Building an Astro theme from scratch was an exciting journey that allowed me to create a fast, modern, and fully customizable website template. Instead of using an existing starter template, I wanted to understand every part of the development process and build something entirely on my own. Why I Chose Astro Astro has become one of the most popular frameworks for modern website development thanks to its excellent performance, component-based architecture, and minimal JavaScript output. Since my goal was to create a lightweight and SEO-friendly theme, Astro was the perfect choice. Creating a New Astro Project The first step was setting up a fresh Astro project.…