I build lightning-fast Astro 7 themes — like Astro Rocket, my starter theme to build anything on. Based in Veghel, the Netherlands.
MIT licensed, made for the Astro community.
Interfaces that feel obvious. Every component designed to look right in every colour theme, in light and dark mode, on every screen.
Astro, Tailwind, and a clean architecture: lightning-fast on day one, easy to maintain on day 500, with SEO and accessibility built in.
New features ship opt-in, so existing sites keep working. Everything is documented, and every GitHub issue gets a real conversation.
My beautiful and fast theme to build your next website with.
98 stars and 49 forks from developers around the world, built in the open.
Listed in the official Astro themes directory, used by developers worldwide.
It powers the website you're looking at right now: every page, every component.
A selection of recent work.
How my own website became Astro Rocket, a free MIT-licensed Astro 7 theme with twelve colour themes and a place on Astro's official directory.
Part of an Astro website reserved for members. They sign in with an emailed link and read what everybody else cannot. No password, no signup form, no database.
Web design and development are my craft — and my favourite way to spend a day. I build with Astro because it matches how I think about the web: lean, purposeful, and built to last. Every detail matters to me: a site should look great, load fast, and get found by Google and AI assistants.
On the blog, I write about building themes, Astro, and what makes websites fast.
More about meA few things about me.
Building websites since 2010
Astro theme developer
Themes used worldwide
Based in
Veghel, the Netherlands
Hans Martens, Astro theme developer in Veghel: building websites since 2010, from WordPress to Astro, the open-source Astro Rocket theme, and computers since 1992.
A members area reserves part of a website for a group who sign in with an emailed link — no password, no database. What it is, and which websites need one.
A client portal gives each client their own page on a website — their projects and their invoices, opened with an emailed link. Which businesses need one.
Questions about my themes or my projects? I reply within a working day.
Questions about my themes or my projects? I reply within a working day.