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Astro Weekly #103
Migrate your Next.js site to Astro, React forms with Astro Actions, new Astro swag in the Mart
Nathan Lawson
October 05, 2025
Hello, Astronauts!
It’s our birthday! Two full years of bringing you the latest Astro updates, tips, and community highlights each and every week. 🎉
Can you guess what version of Astro was current when we first launched? Take a trip down memory lane with our very first issue to find out!
This week, learn how migrate your Next.js site to Astro, how to hook up live state with React + Astro Actions, and check out the latest Astro swag that’s out of this world.
Let’s dive in! 🚀
What’s new with Astro 🗞️
Fresh features, updates, and announcements. The latest from Astro HQ!
Fresh fits from the Astroverse
Spirit of Astro swag drop 🛍️
From constellation-inspired tees to a pixel-perfect 8-bit mug, the Spirit of Astro Design Contest has wrapped up, and the winning designs have landed in the Astro Mart.
All proceeds from the Astro shop go straight back into supporting Astro’s open-source mission — so you can look good and do good.
This is also your last chance to grab items from the limited summer collection before they disappear for good, so act fast!
Astro Boosters 🚀
Fueling the mission — brought to you by this week’s sponsor.
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Astro Community 🧑🚀
Spotlight on what’s shining in the Astroverse.
React + Astro Actions: live form state made easy ⚡
Chris Pennington shows how to integrate React’s useActionState with Astro Actions for dynamic, server-backed UI.
With just a few helpers, you can hydrate React components as islands in Astro, connect them to your database, and handle server-side updates.
Less JS, more Astro
Migrating from Next.js to Astro 🛠️
Thinking of switching from Next.js? Lokman Musliu shows how Astro makes the move seamless, whether you’re porting static pages or interactive components.
From routing and layouts, to data fetching and API routes, Astro’s multi-framework support makes the switch easier than you think.
Spotted in the Astroverse 🪐
A few standout posts from the community that grabbed my attention!
If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X
Blazing-fast Astro themes ⚡
Elevate your content and SEO
Feather is the ultimate Astro blog template for authors and writers seeking a seamless blend of beautiful design and powerful SEO.
With elegant typography, a focus on readability, and flawless Core Web Vitals, it’s built to elevate your content and your search ranking.
Astro on X 🛰️
Tuning in to the Astro frequency on X!
I was going to tell you to vote for TanStack Start/Router on the new State of JS survey, but (1) it's not 1.0 yet, which is probably why (2) it's not an option yet!
So go vote for @astrodotbuild instead.
— Tanner Linsley (@tannerlinsley)
3:04 PM • Oct 1, 2025
Direct link for web version:
https://x.com/tannerlinsley/status/1973403601415655804
Astro Showcase 🤩
Fresh from the launchpad: Astro sites worth a look!
That’s everything for another week, Astronauts!
As always, if you have an Astro blog, guide or project to share, let’s hear it! Email me at [email protected] or drop a DM on X.
Peace out.
– Nathan 🧑🚀