Wix, WordPress, platform migrations, and website builders. 6 articles in this category.
A note on these pieces
Several of these pieces were written about Wix. For most established businesses we now build on Shopify or as a custom site, because both give you more control over speed, search and how the site grows.
Astro vs Next.js for a UK small business site: Next.js is a React application framework, Astro ships HTML. Here's how to pick the right shape, when each one wins, and the five-year cost picture — written by a UK developer who builds on Astro.
Decap, TinaCMS, Sanity, Storyblok and ZeroCMS — the serious headless CMS options for an Astro site. What each does well, what they cost, and when a small business genuinely doesn't need an Astro CMS at all. Written by a UK developer who builds on Astro every day.
Astro is a web framework built around Islands Architecture — pages render as plain HTML at build time, JavaScript ships only where you need it. Here's how Astro is different from React, Next.js, and static site generators, and when developers reach for it in web development today.
I run on Astro. I used to run on WordPress. Here's what actually changes when you switch, when WordPress is still the right tool, and how to decide between them for a small business website.
Astro websites load in under a second, cost a fraction of WordPress to run, and you own the result outright — no Wix or Squarespace lock-in. What Astro is, in plain English, written for business owners not developers.
I bought Elementor Pro for £199 and lasted two hours. Here's how I used Claude Code and Astro to go from 69 to 99 PageSpeed — and what that decision made possible.