★ Australian indie WP + WC vendor

The free block theme
for WordPress and WooCommerce.

Fast on the wire. Zero bundled JavaScript. 14 product page templates when you add WooCommerce.

Use Asteris on any WordPress site — blogs, portfolios, business sites, full WooCommerce stores. Sub-50KB on the wire, sleek out of the box, four built-in style variations. Then add the plugin suite that matches: SEO, security, performance, swatches, PDF invoices, checkout funnel, affiliate program. All from one Sydney team.

No VC. No marketing team. No growth hacker, by design.

★ Start free v1.0.0 · Live

Asteris Theme. The free WordPress + WooCommerce block theme.

A block theme that's fast, sleek, and stays out of your way. On a WordPress site, it ships four style variations (Classic / Editorial / Minimal / Dark) and a system font stack for instant render. Add WooCommerce and you unlock 14 product page templates (Default, Atelier, Boutique, Edge-to-edge, Editorial, Gallery, Long-form, Shopify-clean, Lookbook, Specs, Subscription-style, Configurator, Wellness, B2B/Wholesale, Tickets) plus branded cart and checkout — all auto-applied. 18 per-product content fields are bound to product meta, so merchants edit them from the WooCommerce product editor.

0 KBbundled JavaScript
14product templates
4style variations
GPL-2.0+forever
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Six plugin suites — under one vendor.

Each plugin replaces a stack of separate licences. Each is built to the same Module Quality Protocol. All six are sold direct — no marketplaces, no resellers, no surprise upgrade gates.

Asteris Utility Suite
Live · v1.0

13 modules. For any WordPress site.

  • Security + 2FA · SEO + AI · Performance · Forms · Asteris Links
  • SMTP · Activity Log · Analytics + Pixels · Image Optimization · Insights
  • Backups + Migration · Code Snippets · WCAG accessibility scanner
  • Replaces ~$1,400/yr of separate plugin licences
asteriscommerce.com/asteris-utility-suite →
Asteris for WooCommerce
Live · v1.0

20 modules. For every WooCommerce store.

  • SEO · PDF Invoices · Variation Swatches · Wishlist
  • Quote/Enquiry · Back in Stock · Side Cart · Sequential Order Numbers
  • Filters · Min/Max Qty · Links · Trust Badges · Free Shipping Bar
  • Replaces ~$1,650/yr of separate plugin licences
asterisforwoocommerce.com →
Asteris Cart
Live · v1.0

21 modules. For the WooCommerce checkout funnel.

  • Side cart · free shipping bar · multi-step checkout
  • Urgency timer · trust badges · GDPR consent · express checkout
  • Quote mode · order bumps · post-purchase upsells
  • Replaces ~$540/yr of CartFlows + FunnelKit + CheckoutWC
asteriscart.com →
Asteris Affiliates
Live · v1.0

A full affiliate program. WP + WC. Self-hosted.

  • Multi-tier commissions · recurring renewals · 3 payout methods
  • Stripe Connect · PayPal · encrypted bank transfer
  • 15 email templates · refund-rate auto-suspend · vanity landing pages
  • Replaces $300–$2,400/yr of AffiliateWP / Tapfiliate / Refersion
asterisaffiliates.com →
Asteris B2B Wholesale
Live · v1.0

Wholesale + B2B for WooCommerce.

  • Wholesale roles · tiered & dynamic pricing · per-customer pricing
  • Request-a-quote · company accounts · tax handling · store credit
  • BOGO + bulk discounts · order minimums · CSV price import
  • Replaces ~$348/yr of Wholesale Suite / B2BKing
asterisforwoocommerce.com/b2b-wholesale →
Asteris Subscriptions
Live · v1.0

Recurring billing for WooCommerce.

  • Reliable renewals · dunning that recovers failed payments
  • Compliance-by-default cancellation · customer self-service portal
  • Stripe + PayPal · prorating · pause / resume · free trials
  • Replaces ~$199/yr of WooCommerce Subscriptions
asterisforwoocommerce.com/subscriptions →
Bespoke builds

Need something off the menu?

When off-the-shelf won't cut it, we build custom WordPress & WooCommerce plugins for your exact use case — any industry, any feature: modals, shipping, multimedia, integrations and more. Fixed-scope, fixed price, and you own the code.

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Our mission

More inclusions. Less cost. Australian-built.

One vendor relationship replaces stacks of paid plugins. Across the six products, we replace ~$5,960/yr of competing tools for ~$600–$2,000/yr. We're honest about what's in each plugin and what's not — no "Pro tier" surprises mid-trial.

ProductReplacesAsteris price
Asteris Theme~$59/yr theme + WC patchesFree forever
Asteris Utility Suite~$1,400/yr$149–$549/yr
Asteris for WC~$1,650/yr$149–$549/yr
Asteris Cart~$540/yr$99–$399/yr
Asteris Affiliates$300–$2,400/yr$149–$549/yr
Asteris Blocks~$400/yrFree forever
Full stack~$5,960/yr~$600–$2,000/yr

Why six products, one company.

Most WordPress sites don't run WooCommerce. Most WooCommerce stores have plugin needs that go beyond what a generic WP plugin covers. And the WooCommerce checkout has its own deep stack of category-specific plugins (cart drawer, urgency, multi-step, express, GDPR) that don't belong inside a general-purpose WC suite.

The free Asteris Theme is the on-ramp — install it on any WP site. Asteris Utility Suite covers what any WP site needs (security, SEO, backups, email). Asteris for WooCommerce covers what a WC store specifically needs (product page, conversion, fulfilment). Asteris Cart covers the checkout funnel itself. Asteris Affiliates turns customers into a sales channel. Asteris Blocks + Blocks Pro round out content design.

Some modules genuinely overlap — SEO + AI, Analytics, Links, AI library, Activity Log. Those are built once and vendored across all four plugins, so the same code ships everywhere. Most modules don't overlap, which is why they're separate plugins instead of one mega-plugin nobody asked for.

One company means one vendor relationship, one support inbox, one philosophy. Six products means each one stays focused on its actual buyer.

About the company

Asteris Commerce is the products division of My Cosmic Message Pty Ltd, an Australian proprietary limited company (ACN 652 358 159, ABN 30 652 358 159) incorporated in 2021. Sole director Nick Lord, based in Sydney. The same Pty Ltd has been operating Orion Web Service (full-stack WP and WC development and hosting) since 2021. Asteris was built from five years of patterns observed running real client stores. No VC. No outside funding. No growth hacker. Funded by Orion Web Service revenue plus standing subscriptions.

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★ Sister business · Orion Web Service

Need faster hosting, or the team behind Asteris to build your site?

Orion Web Service runs your WordPress and WooCommerce site on Google Cloud and AWS, fronted by Cloudflare CDN globally. Same Sydney team as Asteris. Building and hosting real client stores since 2021.

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