIT-licensed, and platform-agnostic. With Cloudflare's support, we're focusing 100% on building the best framework for content-driven websites. Astro 6 beta is available now. [Next page]()