Blog Framework Showdown: WordPress vs Astro

Keith Motte

Oct 18 in General💬

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WordPress vs Astro: Which Reigns Supreme for Blogging?

Performance: Astro leaves WordPress in the dust with sub-second load times and minimal JavaScript!
SEO: Astro's got the edge with perfect Lighthouse scores and Core Web Vitals that'll make Google smile!
Use Cases:WordPress: Content-heavy sites, non-techies, complex interactions, and plugin lovers! Astro: Static sites, developer-driven projects, performance-critical apps, and minimal interactivity!

Development Experience:

WordPress: User-friendly for non-devs, with a vast ecosystem of themes and plugins!
Astro: Modern, developer-centric, with content collections and partial hydration for the win!

Scalability:

WordPress: Handles high traffic with caching, but needs more server resources
Astro: Generates static files for effortless scaling with minimal server usage!

The Verdict:

Astro for blazing-fast, performance-optimized blogs with excellent SEO!
WordPress for versatile, user-friendly CMS with a wide range of plugins and themes!

Hybrid Approach: Use Astro as a frontend for a headless WordPress backend and get the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!

I'm in the process of converting one of my Wordpress websites to Astro using Block.new to migrate. I did some test yesterday and I was able to covert 80 articles and the website in less than an hour. However, I experience a looping error in blot that suck up a lot of credits.

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