Case Study - Migration from Wordpress to Astro

Overview

InnovX, a growing company, found their WordPress website—built using Elementor and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)—increasingly challenging to manage. The site suffered from slow load times, frequent bugs, and security vulnerabilities, all exacerbated by the abundance of plugins required to maintain its complex functionality. The website also needed constant maintenance, and its SEO performance was suboptimal.

Problem

InnovX’s WordPress site began to experience critical issues, including duplicated content, pages failing to load, and database corruption. The most concerning were the security vulnerabilities, which required immediate attention. Due to the advanced design and functionality built on Elementor, the site relied heavily on multiple plugins such as ACF, Elementor Pro, and Custom Loops. This heavy reliance on plugins led to a bloated, slow website that became difficult to manage and maintain.

Our Approach

Given the content-driven nature of InnovX’s website and the lack of need for real-time dynamic content, we recommended a shift to a more modern and efficient JAMstack architecture. After evaluating various frameworks, we opted for Astro, which was a cutting-edge solution at the time. For the content management system, we chose Strapi, a headless CMS with a familiar interface that would make the transition seamless for the InnovX team.

By adopting this architecture, we ensured that the website would be faster, more secure, and easier to maintain. Additionally, separating the frontend and backend with JAMstack allowed for a more resilient structure—if the CMS experienced downtime, the live website would still serve the latest compiled version.

The Solution and Timeframe

We rebuilt the website from scratch, focusing on creating a fast, scalable, and secure platform. The project was delivered within 3 months, and the results were impressive.

Results and Impact

The newly migrated website delivered remarkable improvements:

• Zero downtime: The decoupled architecture ensured that the website remained live even if the CMS experienced downtime.
• 7x faster page loads: The website’s performance improved significantly, with pages loading in less than a second.
• 80% lower total cost of ownership (TCO): The new architecture stopped requiring a lot of paid plugins to operate, reducing the overall cost of ownership.

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