Migrate from WordPress to a Modern Stack
A practical guide for businesses ready to move beyond WordPress — and how making the switch can save you money, headaches, and hours of maintenance.
Is your WordPress site holding you back?
WordPress powers roughly 43% of the entire web, which sounds impressive — until you realise it also makes it the single biggest target for hackers, spammers, and automated bots. Keeping a WordPress site running smoothly requires constant attention: core updates, plugin updates, theme updates, hosting tuned for PHP and MySQL, and regular security scans.
For small and medium businesses, this overhead is rarely worth it. A modern static stack built on tools like Astro combined with a headless CMS delivers a faster, safer, and often cheaper website — with the same friendly editing experience your team already expects.
This page explains why the migration is worth it, what the process looks like, and how I can help you make the switch.
Common WordPress pain points
Hosting that costs more every year
Reliable WordPress hosting for a real business site typically runs €15–€30 per month — €180 to €360 per year, just to keep the lights on. And as traffic grows, so does the bill.
The day-to-day experience is slow and clunky
The WordPress admin is sluggish, the editor is confusing, and page builders like Divi or Elementor add their own layer of frustration. Simple changes take far longer than they should. And the moment you need anything slightly custom, even a developer has to resort to ugly workarounds just to make basic things work. Managing your own website shouldn't feel like this.
Constant security vulnerabilities
WordPress is the most attacked CMS on the internet. A single outdated plugin can compromise your entire site. Recovering from a hack — cleaning malware, notifying customers, rebuilding trust — costs far more than the breach itself.
Why a modern stack is better
Hosting costs drop dramatically
Static sites need no heavy server infrastructure. A site costing €20 per month on WordPress can be hosted for under €5 per month on a modern stack — less than a quarter of what you pay now, before counting plugin savings.
Pages load nearly instantly
Astro generates pure HTML served from a global CDN — no server processing on every visit. Pages load in under a second, which means visitors don't bounce before your site has finished loading. A 90+ Google Lighthouse score is the norm, not something you need to optimise for.
No plugin subscriptions, ever
No SEO plugin. No caching plugin. No backup service. No security scanner. A modern static site doesn't need any of them. What you save on plugin renewals alone can pay back the cost of the migration within a year.
Easy editing for non-technical users
A headless CMS (like Sanity or Storyblok) gives your team a clean, visual editing experience — without the risk of breaking the site. Content editors get a familiar interface; you get a site that can't be accidentally destroyed by a well-meaning update.
Nothing to hack, nothing to patch
There is no PHP runtime or database to exploit. The entire site is pre-rendered HTML, CSS, and JavaScript served from a CDN. No malware, no emergency fixes, no late-night calls from your hosting provider.
How the migration works
Site audit
We go through your current site together: which pages matter, which plugins you actually rely on, and what content needs to move. You'll come away with a clear picture of what the new site needs to do — and what can be left behind.
Build your new site
Your new site is built in Astro and connected to a headless CMS. The design matches or improves on what you have. Your content editors get a clean, visual interface — simpler than WordPress, and impossible to accidentally break.
Migrate your content
Pages, posts, images, and media are transferred to the new site. Nothing gets lost. We work through a checklist together so you can sign off on every piece of content before launch.
Protect your SEO
Every old URL gets a permanent redirect to its new equivalent. Google treats this as a clean move and carries your rankings over intact. Your sitemap is updated and resubmitted.
Go live
Your domain is pointed to the new site. WordPress is shut down. You receive a short CMS guide tailored to your setup. From here, your site runs itself — no plugins to patch, no hosting bills to worry about.
Frequently asked questions
Will I lose my Google rankings?
No. Every page on your current site gets a permanent redirect to its new URL. Google treats these as definitive moves and transfers your ranking authority automatically. A carefully executed migration should show no ranking drop.
How long does a migration take?
A typical small business site with 10–30 pages takes 4 to 8 weeks from first conversation to launch. Larger sites with hundreds of blog posts take longer. We agree on a realistic timeline before any work begins.
Can my team still edit content?
Yes — and it will be easier than it is now. You'll get a visual CMS editor that's faster and cleaner than WordPress's editor. Your team can update text, swap images, and publish new content without touching code or risking a broken site.
What does ongoing maintenance look like?
Almost nothing. There are no plugin updates, no security patches, no database backups to manage. When you want new pages or design changes, you contact me. Expect a few hours of developer time per year, at most.
Do I have to move all my old content?
No. During the audit we'll decide together what's worth migrating. Old blog posts that get no traffic, outdated landing pages, or content that no longer reflects your business can simply be left behind.
Ready to leave WordPress behind?
Get in touch for a free audit of your current site. I'll tell you exactly what a migration would involve, how long it would take, and what it would cost — no strings attached.
- ✓ Full audit of your current site and content
- ✓ New site built in Astro, matched to your design
- ✓ Content migrated from WordPress
- ✓ 301 redirects to protect your search rankings
- ✓ Headless CMS setup and training for your team