Astra
Brainstorm Force · Freemium · 4.9/5
A lightweight multipurpose theme with a huge library of importable starter sites for almost any niche.
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Zakra
by ThemeGrill
A multipurpose theme with a large starter site library and light footprint.
4.9MultipurposeFreemium
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What Zakra is
A multipurpose theme with a large starter site library and light footprint.
It sits in the multipurpose part of the theme market and is sold by ThemeGrill on a freemium basis. A theme decides your layout, your typography and a large slice of your page weight, so it is the hardest thing on a WordPress site to change later.
Before you commit, record a speed test of your current site, then run the same test after you switch, on the same page, so you can see exactly what the new theme costs you.
What Zakra looks like
The official screenshot from the WordPress.org theme directory, as published by the theme authors.
See it running on a live demo site at the WordPress.org preview.
Real user ratings
Score
4.9/5
Reviews
599
Active installs
30,000+
Downloads
2.1M
Latest version
4.3.1
Last updated
2026-08-12
Figures come straight from the public WordPress.org theme directory API for version 4.3.1. You can check them yourself on the WordPress.org listing.
Where Zakra ranks elsewhere
Zakra does not appear in the published "best of" lists we track from WPBeginner, TechRadar, Kinsta, Themeisle and similar sites. That is not a mark against it - those roundups are short and skew towards the biggest names.
What changed in the latest version
v4.3.1Latest release2026-08-12
- Added - Mobile Image option under Header Image, shown instead of the Header Image/Video on mobile devices.
- Fix - Optimization section's "Enable" toggle had no description.
- Fix - Site navigation disappeared at exactly 768px viewport width.
- Fix - "Modified Date" post date type showed the "Posted on" label instead of "Updated on".
- Fix - Large empty gap below the price box on Masteriyo's Single Course page at tablet and mobile widths.
- Fix - Page Header/Post Title section got duplicated in the Customizer preview when editing Header Builder.
- Fix - Block editor styles failed to load in Gutenberg's iframed editor, triggering a console deprecation warning.
- Fix - Checkout Order Summary product names broke into unreadable character fragments at tablet-range viewport widths.
v4.3.02026-07-30
- Enhance - Smoother theme switching on sites with a large number of users.
- Enhance - The search box now responds instantly when you click the search icon.
- Enhance - Pages now load faster by reusing saved styles instead of rebuilding them on every visit.
- Tweak - Added step increments to range slider controls in the Customizer.
- Tweak - Clearer, less technical Customizer labels and refined info-text design.
- Tweak - Used theme version instead of timestamp for dashboard and meta box stylesheet cache-busting.
- Dev - Security audit of the codebase.
- Fix - Mobile menu could not be closed using the Escape key.
v4.2.22026-06-24
- Tweak - Added missing translation wrappers.
- Tweak - Improve clarity on user facing texts.
- Tweak - Added starter files for org preview of theme.
- Fix - Empty onkeypress causes AMP validation error.
- Fix - Year, Month and Day text are not translated in Archive page.
Release notes are the developer's own words, published on WordPress.org. Read the full changelog
Pros and cons
- Many starter demos for a free theme.
- Rated 4.9 out of 5 by 599 WordPress.org reviewers.
- There is a free version you can trial before paying.
- Works with the block editor and the mainstream page builders.
- Some demos require the companion plugin.
- Switching themes later means rebuilding page layouts, so choose deliberately.
How to use it
- 1Install the theme from Appearance > Themes, then activate it on a staging copy first.
- 2Create a child theme or use the theme's own custom CSS panel so updates never overwrite your work.
- 3Set global colours, fonts and container width before you build any pages.
- 4Import a starter layout if one fits, then strip out demo sections you do not need.
- 5Replace demo images with compressed WebP versions sized for the slot they sit in.
- 6Run a before and after check on our speed test so you can see the real page cost.
How it compares
Other multipurpose themes we recommend, with their public WordPress.org score where one exists.
| Theme | Rating | Reviews | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakra | 4.9/5 | 599 | Freemium | Many starter demos for a free theme. |
| Astra | 4.9/5 | 6,524 | Freemium | Ships very little CSS and JavaScript out of the box, so pages stay fast even on shared hosting. |
| Kadence | 4.9/5 | 453 | Freemium | Header, footer and typography controls are unusually deep for a free theme. |
| Blocksy | 5/5 | 872 | Freemium | Very complete free tier, including content blocks, header builder and dark mode. |
| Neve | 4.7/5 | 1,281 | Freemium | Good balance between speed and ready-made starter layouts. |
| OceanWP | 4.9/5 | 5,714 | Freemium | Shop layouts, off-canvas filters and product quick view work without a page builder. |
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