Re:When will static site generators become main stream the w...
by pier25 on Sunday June 14, 2020 @01:53PM
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> WP will (eventually) be “performant enough” as PHP advances and they ditch legacy code
The problem is not really that PHP is not fast enough IMO but it's a matter of cost.
Most performance issues can be alleviated with a CDN and a cache plugin. Regular people will not know how to set up those but (I think) WPEngine, Wordpress.com, etc, do that for you but those services are not cheap.
Even if you get the same performance in WP as a SSG the cost will always be superior.
The problem is not really that PHP is not fast enough IMO but it's a matter of cost.
Most performance issues can be alleviated with a CDN and a cache plugin. Regular people will not know how to set up those but (I think) WPEngine, Wordpress.com, etc, do that for you but those services are not cheap.
Even if you get the same performance in WP as a SSG the cost will always be superior.