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Why Static Sites Are Making a Comeback

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Static sites are back — and this time they are dynamic. Modern static site generators combine CDN speed with flexible data fetching at build time.

The Speed Difference

Static sites serve pre-built HTML from a CDN. No database queries. No PHP. No SSR on every request. Sub-100ms TTFB.

Security by Default

No server-side code = no injection attacks. No database = no SQL injection. No auth = no credential stuffing. Attack surface: zero.

Content Management Without Compromise

Headless WordPress bridges the gap. Clients get the dashboard they know. Developers get static output. Updates trigger rebuilds in ~90 seconds.

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WordPress REST API → Astro build → Static HTML. Zero PHP in production. Sub-100ms load times on Cloudflare CDN.

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