WordPress has been the backbone of the web for over two decades. It powers roughly 40% of all websites, and for good reason. It is flexible, has a massive ecosystem, and almost anyone can learn to manage content with it.
But for performance focused teams building modern web experiences, WordPress is starting to show its age. Plugin bloat, slow page loads, constant security patches, and a monolithic architecture make it harder and harder to deliver the fast, polished sites that users expect in 2026.
What drove our decision
We needed a site that loads instantly, scores 100 on Core Web Vitals, and gives us full control over every pixel. WordPress could do some of that with enough plugins and optimization, but the complexity kept growing while the performance ceiling stayed low.
Astro changed everything. By shipping zero JavaScript by default and only hydrating the interactive components that need it, our pages went from 2+ second load times to under 400 milliseconds. The build output is clean, predictable, and tiny.
The results
After the migration, our Lighthouse scores jumped to 100 across the board. Page weight dropped by 80%. And the developer experience improved dramatically. We write components in a familiar syntax, use Tailwind for styling, and deploy with a single git push.
If you are running a business website on WordPress and wondering whether a modern stack would make a difference, the answer is almost certainly yes. The gap in performance, security, and maintainability is significant.