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WordPress to Astro conversion & design upgrade
We rebuild slow WordPress sites in Astro with a proper design refresh - faster pages, better rankings, and no plugin stack to babysit. Your content, your URLs and your SEO come with you.
- Fixed-price quote
- 2–4 weeks, most sites
- SEO preserved with full redirects
- You can still edit everything
a plugin stack to update and patch
zero plugins - nothing to patch
PHP + database on every page view
static HTML, served in milliseconds
page-builder markup fighting your design
a design built for your business
managed hosting + security add-ons
edge hosting, usually free tier
Sound familiar?
Four signs your WordPress site is costing you
The site feels slow - because it is
Every visit spins up PHP, queries a database and loads a page-builder’s worth of scripts before anyone sees a word.
Updates you didn’t ask for
Plugins, themes and core all need patching on their own schedules, and any one of them can take the site down.
A design stuck in its template
The theme looked fine in the demo, but every change fights the page builder - so the site never quite looks like your business.
Hosting bills that keep growing
Managed WordPress hosting, security plugins, backup services, a CDN - you’re paying monthly to hold a slow site together.
The conversion
What's included
One fixed price covers the whole move - design, build, migration, SEO and launch. You approve the design before we write a line of code.
- Design
Professional design upgrade
This isn’t a pixel-for-pixel port. We redesign the site properly - typography, layout and structure chosen for your business, not inherited from a theme.
- Build
Astro rebuild, page by page
Every page rebuilt as fast static HTML with modern, hand-finished code. No page builder markup, no jQuery archaeology.
- Content
Full content migration
Pages, posts, images and media moved across, cleaned up on the way. Broken links and orphaned pages get flagged, not copied.
- SEO
SEO preserved, then improved
A complete 301 redirect map, titles, meta, schema and sitemaps carried over - then the speed gains start working in your favour.
- CMS
An editing workflow you’ll actually use
Keep editing content without us: a lightweight CMS, markdown, or WordPress kept on privately as a headless editor - whichever fits your team.
- Launch
Hosting & launch
Deployed to modern edge hosting in your name - usually on a free or near-free tier - with DNS, forms and analytics wired up.
- Support
Post-launch support
We stay on after launch for fixes, tweaks and new pages. You’re not handed a zip file and a goodbye.
Why Astro
Fast because there's nothing left to be slow
Astro publishes your site as plain, static HTML - the fastest thing a browser can load. There's no database call, no PHP, no admin login for bots to attack, and nothing that needs a security patch on a Tuesday night.
It's the same stack this site runs on, and what we now recommend for almost every content and marketing site that doesn't need a full application behind it.
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Speed that shows up in rankings
Core Web Vitals are a ranking signal. Static pages pass them without tuning, plugins or caching layers.
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Nothing to hack
No admin panel, no database, no plugin vulnerabilities - the attack surface of a static site is close to zero.
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Hosting costs collapse
Static sites serve from edge networks that cost little or nothing, instead of a managed WordPress server.
How a conversion runs
Five steps, old site untouched until launch
- 1
Site audit
Send us your URL. We review the site, content and SEO position, and quote the conversion fixed-price.
- 2
Design pass
You see the new design for key pages first and sign it off before any code is written.
- 3
Build & migrate
We rebuild in Astro, migrate the content, and set up your editing workflow on a staging URL you can click through.
- 4
Launch
Redirects in place, DNS switched, forms and analytics tested. The old site stays untouched until the new one is live.
- 5
Support
Post-launch fixes and ongoing help when you need new pages or changes.
Fair questions
Before you ask
Will my Google rankings survive the move?
That’s the part we’re most careful with. Every old URL gets a 301 redirect to its new home, and titles, descriptions, schema and sitemaps come across intact. Rankings usually improve after the move, because page speed and Core Web Vitals are ranking signals - and static Astro pages are dramatically faster than WordPress.
Can I still edit the site myself?
Yes. We set up an editing workflow as part of the build - a lightweight CMS with a friendly editing screen, or WordPress kept running privately as a headless editor so nothing about your writing routine changes. You lose the plugin maintenance, not the ability to edit.
How long does a conversion take?
Most sites take two to four weeks from design sign-off, depending on page count and how much design work you want. You’ll get a specific timeline with your quote.
What does it cost?
It depends on the size of the site and the depth of the design upgrade, so we quote fixed-price after a free audit of your current site. No hourly billing, no surprises - the number in the quote is the number on the invoice.
What about my WooCommerce store?
Astro is the right tool for content and marketing sites. If your WordPress site includes a WooCommerce store, we’ll recommend the right split on the audit - often an Astro site for content and speed with the store on Shopify, but we work with what fits your business.
What happens to my old site?
Nothing, until launch day. We build the new site on a staging URL alongside it, and only switch DNS once you’ve approved everything. If you ever want to roll back, the old site is still there.
Free site audit
Send us your WordPress URL
We'll review the site, tell you honestly whether a conversion is worth it, and put a fixed price and timeline on it - within 48 hours, no obligation.
0413 997 229- Free audit of your current site
- Fixed-price quote, no hourly billing
- Old site stays live until you approve the new one