Statically vs WordPress
Keep the editing. Lose the upkeep.
WordPress made it possible for anyone to run a website. It also made it someone's job to keep every one of those websites running. Here's how the two compare for an agency looking after a lot of client sites.
Typical WordPress siteStatically
Upkeep
Plugin updates
Weekly, for every site
None, there are no plugins
Core and PHP updates
Your job, on every server
None. Sites are static HTML and JS, and we update the platform behind them
Hosting
A separate host and bill
Included, on Cloudflare
Security and speed
What visitors can reach
PHP, a database and a login page
Static files only
Speed
Depends on the host and caching plugins
Served from Cloudflare's network
Images
An optimisation plugin
AVIF and WebP, cropped to the focal point
Cookie consent
A plugin, and hope
Built in, shown only when needed
Clients and agencies
What clients can change
Anything, including the layout
Only the fields you define
Undoing a mistake
Restore a backup
Roll back to an earlier version
Forms and enquiries
A form plugin, plus a spam plugin
Built in, enquiries in the editor
Logins for 20 clients
20 wp-admins
One agency panel
Templates
PHP themes and hooks
Blade, with JSON blueprints
The plugin list
The plugins you won’t need.
Most WordPress sites run the same stack of plugins, each with its own updates and settings. On Statically they're part of the platform, already set up on every site.
On WordPressOn Statically
SEO plugin
@seo, with per-page overrides
Form plugin and spam plugin
Built-in forms with a honeypot
Image optimisation plugin
AVIF and WebP, cropped to the focal point
Caching plugin
Served from Cloudflare
Cookie banner plugin
Consent built in, shown only when needed
Redirection plugin
Redirects in the editor
Backup plugin
Version history and rollback
Search plugin
Pagefind search, built on every publish
Moving across
Move sites across one at a time, at renewal.
01
Build it free
Rebuild the site on a starter or from scratch. Nothing is charged until it goes live.
02
Bring the content
Move pages, people and photos across, by hand or with your AI assistant.
03
Keep old links working
Add redirects for the old addresses, then switch the domain over.
Start with the site you dread updating most.
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