What is WP2Static?
WP2Static is a popular WordPress plugin used to generate a static HTML version of your WordPress site. Some key benefits of WP2Static include:
- Faster performance - Static sites load much faster since they don't need to connect to a database.
- Improved security - Static sites are less vulnerable to attacks since there is no admin backend.
- Lower hosting costs - Static sites can be hosted very cheaply on CDNs like Cloudflare and AWS S3.
WP2Static works by crawling your WordPress site and capturing snapshots of all pages and posts as flat HTML files. It also handles converting links properly so that site navigation continues working seamlessly. The static site can then be deployed to a simple flat file host like Netlify or Azure Storage.
WP2Static has advanced features like incremental builds, allowing it to regenerate only changed content. It can also handle ecommerce sites powered by WooCommerce. With excellent performance, security improvements, and cost savings, WP2Static is a great choice for converting dynamic WordPress sites over to static HTML.