WordPress.com Premium won't let me install Astra! Should I migrate to Hostinger?
I'm currently building a website for my parents' restaurant. They're paying for the WordPress.com Premium plan. I made a website template using my own website to test it out using Astra, but I went to recreate it on their site, and I just found out they don't have access to Astra or Hello Elementor themes through the premium WordPress plan!
It's a bit of a joke because they already pay about €100, whereas for Hostinger, it's about €150 for 48 months(2 years), and I have access to both themes.
For context, For context, I've been using WordPress for a few years and have mainly built sites with Elementor and Astra. It's not a complex website; they don't need to have a booking system, as it's done over the phone. It's purely to make it more readable and have a more modern design.
I'm wondering what the best option is:
- I am curious to know if I should stick to the current plan that renews in March 2027, and find free alternatives until then?
- If so, what free themes can you recommend?
- Or switch to Hostinger now, and that allows me to use these themes?
- Hostinger is not worth it, I should change altogether?
This is a very frustrating process, so any thoughts would be much appreciated. Thank you for reading this. I'm hoping to start doing freelance web design in the future, so any tips would be greatly appreciated!!