WordPress was the right call in 2015.Not in 2026.
We migrate your site off WordPress in 4 weeks. Every Google ranking stays put. 47 projects — zero SEO drops. Your content, comments, and media come with you.
What WordPress actually costs you.
Hosting is just the surface. Here's what you're paying every month — whether you notice it or not:
Plugins
Yoast Premium, Wordfence, caching, forms, backups. Every plugin is a subscription, an update, and a potential vulnerability.
Hosting + CDN
WP-optimized hosting (Kinsta, WP Engine) starts at £30/mo. Cheap hosting = slow site. Either way, you pay.
Security
WordPress is the #1 target for attackers. Brute-force, XSS, plugin vulnerabilities. Without monthly audits — it's a matter of when, not if.
Total cost over 36 months: £5,000 to £20,000 on top of the original build. We charge once. Zero subscriptions.
WordPress vs Code-Site. Honest.
No spin. What we actually see across 47 projects.
| Criterion | WordPress | Code-Site |
|---|---|---|
| Loading speed | LCP 3–5 seconds | LCP under 1 second |
| Monthly cost | £50–200 (plugins + hosting + maintenance) | £0–20 (Vercel/Cloudflare only) |
| Security | weekly patches, breach risk | no attack surface — it's static code |
| Content editing | Gutenberg / Elementor — confusing, breaks | Sanity Studio — edit from your phone |
| Custom feature | "find a plugin or hire a dev" | written in the brief, built in code |
| Code ownership | shared, theme-bound | yours. In your GitHub from commit one |
| Time to launch | 2–4 months with an agency | 4–10 weeks |
| Migrating to another stack later | extremely painful | clean — Next.js ports to any infra |
| SEO capability | Yoast + a stack of plugins | schema.org + sitemaps + Core Web Vitals tuned by hand |
NBYG København. From WordPress to Next.js in 6 weeks.
- LCP~4.5 seconds
- Inquiries/month3
- Local searchpage 2 of Google for “byggefirma Bornholm”
- Monthly site cost~£110 (hosting + plugins)
- LCP0.8 seconds5× faster
- Inquiries/month248×
- Local search#16× organic traffic
- Monthly cost£0Vercel hobby tier
Construction on Bornholm is a tight niche. We were nervous about losing even the small Google traction we had. Thirty days after the move, traffic held. Sixty days in, we were #1 locally. Inquiries jumped from 3 a month to 24 in our first month live. The team wrote the content, ran the QA, and shipped. We just got the keys.
“What about my SEO?” Nothing happens. It all stays.
This is the #1 question we get. Here's the straight answer:
47 projects · 0 drops
We've migrated 47 sites off WordPress (and other platforms). Not one lost rankings for more than a week. In most cases, rankings climbed 30–60 days post-launch — a faster site is a better-ranked site.
301 redirects for every URL
Every old URL → new URL. No exceptions. We build the redirect map before launch, you approve it, we ship. Google figures out the move in 7–14 days.
Schema.org and Open Graph carry over
Your current schema (Article, Organization, BreadcrumbList) transfers 1-for-1. We usually upgrade it — add what Yoast missed.
Meta content and H1/H2 stay yours
We don't touch on-page copy without your sign-off. Titles, descriptions, headings — all carry over. Want a refresh? That's a separate copywriting session.
For the first 30 days post-launch, we watch your Search Console daily. If something goes sideways, we fix it the same day. It's covered under your warranty.
Sanity Studio. The admin you work with, not against.
The biggest fear before migration is “how will I edit without WordPress?” Sanity isn't WordPress. It's better: drag-and-drop blocks that can't break the layout, full mobile editing, multi-language and SEO out of the box — no plugins required.
| What you do daily | WordPress | Sanity Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Drag-and-drop blocks | via Gutenberg / Elementor — theme conflicts | built in, typed — can't break the layout |
| Mobile editing | exists in theory, painful in practice | full editing from your phone, same as desktop |
| Create a new page | possible, but mind the template | one click, template already set |
| Create a new block type | need a PHP dev or a plugin | drag-and-drop, no code |
| Multi-language | WPML plugin, £99/year | built in, free |
| SEO (title, meta, OG, schema) | Yoast Premium, £99/year | fields on every document, free |
| Real-time collaboration | none (just record-locking) | like Google Docs — multiple editors at once |
| Version history | basic, only on paid hosting | full, one-click rollback |
| Security updates | weekly — risk of breaking the site | we host it, you update nothing |
| Cost for a team up to 5 | £30+/mo hosting + plugins | £0 |
6 things you do without a developer
Drag-and-drop blocks
Drag sections onto a page — text, image, form, testimonials, FAQ. Every block has rules, so you can't break the layout.
Works on your phone
Actually works. Not “responsive admin for emergencies” — full editing from mobile. Read a testimonial on the train — publish before you reach the office.
Create new pages yourself
No developer needed. Click “new entry,” pick a template, fill the fields, publish. 5 minutes.
Multi-language built in
Every field has UK and EN versions. Translate here — it renders there. No plugins, no extra fees.
SEO without Yoast
Every page has title, meta-description, OG-image, canonical, schema.org fields. Fill them in — Google sees them.
Free for teams up to 5
Your marketer + assistant + copywriter + editor + you — zero dollars per month. Paid tier kicks in at editor #6.
Sanity Studio is open-source. If you decide to leave us in 5 years — the Studio stays with you, content exports to JSON, you migrate anywhere. No vendor lock-in.
How it works. 5 steps.
- 01
Audit
2 days · freeWe look at your WP: pages, plugins, integrations, SEO state. Map of what transfers.
- 02
Plan + redirects
1 week301 redirect map. Wireframes of the new structure. You sign off — we start building.
- 03
Build
2–4 weeksCustom code on Next.js. Content imported from WP. Weekly demos.
- 04
SEO bridge
launch week301s configured, Search Console, Analytics, schema.org. Pre-launch QA.
- 05
Launch + monitor
switch day + 30 daysDNS swap. First 30 days — daily monitoring of rankings and traffic.
What we don't do.
Not every WP site should come to us. Here's when we'll say no:
WooCommerce sites with 5,000+ SKUs
Shopify or a £20k+ custom build is the right call.
WP-Multisite networks
That's a different architecture, not our wheelhouse.
Sites with custom plugins written for your business
If your operation depends on bespoke PHP logic, rewriting it in TypeScript is a separate project. We'll tell you straight.
If your case isn't on this list, talk to us. The 30-minute consult is free — we'll tell you if we're a fit or if you should look elsewhere.
What it costs to leave WordPress.
Same rule as everywhere on this site: price in the brief, no “request a quote.”
from£1,000
Who it's for
- One landing or business-card site
- Up to 5 pages
- No blog
- 301 redirects + media transfer
- 30-day monitoring
from£3,500
Everything in landing, plus
- Up to 30 pages
- CMS, blog, form integrations
- Comments + media library carried over
- Schema.org + Open Graph upgrade
- Where most clients land
from£5,000
Everything in site, plus
- E-commerce up to 5k SKUs
- Multi-language
- Custom API
- Complex SEO structure
- Dedicated team
Every tier includes: 301 redirects, content and media transfer, schema.org, 30-day post-launch monitoring, 1-year warranty.
What people ask most
Let's launch a website that works for your business
Book a consultation and we'll go through your project: structure, functionality, timeline, and budget. We'll explain what you need and where spending money won't pay off.
