{"id":5594214,"date":"2023-05-22T09:22:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T07:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/?p=5594214"},"modified":"2023-05-22T09:22:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T07:22:31","slug":"astra-vs-generatepress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/astra-vs-generatepress\/","title":{"rendered":"Astra vs GeneratePress 2023: Performance &#038; Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in GeneratePress and Astra for your next web project? It makes sense to consider them because they are both lightweight WordPress themes that put performance at the top of their priorities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p>In this article, we&#8217;ll look at the performance of GeneratePress and Astra and collect comparison data from a real-case scenario. We&#8217;ll also share some techniques for boosting performance and reviewing their main features to help you choose between them.<\/p><p>Which theme is faster: GeneratePress or Astra? You are about to figure it out!<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How We\u2019re Testing GeneratePress vs. Astra Performance (Full-Mobile Approach)<\/h2><p>To measure the performance of GeneratePress and Astra, we are taking a full-mobile approach with servers located in France.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performance Tools and KPIs<\/h3><p><strong>Themes: <\/strong>We are comparing the two free versions of the GeneratePress and Astra themes. <em>Although they both offer premium add-ons, we haven\u2019t installed them for this audit.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Tools and metrics:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>GTmetrix (Page size, fully loaded time, and the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/reduce-http-requests-speed-wordpress-site\/\">HTTP requests<\/a> on mobile &#8211; <em>from an iPhone 12 in Paris<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n<li>Google PageSpeed Insights (For the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/google-core-web-vitals-wordpress\/\">Core Web Vitals<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/google-core-web-vitals-wordpress\/improve-largest-contentful-paint\/\">Largest Contentful Paint<\/a> and the other key performance metrics: <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/google-core-web-vitals-wordpress\/improve-cumulative-layout-shift\/\">Cumulative Layout Shift<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/improve-speed-index-wordpress\/\">Speed Index<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/reduce-total-blocking-time-wordpress\/\">Total Blocking Time<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/improving-first-contentful-paint\/\">First Contentful Paint<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Test Sites<\/h3><p>To keep things as fair as possible, we built our test sites with the WordPress Editor blocks, and then we simply swapped the themes. We have designed the following modules:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A hero header with a background image&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Text and images boxes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Icons<\/li>\n\n<li>Images gallery (we use the same images for both)<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Disclaimer:<\/strong> Our tests have been conducted on a server based in France, and the results we present are from our own experience. They may differ from yours according to your technical setup and the content you add to your site.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GeneratePress vs. Astra Performance Compared<\/h2><p>Now let\u2019s compare our two sites using PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix. Let\u2019s get to the data!<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udcd6 <strong>Must read:&nbsp;<\/strong>Check our full guide about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/how-to-test-wordpress-site-performance-measure-speed-results\/\">test your WordPress site performance<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>For reference, this is how both our testing sites look like:&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Our page with GeneratePress<br>(same modules)<\/td><td>Our page with Astra<br>(same modules)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"997\" class=\"wp-image-5594221\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Our-page-with-Astrasame-modules-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Our-page-with-Astrasame-modules-scaled.jpg 411w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Our-page-with-Astrasame-modules-39x195.jpg 39w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"853\" class=\"wp-image-5594234\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Our-page-with-Astra-same-modules-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Our-page-with-Astra-same-modules-scaled.jpg 480w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Our-page-with-Astra-same-modules-46x195.jpg 46w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>Let\u2019s start with the first metric, the mobile performance grade: they are quite similar for both themes. We are getting an orange grade on Google PageSpeed Insights with 81\/100 for Astra and 82\/100 for GeneratePress.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astras-Performance-KPIs-PageSpeed-Insights-.png\" alt=\"Astra\u2019s Performance KPIs - PageSpeed Insights\" class=\"wp-image-5594243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astras-Performance-KPIs-PageSpeed-Insights-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astras-Performance-KPIs-PageSpeed-Insights--298x195.png 298w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astras-Performance-KPIs-PageSpeed-Insights--768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astras-Performance-KPIs-PageSpeed-Insights--92x60.png 92w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astras-Performance-KPIs-PageSpeed-Insights--137x90.png 137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Astra\u2019s Performance KPIs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\">PageSpeed Insights<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePresss-KPIs-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-.png\" alt=\"GeneratePress\u2019s KPIs - Source: PageSpeed Insights\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePresss-KPIs-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePresss-KPIs-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--287x195.png 287w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePresss-KPIs-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePresss-KPIs-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--88x60.png 88w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePresss-KPIs-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--133x90.png 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GeneratePress\u2019s KPIs &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\">PageSpeed Insights<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Astra vs. GeneratePress Summary Performance<\/h3><p>Here is a summary table with all the performance KPIs we got for both themes. It should help you to visually compare both themes:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>KPIs <\/strong>(mobile performance)<\/td><td><strong>GeneratePress&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Astra&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PageSpeed mobile score<\/td><td>82\/100<\/td><td>81\/100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Loading time<\/td><td>3,1 s<\/td><td>2.9 s&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>First Contentful Paint<\/td><td>1.5 s&nbsp;<\/td><td>2.8 s&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Largest Contentful Paint*<\/td><td>3.3 s<\/td><td>4.1 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cumulative Layout Shift*<\/td><td>0.521 s&nbsp;<\/td><td>0 s&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speed Index<\/td><td>5 s<\/td><td>3.5 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Blocking Time<\/td><td>30 ms<\/td><td>0 ms<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total page size<\/td><td>953 KB<\/td><td>788 KB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HTTP requests<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>*Core Web Vitals<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Astra Faster than GeneratePress? &#8211; Key Answers&nbsp;<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Both themes are very similar in performance as they got 81\/100 (Astra) and 82\/100 (GeneratePress) on mobile.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Astra and GeneratePress have almost the same full loading time of around 3 seconds.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>About the Core Web Vitals:&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Cumulative Layout Shift: <\/em>Astra is performing better than GeneratePress and avoids the sudden shifts in layouts (with a CLS of 0 s, compared to GeneratePress, which is in the red with a score of 0.521).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Largest Contentful Paint: <\/em>GeneratePress\u2019s Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is 3.3 seconds against 4.1 s for Astra (which puts this Core Web Vital in the red.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n\n<li>The number of HTTP requests is similar (20 and 21), but the Astra page size is lighter: 788 KB (against 953 KB for GeneratePress).<\/li><\/ul><p>To go deeper into the performance audit, let\u2019s have a look at the Lighthouse diagnosis and opportunities sections below.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PageSpeed Insights Opportunities Section for GeneratePress<\/h3><p>GeneratePress\u2019s performance is satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in the following areas:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Enable text compression <\/strong>&#8211; By compressing your content, you ensure that your pages will be served to visitors more quickly.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Reduce initial server response time <\/strong>&#8211; Meaning that we should try to delay JS to have a faster server response. The main solutions are to clean the database, use clean code and implement caching.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Reduce unused CSS <\/strong>&#8211; Trimming your code by reducing the unused CSS will positively affect the page&#8217;s loading time.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Serve images in the next-gen format <\/strong>&#8211; Lighthouse recommends serving images in WebP or AVIF to offer better compression when using images online.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Serve static assets with an efficient cache policy <\/strong>&#8211; It\u2019s all about using an efficient cache plugin.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-.png\" alt=\"Flagged issues for GeneratePress - Source: PageSpeed Insights\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--310x172.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--108x60.png 108w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--162x90.png 162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flagged issues for GeneratePress &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\">PageSpeed Insights<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PageSpeed Insights Opportunities and Diagnostics Section for Astra<\/h3><p>Overall, we found out that a lack of caching and poorly optimized images are the main culprits for the red flags below. Here are the improvements we need to implement for our Astra\u2019s test site:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-.png\" alt=\"Flagged issues for Astra - Source: PageSpeed Insights\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--310x149.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--125x60.png 125w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights--187x90.png 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flagged issues for Astra &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\">PageSpeed Insights<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udca1Hint:<\/strong> Most of the performance issues mentioned above can be fixed with <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/\">WP Rocket<\/a> and an image optimizer plugin like <a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/features\">Imagify<\/a>, which are very easy to use as they do all the heavy lifting for you. <em>We introduce them in the next section.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>Now that we know where we stand in terms of performance for both themes, let\u2019s follow the PageSpeed Insights recommendations and take advantage of WP Rocket (and Imagify) to fix all these performance issues easily.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Speed Up Astra And GeneratePress&nbsp;<\/h2><p>To speed up Astra and GeneratePress, the first Lighthouse recommendation is to use a caching plugin like WP Rocket. It reduces the server response time by caching the content, optimizing the code and the database, and implementing text compression.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\ude80WP Rocket is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wordpress-cache\/best-caching-plugins\/\">best caching plugins<\/a> that improve performance and help pass the audit on GTmetrix and PageSpeed Insights. It\u2019s a performance tool recommended by GTmetrix.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-is-recommended-by-GTmetrix-to-reduce-initial-server-response-time-Source-GTmetrix.png\" alt=\"WP Rocket is recommended by GTmetrix to reduce initial server response time - Source: GTmetrix\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-is-recommended-by-GTmetrix-to-reduce-initial-server-response-time-Source-GTmetrix.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-is-recommended-by-GTmetrix-to-reduce-initial-server-response-time-Source-GTmetrix-234x195.png 234w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-is-recommended-by-GTmetrix-to-reduce-initial-server-response-time-Source-GTmetrix-768x639.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-is-recommended-by-GTmetrix-to-reduce-initial-server-response-time-Source-GTmetrix-72x60.png 72w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-is-recommended-by-GTmetrix-to-reduce-initial-server-response-time-Source-GTmetrix-108x90.png 108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WP Rocket is recommended by GTmetrix to reduce initial server response time &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/reports\/wordpress.fridayfactory.dev\/9L7duk8m\/\">GTmetrix<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong> Pro Tip:&nbsp;If you are using WP Rocket and run a report on PageSpeed Insights, you\u2019ll see that Lighthouse recognizes the plugin. PageSpeed Insights tells you which features of WP Rocket you should enable to fix each performance issue. Very handy!&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>Regarding image optimization, Lighthouse suggests enabling Imagify to efficiently encode the images and ensure performance. Imagify is an easy-to-use image optimizer plugin that compresses images and converts them to WebP.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PageSpeed-Insights-recommends-enabling-Imagify-to-optimize-your-images-in-bulk-Source-PSI.png\" alt=\"PageSpeed Insights recommends enabling Imagify to optimize your images in bulk - Source: PSI\n\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PageSpeed-Insights-recommends-enabling-Imagify-to-optimize-your-images-in-bulk-Source-PSI.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PageSpeed-Insights-recommends-enabling-Imagify-to-optimize-your-images-in-bulk-Source-PSI-310x75.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PageSpeed-Insights-recommends-enabling-Imagify-to-optimize-your-images-in-bulk-Source-PSI-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PageSpeed-Insights-recommends-enabling-Imagify-to-optimize-your-images-in-bulk-Source-PSI-190x46.png 190w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PageSpeed-Insights-recommends-enabling-Imagify-to-optimize-your-images-in-bulk-Source-PSI-373x90.png 373w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PageSpeed Insights recommends enabling Imagify to optimize your images in bulk &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\">PSI<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Alright, it\u2019s time to look at how both themes are now performing after addressing all the issues.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 Improved Performance Results Thanks to WP Rocket (and Imagify)<\/h3><p>WP Rocket and Imagify have significantly <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/improve-lighthouse-performance-score-wordpress\/\">improved the score on Lighthouse<\/a> for both themes. We are now scoring 100\/100 for GeneratePress and Astra:&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>GeneratePress + WP Rocket + Imagify<br>(PSI)<strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong><\/td><td>Astra + WP Rocket + Imagify<br>(PSI)<strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" class=\"wp-image-5594283\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI-310x193.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" class=\"wp-image-5594289\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI-310x191.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-WP-Rocket-Imagify-PSI-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>Thanks to WP Rocket and Imagify, we are now passing the PageSpeed Insights audit! We fixed all the issues flagged in the opportunities and diagnostics sections of GeneratePress.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>GeneratePress\u2019s issues flagged by Lighthouse<\/td><td><strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong>WP Rocket and Imagify fixed them all!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" class=\"wp-image-5594296\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1-310x172.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-GeneratePress-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"171\" class=\"wp-image-5594303\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all-310x88.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all-768x219.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>The same improvements and fixes happened for Astra:&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Astra\u2019s issues flagged by Lighthouse<\/td><td><strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong>WP Rocket and Imagify fixed them all!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" class=\"wp-image-5594311\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1-310x149.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Flagged-issues-for-Astra-Source-PageSpeed-Insights-1-768x370.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"149\" class=\"wp-image-5594319\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all-Astra.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all-Astra.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all-Astra-310x77.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WP-Rocket-and-Imagify-fixed-them-all-Astra-768x190.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>To summarize, we put together a global comparison table showing both themes\u2019 performance with and without WP Rocket + Imagify (the image optimizer):<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Performance KPIs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GeneratePress <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong>Performance (no WP Rocket)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GeneratePress<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong>Performance with WP Rocket + Imagify <\/strong><strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Astra Performance (no WP Rocket)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Astra Performance with WP Rocket + Imagify<\/strong><strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PageSpeed mobile score<\/td><td>82\/100<\/td><td>100\/100<\/td><td>81\/100<\/td><td>100\/100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Loading time<\/td><td>3,1 s<\/td><td>2.1 s<\/td><td>2.9 s&nbsp;<\/td><td>2.2 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>First Contentful Paint<\/td><td>1.5 s&nbsp;<\/td><td>0.5 s<\/td><td>2.8 s&nbsp;<\/td><td>0.4 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Largest Contentful Paint*<\/td><td>3.3 s<\/td><td>0.7 s<\/td><td>4.1 s<\/td><td>0.6 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cumulative Layout Shift*<\/td><td>0.521 s&nbsp;<\/td><td>0 s<\/td><td>0 s&nbsp;<\/td><td>0 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speed Index<\/td><td>5 s<\/td><td>0.6s<\/td><td>3.5 s<\/td><td>0.7 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Blocking Time<\/td><td>30 ms<\/td><td>0 ms<\/td><td>0 ms<\/td><td>0 ms<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total page size<\/td><td>953 KB<\/td><td>547 KB<\/td><td>788 KB<\/td><td>588 KB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HTTP requests<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>16<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p><em>*Core Web Vitals<\/em><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 Key Conclusions with WP Rocket<\/h3><p>Thanks to WP Rocket, we have noticed major performance improvements for both themes, such as:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The mobile performance grade on PageSpeed Insights moved up to 100\/100 for both.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>WP Rocket improved our Core Web Vitals score, and they all moved to the green.<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) went from 3.3 s to 0.7 s for GeneratePress and from 4.1 s to 0.6 for Astra.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>The Content Layout Shifts (CLS) went from 0.524 to 0 for Generatepress.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n\n<li>We saved around 1 s in the page loading time for both.<\/li>\n\n<li>The number of HTTP requests has also decreased for both themes: from 21 to 16 for Astra and from 20 to 15 for GeneratePress.<\/li>\n\n<li>The Speed Index is now 0.6 s for GeneratePress (it was 5 s and was in the red).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>The page size is much smaller for both themes. It went from almost 788 KB down to 588 KB for Astra and from 957 KB down to 547 KB for GeneratePress.<\/li>\n\n<li>All the issues flagged in PageSpeed insights issues are now in the passed audit.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 Key Conclusions with Imagify<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Imagify compressed our images in a couple of clicks which makes it very easy to use.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>All our images got compressed and converted to WebP (the next-gen format recommended by Google).<\/li>\n\n<li>Imagify helped solve the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/blog\/serve-next-gen-formats-wordpress\/\">serve image to the next-gen format<\/a>\u201d and the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/blog\/efficiently-encode-images-wordpress\/\">efficiently code images<\/a>\u201d issues from PageSpeed.<\/li><\/ul><p>Below are the two buttons we pressed to optimize our images:&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WebP conversion<\/strong> to make images lighter.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Intuitive-interface-to-convert-images-to-WebP-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify.png\" alt=\"Intuitive interface to convert images to WebP with Imagify - Source: Imagify\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Intuitive-interface-to-convert-images-to-WebP-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Intuitive-interface-to-convert-images-to-WebP-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-310x90.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Intuitive-interface-to-convert-images-to-WebP-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-768x222.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Intuitive-interface-to-convert-images-to-WebP-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-190x55.png 190w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Intuitive-interface-to-convert-images-to-WebP-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-312x90.png 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Intuitive interface to convert images to WebP with Imagify &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/optimizer\/#page\">Imagify<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Smart bulk image compression <\/strong>&#8211; The compression of all your images automatically works in the background and does the job for you.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bulk-conversion-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify.png\" alt=\"Bulk conversion with Imagify - Source: Imagify\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bulk-conversion-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bulk-conversion-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-310x97.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bulk-conversion-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-768x241.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bulk-conversion-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-190x60.png 190w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bulk-conversion-with-Imagify-Source-Imagify-287x90.png 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk conversion with Imagify &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/optimizer\/#page\">Imagify<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\ude80 With WP Rocket &#8211; no matter the theme you pick &#8211; you increase your chances of passing the PageSpeed Insights audits.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>Let\u2019s discover all the WP Rocket\u2019s features that helped to give an extra speed boost to both page builders:&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Caching and GZIP and text compression<\/strong> &#8211; WP Rocket automatically applies with caching and GZIP compression upon its activation.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caching-features-Source-WP-Rocket-.png\" alt=\"Caching features - Source: WP Rocket\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caching-features-Source-WP-Rocket-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caching-features-Source-WP-Rocket--258x195.png 258w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caching-features-Source-WP-Rocket--768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caching-features-Source-WP-Rocket--79x60.png 79w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Caching-features-Source-WP-Rocket--119x90.png 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Caching features &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/features\/\">WP Rocket<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Minify CSS, Combine CSS, and Remove Unused CSS <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>To optimize the CSS delivery.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CSS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-4.png\" alt=\"CSS optimization - Source: WP Rocket\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CSS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-4.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CSS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-4-294x195.png 294w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CSS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-4-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CSS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-4-91x60.png 91w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CSS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-4-136x90.png 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CSS optimization &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/features\/\">WP Rocket<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Similarly, there are also some options to <strong>minify, defer and delay JavaScript.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-3.png\" alt=\"JS optimization - Source: WP Rocket\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-3.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-3-231x195.png 231w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-3-768x648.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-3-71x60.png 71w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JS-optimization-Source-WP-Rocket-3-107x90.png 107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JS optimization &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/features\/\">WP Rocket<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\ude80 Go further on your performance optimization journey and implement more <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/guide-to-page-speed-optimization-for-wordpress\/\">WordPress page speed optimization best practices<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>Our performance audit is now completed. Let\u2019s look at each theme&#8217;s main features to help you decide which theme is the right choice for your needs.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GeneratePress vs. Astra: Key Features and Pricing<\/h2><p>Astra and GeneratePress have the same approach: their free version is a basic framework that allows you to build anything on top of it without impacting performance.&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Popular lightweight themes <\/strong>&#8211; Both Astra and GeneratePress are popular lightweight themes that are a great foundation for having a fast-loading site. A fresh GeneratePress install adds less than 10kb (gzipped) to your page size, and Astra only adds 50KB on the front end. Astra is used on over 1 million sites, and GeneratePress recently passed 500 000 installations.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Use of the Customizer to customize the theme <\/strong>&#8211; They rely on the WordPress Customizer to tweak the options and make the changes visually.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>GeneratePress + Native WordPress Customizer<\/td><td>Astra + Native WordPress Customizer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" class=\"wp-image-5594359\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Native-WordPress-Customizer.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Native-WordPress-Customizer.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Native-WordPress-Customizer-310x161.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Native-WordPress-Customizer-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" class=\"wp-image-5594366\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Native-WordPress-Customizer-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Native-WordPress-Customizer-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Native-WordPress-Customizer--310x153.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Native-WordPress-Customizer--768x380.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Starters site library&nbsp; <\/strong>&#8211; They both have intuitive interfaces that are very easy to use. All you need to do is select and import the template you want to use on your WordPress site. You don\u2019t need to be an advanced developer to use both tools, and the templates are very well-designed.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Use the Library For Astra:<\/h4><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Install the free \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/astra-sites\/\">Starter Templates<\/a>\u201d plugin.<\/li>\n\n<li>Choose the template of your choice, you can sort by category and add a \u201cpremium\u201d filter.<\/li>\n\n<li>The import will start automatically..<\/li><\/ul><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Use the Library For GeneratePress:<\/h4><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You need to have GP Premium and the <strong>site library<\/strong> module activated.<\/li>\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Appearance<\/strong> &gt; <strong>GeneratePress <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Site Library.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li>Choose your layout to start the import.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>GeneratePress Sites Library&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Astra Sites Library&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" class=\"wp-image-5594375\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Sites-Library-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Sites-Library-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Sites-Library--310x160.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Sites-Library--768x397.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" class=\"wp-image-5594382\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Sites-Library-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Sites-Library-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Sites-Library--310x148.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Sites-Library--768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Compatibility with page builders <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>GeneratePress and Astra are compatible with the most popular page builders,<strong> <\/strong>and both offer pre-made templates built on Elementor, Beaver Builder, and the WordPress Editor.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Page builder-ready GeneratePress templates<\/strong> (Example: Elementor + GeneratePress)&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Page builder-ready Astra templates <\/strong>(Example: Elementor + Astra)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" class=\"wp-image-5594389\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-GeneratePress-templates-Example-Elementor-GeneratePress-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-GeneratePress-templates-Example-Elementor-GeneratePress-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-GeneratePress-templates-Example-Elementor-GeneratePress--310x157.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-GeneratePress-templates-Example-Elementor-GeneratePress--768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" class=\"wp-image-5594395\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-Astra-templates-Example-Elementor-Astra-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-Astra-templates-Example-Elementor-Astra-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-Astra-templates-Example-Elementor-Astra--310x167.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Page-builder-ready-Astra-templates-Example-Elementor-Astra--768x414.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Premium add-ons <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>Both themes are freemium, meaning that if you want to unlock some advanced features, templates, and integrations, you\u2019ll need to purchase a premium add-on.<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>What\u2019s In GeneratePress Premium?<\/td><td>What\u2019s In Astra Pro?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"494\" class=\"wp-image-5594402\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-GeneratePress-Premium_-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-GeneratePress-Premium_-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-GeneratePress-Premium_--237x195.png 237w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-GeneratePress-Premium_--768x633.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" class=\"wp-image-5594409\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-Astra-Pro_.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-Astra-Pro_.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-Astra-Pro_-310x146.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-In-Astra-Pro_-768x362.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WooCommerce compatibility<\/strong> &#8211; both themes are compatible with WooCommerce, and they offer some dedicated features. They both have ready-to-use templates built with WooCommerce to build an online store on solid foundations.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Dedicated&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>WooCommerce-based demos GeneratePress (extract)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dedicated<\/strong><strong>WooCommerce-based demos&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Astra (extract)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" class=\"wp-image-5594416\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-GeneratePress-extract-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-GeneratePress-extract-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-GeneratePress-extract--310x133.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-GeneratePress-extract--768x330.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" class=\"wp-image-5594424\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-Astra-extract-.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-Astra-extract-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-Astra-extract--310x160.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dedicated-WooCommerce-based-demos-Astra-extract--768x397.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>International community <\/strong>&#8211; both have a great community worldwide with interesting Facebook groups (10K for GeneratePress and 54K for Astra). However, you are more likely to meet Astra\u2019s team (led by Sujay Payar) at WordCamp as they seem to be more involved in the WordPress community.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GeneratePress vs. Astra: The Main Differences<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The Customizer is less detailed for GeneratePress<\/strong> &#8211; which makes sense for its lightweight, bloat-free approach &#8211; but it\u2019s less beginner-friendly than Astra\u2019s, where the customization seems easier. For example, if we need to modify the footer, there is a visual representation of the layout:<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Customizer-more-visual-with-Astra-Source-Astra-.png\" alt=\"Customizer more visual with Astra - Source: Astra\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Customizer-more-visual-with-Astra-Source-Astra-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Customizer-more-visual-with-Astra-Source-Astra--310x145.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Customizer-more-visual-with-Astra-Source-Astra--768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Customizer-more-visual-with-Astra-Source-Astra--128x60.png 128w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Customizer-more-visual-with-Astra-Source-Astra--192x90.png 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Customizer more visual with Astra &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpastra.com\/\">Astra<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The template library is richer for Astra <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>Astra comes with many pre-made blocks that can be used, such as header, testimonials, pricing tables, and call-to-action. GeneratePress has a library with pre-built pages, but the blocks are not as impressive from a design perspective. Astra provides more premade headers, so it\u2019s a good idea if you are a beginner or don&#8217;t want to start from scratch.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>White labeling <\/strong>(Astra only) &#8211; Astra Pro gives you the option to do white-label which is interesting if you are planning to hand over the site to a client and add your customizations.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>GeneratePress more closely follows the theory of \u201cless is more\u201d <\/strong>and does offer a more minimalistic theme than Astra: everything is integrated into the WordPress interface, and when it comes to activating the advanced options, everything is very straightforward.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Astra has more tight integrations with popular plugins <\/strong>like Learndash or LifterLMS that allow you, for example, to launch a complete online course in a few clicks.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GeneratePress vs. Astra Pricing&nbsp;<\/h3><p>GeneratePress offers two prices with access to the same features. Either you pay $59\/year, or you get the lifetime license for $249.&nbsp; In both cases, you\u2019ll have the premium features, the library, updates, and support. The only limit is using GeneratePress on up to 500 websites.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Pricing-Source-GeneratePress-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5594438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Pricing-Source-GeneratePress-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Pricing-Source-GeneratePress--305x195.png 305w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Pricing-Source-GeneratePress--768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Pricing-Source-GeneratePress--94x60.png 94w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GeneratePress-Pricing-Source-GeneratePress--141x90.png 141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GeneratePress Pricing &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeaverbuilder.com\/pricing\/\">GeneratePress<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Astra also offers lifetime and yearly pricing. It starts at $47, but you\u2019ll need the \u201cEssential Bundle\u201d at $137 to access the library. The best value is the \u201cGrowth Bundle\u201d because it gives you access to many blocks and SEO add-ons as well as advanced training.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Yearly-Pricing-Source-Astra.com-.png\" alt=\"Astra Yearly Pricing - Source: Astra.com\n\" class=\"wp-image-5594446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Yearly-Pricing-Source-Astra.com-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Yearly-Pricing-Source-Astra.com--232x195.png 232w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Yearly-Pricing-Source-Astra.com--768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Yearly-Pricing-Source-Astra.com--72x60.png 72w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Astra-Yearly-Pricing-Source-Astra.com--107x90.png 107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Astra Yearly Pricing &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/\">Astra.com<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrapping Up<\/h2><p>When it comes to speed, the two themes got similar results, the mobile loading time was about the same, and so was the page loading time. The ultimate choice will depend on your needs and how much you need a theme integrated with the rest of the WordPress ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p><p>In any case, you can build an advanced site and supercharge it with powerful premium features from both themes.&nbsp;<\/p><p>If you come across some performance issues during your development process, then you can use WP Rocket and Imagify to tackle them.&nbsp;<\/p><p>WP Rocket is recommended by GTmetrix to reduce the server response time, for example.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GTmetrix-recommends-WP-Rocket-Source-GTmetrix-.png\" alt=\"GTmetrix recommends WP Rocket - Source: GTmetrix \n\" class=\"wp-image-5594453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GTmetrix-recommends-WP-Rocket-Source-GTmetrix-.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GTmetrix-recommends-WP-Rocket-Source-GTmetrix--310x143.png 310w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GTmetrix-recommends-WP-Rocket-Source-GTmetrix--768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GTmetrix-recommends-WP-Rocket-Source-GTmetrix--130x60.png 130w, https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GTmetrix-recommends-WP-Rocket-Source-GTmetrix--195x90.png 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GTmetrix recommends WP Rocket &#8211; Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\">GTmetrix&nbsp;<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>So, which theme are you going for? 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