Goodbye WordPress, Hello Astro
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For years, my workflow was the same: install WordPress, buy Divi, drag and drop my way to a website in about 3 hours. It worked. But it always felt like I was renting someone else’s house.
What changed
I started experimenting with AI tools — specifically Claude Code — and realized I could describe what I wanted and get clean, fast code back in seconds. No plugins to update. No security patches. No $89/year license.
The new stack
- Astro — builds static HTML, loads instantly
- Tailwind CSS — style anything without touching a CSS file
- Claude Code — my page builder, except it actually understands what I’m asking
- Netlify — push to git, site goes live
What I lost
The drag-and-drop editor. That’s honestly it.
What I gained
Speed, ownership, zero hosting costs, and a site that loads in milliseconds instead of seconds. I’m never going back.