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Astro Weekly #99
Astro VS Code extension passes 1M installs, smarter ways to use React in Astro, CSS cascade fixes that actually work
Nathan Lawson
September 07, 2025
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Hello, Astronauts!
It’s officially September, and while the U.S. enjoyed a long weekend, the Astroverse kept moving.
From fresh ways to blend React into your Astro projects, to a clever CSS trick that could finally end your cascade headaches, this week’s got plenty worth a closer look. Plus, the full August recap straight from Mission Control.
Let’s dive in! 🚀
What’s new with Astro 🗞️
Fresh features, updates, and announcements. The latest from Astro HQ!
Astro swag: here today, gone like your summer tan
What’s New in Astro – August Recap 🚀
Astro’s August recap is here, and it’s packed with milestones: the framework’s most popular integration has passed 1M monthly downloads, while the Astro VS Code extension has now been installed over 1M times.
Astro 5.13 also landed with experimental improvements for environment variables, support for Chrome DevTools workspaces, and other quality-of-life tweaks.
Plus, big names like Travelodge, Renault, and NixOS are now officially using Astro.
And finally don’t forget to grab the last of the summer swag before it disappears!
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.
When !important just isn’t important anymore
Modern CSS overrides in Astro with layers 🥞
Jason Lengstorf explores how to override styles in Astro without reaching for !important.
Jason demonstrates using modern CSS layers to separate component styles from overrides, letting you control precedence cleanly and avoid specificity wars.
3 ways to use React in Astro 3️⃣
Chris Pennington tackles one of the most common questions from React developers moving to Astro: how do you use them together?
In this video, Chris shares three ways to use React in Astro: pass props, render optimized images with getImage(), and fetch content via API routes.
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 ⚡
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Astro on X 🛰️
Tuning in to the Astro frequency on X!
always wanted to build my own webdesign inspiration page, so i build nebulasites.xyz as i am learning to use @astrodotbuild
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3:02 PM • Aug 31, 2025
Direct link for web version:
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Astro Showcase 🤩
Fresh from the launchpad: Astro sites worth a look!
That’s a wrap for issue #99 — the last two-digit Astro Weekly!
Next week we’ll be blasting into the big 100, so stay tuned for a little celebration.
And remember, if you’re working on something with Astro, share it with Astro Weekly! Drop me a line at [email protected] or send a DM on X.
Until then, keep building.
– Nathan 🧑🚀