Why I Switched from WordPress to Astro: Faster, Cheaper, and Greener
A developer shares their migration from WordPress to Astro with Azure Static Web Apps, driven by three key factors: concerns about WordPress ecosystem governance and automatic updates, environmental impact (reducing 438kWh/year energy consumption by eliminating 24/7 VM hosting), and cost savings (from €481/year to free tier hosting). The static site approach eliminates idle server resources while achieving perfect Lighthouse scores and maintaining features like SSL certificates and compression without additional plugins.