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Astra

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Velocity5.0

Lightweight, customizable WordPress theme for websites and stores

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Two release trains, zero new features — Astra has been in pure maintenance mode since spring.

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◆Current state
Astra ships the free theme and the Pro add-on on parallel version lines that reuse the same numbers, so v4.13.7 exists in both trains weeks apart. The last six releases are fix rounds: Elementor color regressions, Stripe checkout blockers, shortcode output in the Header/Footer builder, PHP 8 text loss. The newest pair adds a security hardening fix to Pro's Site Builder and a lighter, correctly sized mobile logo.
◆Where it's heading
The arc is stabilization, not expansion. Several releases exist only to undo damage from the previous one — 4.13.8 reverses an Elementor color change introduced in 4.13.7 — which points to a codebase absorbing the WordPress 7.0 admin transition and the surrounding plugin ecosystem rather than building on top of it. Compatibility work with Elementor, WooCommerce, and WPML dominates the changelog.
◆Prediction
Expect the 4.13.x patch cadence to continue on both trains with compatibility and security fixes. Nothing in these entries signals a feature release, so when the next one arrives is not predictable from this feed.

◆Recent moves

  1. 8d ago

    Astra Pro v4.13.7 – A round of fixes

    A Pro fix round that carries a security hardening change to Site Builder alongside sticky-header, Post Filters, and update-notice repairs. The security item is what lifts it above the routine patches around it.

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  2. 8d ago

    Astra v4.13.9 – A faster mobile header and a round of fixes

    The mobile logo now loads a right-sized image, a real page-weight win rather than a cosmetic tweak. The rest is cleanup across WPML, WooCommerce, search, and the header builder — the same compatibility surface the whole train keeps circling.

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  3. 21d ago

    Astra v4.13.8 – Your Elementor colors stay put

    A single-issue release reverting the Elementor theme-color regression that 4.13.7 introduced. It restores prior behavior and adds nothing, which is the clearest marker of the fix-and-refix pattern in this train.

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  4. 21d ago

    Astra v4.13.7 – Small fixes in all the right places

    A cleanup pass over a Stripe checkout blocker, missing header shortcodes, and font loading on multilingual sites. Real annoyances resolved, but no user-visible capability changes.

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  5. 1mo ago

    Astra v4.13.6 – Two fixes that put things back in place

    Two fixes following up on 4.13.5: shortcode output restored in the Header/Footer builder and body text no longer disappearing on PHP 8. A patch on a patch.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Astra Pro v4.13.5 – Five fixes that smooth out the rough edges

    Five Pro fixes covering layout glitches, PHP notices, and menu quirks. Maintenance work consistent with the rest of the 4.13 line.

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