From WordPress to Astro: what really changes (and what does not)

I have built WordPress sites for years and I still do: for many clients it is the best choice. For my own website, though, I wanted something different.

Why Astro

My website has to do two things: explain how I work and load in an instant. Astro generates static pages and ships JavaScript only where it is needed. The “heavy” part, the 3D scene, loads after the text is already readable.

The result is a site that reads immediately, indexes well and at the same time offers a visual experience that would have been awkward to achieve with a WordPress theme.

What changes

• Speed: no database, no plugins to update, no PHP on every visit.
• Control: every element is code that I can version and review.
• Content: articles are simple Markdown files, in the repository alongside the site.

What does not change

• The important URLs stay the same, with redirects for the ones that disappear, so SEO does not start from zero.
• The content is meant to be read by people and understood by search engines and AI: clear headings, structured data, real text.
• For clients who need a panel to update content on their own, WordPress is often still the right choice.

When I recommend what

If you need to edit content every day, run an online store or have many editors, WordPress/WooCommerce is still an excellent foundation. If the site is mostly a high-performance business card, or a custom experience, Astro is an excellent choice. What matters is to decide based on what the site has to do, not on what is fashionable.