Multipurpose Theme900K+ users

Avada Alternative for Next.js & Astro

The best-selling WordPress theme of all time with 900K+ sales on ThemeForest. Learn how to replace Avada's feature-heavy approach with lean, modern alternatives.

TL;DR

You don't need Avada after migrating to Next.js or Astro. Modern frameworks give you full control over your design system with React components and Tailwind CSS—no page builder overhead, no theme lock-in, no license renewals. See the alternatives below.

Official docs: Next.js Documentation · Astro Documentation

The Problem with Avada

Avada bundles over 80 design elements, 400+ prebuilt page designs, and its own Fusion Builder—resulting in massive asset payloads even for simple pages. The theme's options panel has 600+ settings, creating configuration complexity that's nearly impossible to maintain. Avada's bundled plugins (Fusion Core, Fusion Builder, Slider Revolution) create deep dependency chains, and ThemeForest's license model means support expires after 6 months.

Modern Alternatives

Next.js + Tailwind UI

Tailwind UI provides 500+ professionally designed components that replace Avada's prebuilt elements with clean, customizable code.

framework

Pros

Professionally designed components
Copy-paste into any project
Responsive by default
Regular updates

Cons

One-time $299 purchase
Requires React/Vue knowledge
No visual builder

How to Implement

Purchase Tailwind UI, set up Next.js with Tailwind CSS, and compose pages from the component library. Each component is fully customizable.

Astro + AstroWind Template

A free, open-source Astro template that replicates the multipurpose functionality Avada provides.

template

Pros

Free and open source
Lightning-fast performance
Tailwind CSS styling
Blog, landing, and about page templates

Cons

Less pre-built variety than Avada
Requires some coding to customize
Smaller community

How to Implement

Clone the AstroWind template from GitHub, customize the Tailwind theme, and adapt the pre-built page templates to your design.

shadcn/ui + Radix Primitives

Build a custom component system that gives you Avada-level variety without the bloat.

library

Pros

Accessible components
Full code ownership
No license expiration
Tree-shakeable

Cons

More assembly required
No pre-built page templates
Development time investment

How to Implement

Initialize shadcn/ui, add all the components you need, and build page templates that match your Avada layouts.

Webflow

For non-developers who need Avada's visual design capabilities without WordPress.

builder

Pros

Visual designer with clean output
Hundreds of templates
No plugin dependency chains
Built-in hosting and CMS

Cons

Monthly cost
Platform lock-in
Less flexible than code

How to Implement

Start from a Webflow template similar to your Avada design, customize in the visual designer, and migrate content to Webflow CMS.

Migration Steps

Document your Avada Theme Options settings—especially Global, Typography, Header, Footer, and Sidebar configurations

Screenshot and catalog every page layout built with Fusion Builder

Export all WordPress content via REST API or WP All Export, including Fusion Builder shortcodes

Parse Fusion Builder shortcodes to extract content—these use [fusion_*] prefix similar to Divi

Map Avada's Fusion Elements to modern components: fusion_builder_column → grid, fusion_title → heading, fusion_imageframe → Image component

Recreate Avada's header variations (sticky, transparent, side) as Next.js layout components

Replace Slider Revolution with a lightweight alternative like Embla Carousel or Swiper

Migrate Avada's portfolio/gallery layouts to CSS Grid with Tailwind

Set up proper SEO metadata to replace Avada's built-in SEO options

Test all responsive breakpoints—Avada uses custom breakpoints that differ from Tailwind defaults

Frequently Asked Questions

Avada has 80+ design elements—how do I replace them all?

You likely use fewer than 15 of those 80+ elements. Audit your actual pages—most Avada sites use headings, text, images, buttons, columns, and a handful of specialty elements. shadcn/ui covers the common ones, and you can build custom components for the rest.

What about Avada's Fusion Slider and Slider Revolution?

Replace with Embla Carousel (lightweight, accessible, React-native) or Swiper.js. For hero sections, a simple CSS animation with Framer Motion is often more effective than a full slider.

How do I handle Avada's header builder functionality?

Build header layouts as React components. A sticky transparent header is 20 lines of code with Tailwind and a scroll event listener. You get more control and better performance than Avada's header builder.

Will I lose Avada's portfolio and gallery layouts?

CSS Grid with Tailwind replaces Avada's portfolio layouts with cleaner, more performant code. Use a masonry library like react-masonry-css for Pinterest-style layouts.