WordPress to Astro Migration

Most migrations wrap up in 3 weeks. Sites under 50 pages with clean content structures can finish in 2. Larger sites — 500+ pages, complex custom post types, heavy plugin dependencies — might take 4–5 weeks. The automated export and conversion scripts compress what would otherwise be days of manual work into a few hours.

No. Every WordPress URL gets mapped to its Astro equivalent with server-side 301 redirects, so your link equity stays put. Structured data, meta tags, and sitemaps all get rebuilt during migration. Most clients actually see ranking improvements within 4–6 weeks — Core Web Vitals scores jump significantly, and Google responds to faster page experiences pretty quickly.

Yes. Your content lives as Markdown files you can edit in any text editor, VS Code, or a headless CMS like Tina, Decap, or Keystatic if you want a visual interface. Changes deploy automatically via Git. A lot of clients end up preferring this workflow — every edit has version history and can be reviewed before it goes live. It's more controlled than the WordPress editor ever was.

Each plugin gets evaluated on its own. Contact forms become static handlers like Formspree or Netlify Forms. SEO plugins get replaced by Astro's built-in meta tag and sitemap generation. Analytics move to lightweight scripts. E-commerce plugins may need a headless solution like Snipcart. Every replacement gets documented in the migration plan before we touch anything.

For content-driven pages — yes. Astro's zero-JavaScript default removes the biggest performance bottleneck outright. Pages with embedded third-party scripts like analytics, chat widgets, or video embeds might land at 95–99 because of factors outside your control. We optimize everything within your domain and give you clear guidance on minimizing third-party impact where we can't control it directly.

Cloudflare Pages offers free static hosting with unlimited bandwidth. Even enterprise-tier edge hosting runs around $20/month, compared to $100–200/month for managed WordPress. But honestly, the bigger savings come from dropping plugin license fees, security monitoring tools, and the developer hours you're currently spending just keeping WordPress updated and compatible.