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Forget Wordpress: This is the best way to create Websites in 2025 - Oh_Well - Jul 9, 2025

Forget WordPress
This is the best way to create websites in 2025


Stop worrying about plugins and updates. In 2025 you can ship a fast, secure site in under an hour - without touching WordPress.
Be careful - Easy build doesn't guarantee High Quality - Content matters.


Table of contents:
  • Introduction

  • Level 1 - Zero code & full design control: Webflow AI Site Builder or Framer AI

  • Level 2 - Production React code you can own: Vercel v0

  • Level 3 - Maximum speed & Git‑based workflow: Astro 5 + Headless CMS

  • Launch checklist (applies to all levels)

  • FAQs





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Hi all, everytime someone wanted a website and I knew they're not willing to spend a decent amount of money,
the first thing I'd say is "Why don't you create a wordpress?" or "Hey, I can build you a wordpress in a couple of days".

Always felt like the easy way... but then, 2025 came.

Luckily, the future is here
We'll go over a few examples and then I'll create my personal website using Level 2 that'll go LIVE while writing this post!

Of course this is a high overview of available tools - if you want I can create detailed guides for each level and build websites step by step from concept to production.

Quote:Fun fact: WordPress sites are still hacked every 22–32 minutes.



Why Wordpress might not worth it in 2025
  • Security surface is huge: 52 % of breaches come from vulnerable plugins.

  • Performance: server‑side rendering + plugin bloat is just too much

  • Maintenance overhead: updates, backups, PHP versions.

  • Modern alternatives are faster & easier: AI builders and modern frameworks ship pre‑optimised code and global CDNs out of the box.



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Best for working solo. A code-free experience.


1 – Create your account
Webflow: sign up ➜ choose AI Site Builder beta
Framer: sign up ➜ click Generate with AI


2 – Describe your site
Code
Prompt example:
"A minimalist SaaS homepage for a time‑tracking tool
in pastel tones, sections: hero, features grid, pricing, FAQ, contact."

3 – Refinements & dynamic content
  • Drag blocks or ask the AI Assistant to “Add a testimonial section”.

  • Swap images, adjust brand colours.

  • Import CSV or use Zapier to feed data. etc




4 – One‑click deployment
  • Connect your domain - SSL is automatic.





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Test time - Let's build my service site in Vercel


1 – Generate your UI
  • At v0.dev enter a prompt and keep refining - similarly to Level 1

  • Download generated React + Tailwind components


I did the same to include all the needed sections and have a basic structure of my page.

2 – Local Customisation
Code
pnpm create next-app my-site
cd my-site

## paste components into app/

pnpm dev
Then I created the animations using tailwind's keyframes for both background image and texts - Vercel failed to do that.

3 – Push & Deploy
I used AWS and an S3 to deploy mine.

Code
git init
vercel

4 – Add Backend (optional)
  • Edge functions

  • Supabase

  • PlanetScale DB


Didn't need one here but used them in previous projects and I have to say it's really easy to work with.

5 – Automate CI/CD (optional)
  • Every git push triggers deployment process through a github workflow.
    Examples I often use: Connect to AWS > Build & serve through S3 |OR| connect to Ec2 and build the docker |OR| build the docker and trigger fargate etc.



Ship time: 1–2 hours.

During this phase I created my website with Vercel. It might need improvements but from first prompt until I went live it took 1h40m.
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Perfect for fast & content‑heavy sites.


1 – Scaffold
Code
npm create astro@latest
cd my-astro
pnpm dev

2 – Design
Code
npx astro add tailwind
  • Drop components or copy from v0.



3 – Add Content Source
  • Markdown in src/content/

  • Headless CMS (Sanity, Contentful) via adapter.



4 – Optimise performance
  • Use Astro Image for AVIF/WebP.

  • Lazy‑hydrate interactive islands only.



5 – Deploy
  • Push to GitHub ➜ Vercel / Netlify / Cloudflare Pages.

  • Enable Incremental Static Regeneration.



Ship time: 2–4 hours with. Fully static pages and perfect Lighthouse scores.

A long time ago I used Astro to build a high traffic eshop with StrapiJS as the headless CMS. It took a while to get things going but then everything was easy - Not sure what StrapiJS can do now but you could check it out.



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  • Domain DNS & HTTPS set

  • SEO titles & meta description

  • robots.txt & XML sitemap

  • Core Web Vitals: LCP < 1.5 s, CLS < 0.1

  • Analytics + GDPR banner

  • Legal pages: Privacy, Terms

  • Backup / export plan




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Aren’t platforms like Webflow expensive?
Starter plans are free. Production hosting with CMS starts at $23/mo --- still cheaper than managed WordPress + premium plugins.

Can I migrate later?
Yes. Webflow exports HTML/CSS, Framer exports React, v0 outputs full Next.js code. Astro is already code‑owning.

What about e‑commerce?
Webflow, Framer, and Vercel v0 integrate with Stripe. Use Shopify’s headless Storefront API with Astro.



The Bottom Line

If your 2025 launch plan still starts with “install WordPress”, you’re losing days on tasks that modern builders finish in minutes. Feel free to pick a route above, focus on content, and go live today!


RE: Forget Wordpress: This is the best way to create Websites in 2025 - 7 - Jul 25, 2025

Wow amazing thread.
Very Impressed. I will test this flow out personally.

RE: Forget Wordpress: This is the best way to create Websites in 2025 - kikku - Jul 26, 2025

This is a very cool thread. This is a solid idea that i want to test later