Now that it's been some time. How do you feel about your transition from Thrive to Astra? Are you happy with the features offered by Astra/Spectra or does it feel clunky compared to Architect?
My initial tests with Spectra (migrating my main site mostly to it) have been extremely positive. Their development cadence reminds me of where Thrive Themes was at back when they released updates prior to acquisition. I'm still using Thrive Suite on way too many sites to ever leave, but I'm very much onboard with Astra and Spectra for most of my future projects as at this time. I'm loving where Spectra is going and that is extremely surprising to me given how I used to hate the block builder. It still has its quirks and annoyances, but they've been mostly eclipsed by enhanced compatibility and usability. I have videos in the works showing how I migrate and rebuild, and I have a workshop (free) coming that shows how to migrate for those interested.
@@Convology That's great to hear. I was hesitant, because I don't like the block builder either, but it seems that with spectra, starter templates and zip it's an awesome stack to have. Unfortunately Thrive refuses to share any roadmap, and one could say that since the acquisition they literally stopped any further development (at least that's how it feels). I have one technical support ticket opened with them for 2 months now, and that never happened before the acquisition. I'll give this tech stack a try. Solid team, solid founders, and recommendations from you - this inspires trust.
@@NoobFriendlyAI I have a ticket with Thrive that's been open for about a year now & still hasn't been resolved. Astra + Spectra is a great combination. I used it even before I started using Thrive, and it's only gotten better in the last year.
Great overview of this awesome tool. I'll be using this in my agency
Now that it's been some time. How do you feel about your transition from Thrive to Astra? Are you happy with the features offered by Astra/Spectra or does it feel clunky compared to Architect?
My initial tests with Spectra (migrating my main site mostly to it) have been extremely positive. Their development cadence reminds me of where Thrive Themes was at back when they released updates prior to acquisition. I'm still using Thrive Suite on way too many sites to ever leave, but I'm very much onboard with Astra and Spectra for most of my future projects as at this time. I'm loving where Spectra is going and that is extremely surprising to me given how I used to hate the block builder. It still has its quirks and annoyances, but they've been mostly eclipsed by enhanced compatibility and usability. I have videos in the works showing how I migrate and rebuild, and I have a workshop (free) coming that shows how to migrate for those interested.
@@Convology That's great to hear. I was hesitant, because I don't like the block builder either, but it seems that with spectra, starter templates and zip it's an awesome stack to have.
Unfortunately Thrive refuses to share any roadmap, and one could say that since the acquisition they literally stopped any further development (at least that's how it feels).
I have one technical support ticket opened with them for 2 months now, and that never happened before the acquisition.
I'll give this tech stack a try. Solid team, solid founders, and recommendations from you - this inspires trust.
@@NoobFriendlyAI I have a ticket with Thrive that's been open for about a year now & still hasn't been resolved. Astra + Spectra is a great combination. I used it even before I started using Thrive, and it's only gotten better in the last year.