Before
WordPressEnd-of-life server
Rebuild complete · Ready to launch
We rebuilt landscapeworkshopinc.com on a modern, secure platform.
The site moved off aging WordPress onto a fast static build (Astro) on a current, supported server. The new build is clean and well-optimized — perfect visual stability, no main-thread blocking, and properly prioritized imagery. Same site to your visitors; underneath, far less to attack and nothing to patch. Here's exactly what changed.
After
Astro staticNo database, no plugins
Server
New VultrCurrent, supported
SEO
Preserved + upgradedLocal Business data
0 ms
Main-thread blocking (TBT)
0
Layout shift (CLS) — rock-solid
0
Plugins · database · login to attack
What we did
From WordPress to a fast static build
Every page was rebuilt as pre-generated static HTML — no PHP or database assembling pages on each visit. The pages just load.
01Done
Removed WordPress entirely
No more WordPress core, login page, database, or plugins. The single biggest source of website hacks is gone.
02Done
Optimized the hero image properly
The main image is served in a modern, compressed format (WebP) and flagged as high-priority so the browser loads it first.
Result: zero layout shift — the page doesn't jump around as it loads.
03Done
Added Local Business structured data
Proper Local Business markup with address and map coordinates — the format Google and AI search engines prefer for a local company.
04Done
Correct page addresses + AI-search file
Canonical URLs are correct sitewide, and an llms.txt file was added so AI search engines can read and cite the business accurately.
01 · Security
The attack surface we eliminated
WordPress is the most-attacked platform on the web because it has a login, a database, and plugins. The static rebuild has none of these.
WordPress (before)
Astro static (after)
| Exposure | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Admin login page | Exposed | None |
| Database | MySQL | None |
| Plugins | Several | None |
| Server software | PHP, end-of-life box | Current, supported |
| Can be hacked via plugin | Yes | No |
02 · Performance
A lighter, rock-solid page
The new build measures clean where it counts — zero main-thread blocking and zero layout shift, two things Google watches closely.
| Metric | WordPress (before) | Astro (after) |
|---|---|---|
| Main-thread blocking (TBT) | plugin JavaScript | 0 ms |
| Layout shift (CLS) | — | 0 — no shifting |
| Hero image | standard JPG | WebP, high-priority |
| Plugin JavaScript | jQuery + plugins | None |
| SEO (Lighthouse) | good | 92 / 100 |
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About load speed
In Google's lab test (simulated slow phone with no content-delivery network), the headline image is the main factor. The real-world speed gain — lighter page, no plugin JavaScript, and edge caching through Cloudflare — lands when the site goes live on its new address. The page is now built to be fast.
03 · SEO
Search rankings protected — and improved
Nothing about your search presence was lost in the move. Several things got better.
Preserved
✓ Page titles, descriptions, and URLs
✓ XML sitemap and robots.txt
✓ Your content, word-for-word
Upgraded
✓ Local Business structured data (address + map)
✓ llms.txt for AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity)
✓ AI crawlers explicitly allowed in robots.txt
✓ Correct canonical URLs sitewide
04 · Before / after
Side by side
| Factor | Before (WordPress) | After (Astro) |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | WordPress + plugins | Static, pre-built |
| Server | End-of-life box | Current Vultr |
| Main-thread blocking | plugin JavaScript | 0 ms |
| Layout stability | — | Perfect (CLS 0) |
| Structured data | generic | Local Business |
| Ongoing maintenance | Constant updates | Effectively none |
05 · What's next
Go-live
The launch step
We point landscapeworkshopinc.com at the new server (a DNS change). At that moment the new site is live, secured with a fresh HTTPS certificate, and served through Cloudflare's global network for full speed. The old WordPress site stays available as an instant fallback.
Near-zero downtime
Visitors won't notice a switch — same pages, same design, same address. They simply get the faster, safer version.
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Bottom line
Same website, rebuilt on a modern foundation: no WordPress to hack, no plugins to patch, richer SEO, and a clean, stable, fast page — ready to launch.