WordPress to Static Edge Migration

For many businesses, WordPress is a great CMS, but the operational drag of maintaining databases, plugins, and server updates is a constant headache.

For a corporate legal consulting site, we decided to cut that maintenance overhead and reduce the attack surface by migrating their dynamic WordPress setup to a static, edge-hosted architecture.

Here's how we modernized the stack:

• Static-First Performance: Built the frontend with Astro for ultra-fast, HTML-first page loads.
• Edge Delivery: Deployed the compiled site directly to Cloudflare Pages CDN, distributing content globally with minimal origin infrastructure.
• Git-Backed Editing: Integrated PagesCMS to give non-technical editors a simple interface that commits content directly to GitHub.
• Reduced Attack Vectors: By compiling everything to static files, we removed the vast majority of SQL injection paths, dynamic script exploits, and continuous plugin patching.

The result is a corporate site that loads instantly, costs almost nothing to host, and is structurally hardened against common web vulnerabilities.

For those of you still managing WordPress, how much time and budget does your team spend dealing with outdated plug-ins, server updates, or website security issues every month?