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Why we stopped using WordPress for small business client sites (and moved to Astro)

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For years the default for any local business site was spinning up another WordPress install, throwing 10 plugins at it, and charging a monthly retainer just to keep Elementor and Contact Form 7 from breaking. Now that Claude Code and Cursor can build a clean Astro site in a couple hours, WordPress…

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  1. 2026-10-25 23:12 · DEV Community — AI
    Why we stopped using WordPress for small business client sites (and moved to Astro)

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