Build a performance budget for a static website
Set a practical page-weight budget, inspect images and scripts, and compare releases without promising a universal speed score.
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Site conversion
Audit existing websites, map dependencies and public paths, and validate a static publishing pilot.
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A static conversion is a scoped architecture decision, not a promise that every feature can be copied unchanged. These articles help map the old site, choose a realistic pilot, and measure the resulting files. Keep reader tasks, media, URLs, and ongoing editing in the same migration plan. Begin with the Convert Website to Static Pages guide for an introduction.
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WordPress to static pages: a careful migration plan
Inventory content, media, URLs, and dynamic features before deciding how a WordPress site should move to static publishing.
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Can your existing website become static? Audit it first
Separate public content from dynamic dependencies, map existing routes, and test a small conversion before committing to a migration.
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