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Web framework for content-driven websites

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Astro's post-7.0 minors keep chasing build speed, with timing tools and parallel prerendering.

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◆Current state
Astro has shipped a minor release every three to six weeks since 7.0. Version 7.4 adds a --timings flag that shows where a build spends its time, separate build and runtime image services, a notFound() handler for custom entrypoints, and experimental parallel prerendering and custom redirect pages. 7.3 was a smaller release for preview, logging and Cloudflare entrypoints. Monthly recaps and an Evil Martians migration story from Gatsby fill out the feed.
◆Where it's heading
The 7.x line is about making builds faster and easier to inspect. Experimental incremental builds arrived in 7.2 and parallel prerendering in 7.4, while --timings gives users a way to see what they are gaining. Custom entrypoints and integration control over output directories show the framework widening its deployment seams at the same time.
◆Prediction
Parallel prerendering and incremental static builds are the likely next graduations from experimental, given the steady attention to build time. Expect 7.5 by late November if the recent rhythm holds.

◆Recent moves

  1. 10d ago

    What's new in Astro - October 2026

    The monthly recap covers Astro 7.4 and conference talks, and adds no release of its own.

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  2. 26d ago

    Astro 7.4

    Astro 7.4 adds a --timings flag, separate build and runtime image services, a notFound() handler for custom entrypoints, and experimental parallel prerendering. The new flag and the prerendering work continue the 7.x focus on build time.

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  3. 1mo ago

    What's new in Astro - September 2026

    The September recap rounds up Astro Germany and the Evil Martians migration story. It is community news with no product change.

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  4. 2mo ago

    Affordable and Fast Migration

    A case study on Evil Martians moving from Gatsby to Astro in nine days without rewriting React components. It supports the migration pitch, but no product changed.

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  5. 2mo ago

    Astro 7.3

    Astro 7.3 adds --ignore-lock for astro preview, passes the runtime logger to custom image services and cache providers, and ships a finalize() helper for Cloudflare custom worker entrypoints. It is a small release aimed mainly at integration authors.

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  6. 2mo ago

    Starlight 0.42

    Starlight 0.42 is the docs framework's latest release, described only as both less and more JavaScript. The entry gives no specifics, so it reads as routine progress on the docs theme.

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