Vanta, an Astro & Tailwind CSS educational template

Vanta — Education theme for Astro & Tailwind CSS

Vanta is a structured, content-driven theme for publishing online courses. Designed for clarity, speed, and flexibility, it includes lessons, teacher profiles, pricing, and blog support—all in a clean dual-mode UI that lets your content shine.

Specifications

• Built with Astro v5 + Tailwind CSS v4
• High Lighthouse scores across Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO
• Fully responsive and optimized for modern browsers

Benefits

• Dedicated layouts for courses, lessons, teachers, and customer stories
• Blog and team pages for ongoing content publishing
• Dual light/dark mode for maximum readability
• Reusable components (buttons, forms, wrappers, etc.) with a consistent design system
• Search powered by Fuse.js for fast filtering of content
• Blog pagination for smooth navigation
• SEO-ready with Astro SEO, Sitemap, and RSS integrations
• Clean file structure with ongoing updates and a style guide

Optional CMS

Vanta includes a preconfigured .pages.yaml file that connects your content collections directly to PagesCMS.
All integration happens automatically when you link your repo inside the PagesCMS dashboard—no changes are made to the template code. You keep a pure Astro + Tailwind CSS setup with the option to use PagesCMS anytime.

Modern color system

Vanta uses OKLCH color values, ensuring consistent rendering, theming flexibility, and forward-looking color management with Tailwind CSS v4.

Why choose Vanta?

• Built with a content-first approach tailored for course creators
• Optimized for readability and long-form learning experiences
• Scales easily from small personal courses to full education platforms
• Dual-mode UI to suit different environments and learner preferences
• Minimal setup: clone, configure, and launch your course quickly