After years of running a WordPress site, I decided to rebuild from scratch with Astro. Here’s why.
Content First, JavaScript Second
Astro ships zero JavaScript by default. For a content-driven personal site, that’s exactly what you want — fast pages with no unnecessary client-side runtime.
File-Based Content Collections
Astro’s content collections let you keep blog posts as MDX files alongside your code. Each collection gets a schema, which means your frontmatter is validated at build time.
const blogSchema = z.object({
title: z.string().min(1),
date: z.iso.datetime(),
description: z.string().min(1),
tags: z.array(z.string()).default([]),
});Static Generation
The entire site compiles to static HTML. No server runtime, no database, no cold starts. GitHub Pages handles hosting for free.
Built-In MDX Support
With the @astrojs/mdx integration, you get full MDX support out of the box — meaning you can embed components directly in your markdown when needed.
The result is a fast, maintainable site that’s easy to extend.