Astra vs Login & Shop as Customer for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Login & Shop as Customer for WooCommerce v1.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Login & Shop as Customer for WooCommerce ($) |
| Pros | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support | Switch to a customer account from the admin bar; Customer search picker in the switch dialog; Each switch logged with login and logout times; Login History list in the admin |
| Cons | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first | Paid product sold through WooCommerce.com; Requires WooCommerce to be active; Login History grows as a custom post type |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices | Switch to customer from the admin bar ($), Customer search in the switch dialog ($), Login History custom post type ($), Logout time recorded on logout ($), Front-end bar showing the switched session ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | — |