Tired of plugin updates, security scares, and hosting bills that never stop? I rebuild WordPress sites in Astro with Sanity or MDX: every post migrated, every URL preserved, rankings intact, and nothing left to patch on a Tuesday night. From $1,250, fixed quote after a free audit.
WordPress still powers a third of the web, and for plugin-dependent sites it remains the right tool. But most marketing sites use it as an expensive, fragile blog engine. Astro does that job faster, safer, and nearly free to host.
Themes, page builders, and plugin scripts pile JavaScript onto every page. Astro ships almost none, so content pages routinely hit 95+ Lighthouse scores.
Every WordPress feature is a plugin to update, patch, and pray over. In Astro, features are code in your repo: nothing auto-updates behind your back, nothing conflicts.
Managed WordPress hosting runs $25 to $100 per month before backups and staging. A static Astro site runs on Netlify or Cloudflare for $0 to $20, with no server to babysit.
Posts, pages, custom post types, and ACF fields map into Sanity for visual editing or MDX for markdown. Your content becomes portable instead of trapped in a database.
Your current design is rebuilt pixel accurate, or refreshed if you want the migration to double as a redesign. Either way it stops depending on a theme you cannot safely update.
No PHP, no database, no wp-admin to brute force. Static files leave almost nothing to attack, so the security plugin stack and its subscriptions become unnecessary.
| Feature | WordPress | Astro |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Managed WP, $25 to $100/mo | Netlify or Cloudflare, $0 to $20/mo |
| Maintenance | Weekly plugin and core updates | Occasional dependency updates |
| Security | PHP, database, login surface | Static files, near zero surface |
| Performance | Depends on theme and caching stack | Excellent, minimal JavaScript |
| Editing | wp-admin or page builder | Sanity studio or markdown |
| Best for | Plugin-heavy sites: membership, LMS, WooCommerce | Content and marketing sites |
XLINQ simplifies enterprise software by turning your business knowledge into secure, scalable applications built faster and smarter. They reached out to me with a Figma design for a new website for their company.
I closely collaborated with the Xlinq team to transform their Figma design into a fully functional, responsive Webflow site with subtle animations and interactions as requested.
"Sanjeewa is a great professional. He was knowledgeable, flexible and deliver a great work. He has a great understanding of website development and great technical capabilities. He helped us to launch our website with Webflow, he always went the extra mile to develop high-quality and detailed work."
EQSE provides cost-effective structural engineering solutions across New Zealand, fusing expert design with seismic resilience, sustainability, and performance. Their old Webflow website is built using a typical template, so they need to design and build a new website.
I worked closely with the EQSE team to redesign their outdated template website using Figma, incorporating their feedback throughout the process. Subsequently, I developed the new site in Webflow.
The Host Report provides weekly insights and market intelligence to short-term rental hosts and tech professionals, helping them stay ahead of trends in the dynamic STR industry. Founder wanted us to develop their website to easily manage content, newsletter subscriptions, and a scalable CMS structure.
I collaborated closely with the founder to transform their Figma design into a fully functional, scalable Webflow website. This involved setting up a robust CMS system to facilitate frequent content updates and integrating newsletter capture through Beehiv using Zapier. The site was optimized for top page speed results, ensuring a seamless user experience.
"I had the pleasure of working with Sanjeewa, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. Sanjeewa and his team worked fast and efficiently, delivering a website that perfectly matched my vision and specifications. What stood out most was their exceptional communication throughout the process. Sanjeewa kept me informed every step of the way, responded promptly to all my questions, and provided valuable suggestions to improve the final product. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality made the entire experience seamless and stress-free. I am thrilled with the website they created and have no doubt I’ll be working with Sanjeewa again for future projects. If you're looking for a Webflow development team that combines technical expertise, great communication, and fast turnaround times, I highly recommend Sanjeewa!"
Visionary Technologies is a New Zealand-based leader in premium lighting solutions, merging innovative LED systems with intuitive digital ordering platforms for designers, architects and electrical professionals. They reached out to me with a 80+ pages Figma design for a new website for their company.
I worked closely with the CEO to meticulously transform their extensive Figma design into a fully functional, responsive Webflow site. Given the complexity and the sheer volume of over 80 pages, the project spanned approximately 1.5 months.
I inventory your WordPress site and map:
You get a fixed quote and a migration risk map. If your plugin stack means WordPress is still the right home, I say so here.
Your content comes out through the WordPress REST API into Sanity or MDX: posts, pages, custom post types, categories, authors, and images. You review the field by field mapping before the build starts, so nothing is lost in translation.
I rebuild your design as clean Astro components, matching it one to one or improving it where you want. Shortcodes and embeds become components, forms move to hosted form handling, and the plugin stack retires. Weekly preview links, not status reports.
Launch protects everything you have earned:
The switch happens at a quiet hour with your old site ready as a fallback.
