hello-astro

Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work

Hello Astro is a multi purpose Astro starter theme written in Typescript, TailwindCSS and AlpineJS. It supports Markdown and MDX based pages and blog posts.

SlowingCurrent depsChecked Oct 19, 2026Free

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Why this verdict

How we check →

No commits in 90 days; last commit 100 days ago. receipt ↗
Latest release v6.0.0, 100 days ago. receipt ↗
On current major: Astro, Tailwind CSS. receipt ↗
Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 6 → 7. receipt ↗

Snapshot: commit cf79e37 on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:23 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.

Dependency freshness

Package	Declared	Latest	Status
TypeScript typescript	6.0.3	7.0.2	Behind, not counted
Astro astro	7.0.7	7.4.0	Current
Tailwind CSS tailwindcss	4.3.2	4.3.3	Current

Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.

What's in the stack

Framework: Astro
UI: Tailwind CSS
Testing: Vitest, Playwright

Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.

What the README says you get

Analytics
SEO with Open GraphFull SEO support including Open Graph, Twitter Cards and Schema.org
Content
Markdown and MDX pagessupports Markdown and MDX based pages and blog posts
Content
Full-text blog searchFull text client based search of blog pages via Pagefind
Content
Author, category, tag pagesIndex page and individual pages for authors, categories and tags
Content
KaTeX math equationsDisplay math equations using KaTeX
Content
Mermaid and PlantUML diagramsDisplay Mermaid, Markmap, PlantUML diagrams
Content
Reading time calculationCalculates and show reading time for blog posts
Content
Documentation pagesDocumentation pages
Deploy
RSS, sitemap, robots.txtSupport for RSS feed, sitemap and robots.txt
UI
Light and dark modesFull support for Light and dark UI modes
UI
Code syntax highlightingSupport for code syntax highlighting
UI
Custom 404 pageCustomised 404 error page
UI
Masonry photo galleryMasonry Photo gallery and lightbox using PhotoSwipe
UI
Carousel componentCarousel component using Swiper

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.

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History

Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.

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Date	Maintenance	Dependencies	Commits (90d)
Oct 19, 2026	Slowing	Current deps	0
Oct 12, 2026	Slowing	Current deps	0
Sep 29, 2026	Steady	Current deps	11

Sources

Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked Oct 19, 2026. Open them to verify.

Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
Releases ↗ latest release
package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit cf79e37)
README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)

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