Goal of this Lesson:
Adjust your Astra theme settings to create a clean, distraction-free layout that’s optimized for course content and sales pages — no fluff, just focus.
🧠 Why This Step Matters
A clean layout keeps your site fast, focused, and easy to navigate — which means:
- Visitors stay longer
- Students aren’t overwhelmed
- Your sales pages convert better
Astra makes this easy — you just need to know which settings to tweak.
⚙️ Step 1: Access the Customizer
Go to your WordPress dashboard:
- Click Appearance > Customize
This opens Astra’s visual editor, where you can control your site’s look and layout.
🎯 Step 2: Set Global Design Defaults
Click Global and adjust these settings:
→ Typography
- Base Font: 16px or 17px
- Headings: Choose a clean, easy-to-read font like Poppins or Open Sans
→ Colors
- Keep it simple — 1–2 brand colors max
- Set a neutral background (white or very light gray)
- Use your brand color for buttons and links
🧠 Tip: You can adjust these later when you dial in your branding, but clean and simple is perfect for now.
🖼️ Step 3: Set a Clean Page Layout
Click Layout > Container:
- Layout: Full Width / Stretched
- Site Layout: Boxed or Full Width (your choice)
Click Layout > Sidebar:
- Set No Sidebar for Pages and Blog Posts
(this keeps the layout focused and easy to read)
Click Layout > Blog (optional):
- Set blog archive and single post to no sidebar as well
🔗 Step 4: Turn Off Breadcrumbs & Extras
Click Breadcrumb (if visible) and turn off site breadcrumbs — we won’t need these.
Click Header > Site Identity:
- Set your site title and tagline (or leave tagline blank)
- Upload a logo if you have one
Click Footer:
- Remove or simplify the footer copyright
- Add something like “© [Your Name] | All rights reserved”
💾 Step 5: Publish Your Changes
Once you’re happy with the look:
- Click the Publish button at the top
You now have a clean, modern-looking site — ready to build on.
✅ What You Should Have Now
By the end of this lesson, you should:
- Have your colors, fonts, and layout set for simplicity
- Be using no sidebars
- Have a minimal, professional-looking site that works on desktop and mobile