WordPress vs Static + Git

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~73% of WordPress sites are blogs, brochure sites, and portfolios — serving static content through a dynamic system.

32%
Are blogs
41%
Business / marketing
(mostly brochure sites)
20%
Use WooCommerce
(the ecommerce slice)
~7%
Actually need authentication,
memberships, or complex logic
These sites don't need a database. They don't need PHP rendering pages on the fly. They don't need 30 plugins. They're serving static content through a dynamic system — and paying for the complexity of a system they don't use. Every one of those sites could be a set of HTML files in a Git repo, managed entirely by an AI agent, deployed for free.
WordPress sites that could be static, free-hosted & fully AI-managed
0
active WordPress sites — paying for complexity they don't need

Sources: MageComp, Colorlib, Hostinger

Summary — Full comparison at a glance
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Core files✕~1,500 PHP files🤖5–10 HTML files
Database✕MySQL, 12+ tables🤖None
Edit content✕Login → Builder → Update → Clear cache🤖Edit file → git push
Add a blog post⚠️9-step process through wp-admin🤖Create file → git push
Plugins needed✕15–25🤖0
SEO✕Plugin config per page🤖Built into HTML
Security✕7+ attack vectors, 90k attacks/min🤖No attack surface
Load time (mobile)✕13+ seconds🤖1–2 seconds
Deploy a change✕Save → Clear cache → Purge CDN → Hope🤖git push → live in seconds
Rollback✕Restore full backup (if you have one)🤖git revert — one command
Maintenance✕70+ human touchpoints / month🤖AI agent handles it
Annual cost✕$2,000–30,000+🤖~$240/year
AI Agent ready?✕6%🤖100%
Files & Structure
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Core files✕~1,500 PHP files🤖5–10 HTML files
Database⚠️MySQL with 12+ tables🤖None
Config files⚠️wp-config.php, .htaccess, theme.json, functions.php🤖1 config file (optional)
Dependencies✕PHP 8.x, MySQL 8.x, Apache/Nginx🤖None — just a browser
Content Editing
Task🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Edit a heading✕Login → Find page → Open builder → Edit → Update → Clear cache🤖Edit HTML → git push
Add a blog post⚠️Login → Posts → New → Gutenberg → Categories → Featured image → SEO fields → Publish → Clear cache🤖Create HTML file → git push
Update a menu✕Login → Appearance → Menus → Drag/reorder → Save → Clear cache🤖Edit nav in HTML → git push
Update an image✕Login → Media Library → Upload → Find page → Open builder → Swap → Update → Clear cache → Purge CDN🤖Replace file → git push
Plugins Required
Function🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
SEO✕Yoast / RankMath (config per page)🤖Built into the HTML
Caching✕WP Rocket / LiteSpeed (needs config)🤖Not needed — already static
Security✕Wordfence / Sucuri (firewall + scans)🤖Not needed — no attack surface
Forms✕Contact Form 7 + SMTP plugin🤖Simple form endpoint
Backups✕UpdraftPlus (schedule + storage)🤖Git is the backup
Image optimization✕ShortPixel / Smush (API key + settings)🤖Optimize before upload
Anti-spam✕Akismet (API key + moderation)🤖Handled by form provider
Cookie consent✕CookieYes / Complianz (banner config)🤖Simple script or none
Analytics⚠️Site Kit / MonsterInsights🤖Single script tag
Performance✕Autoptimize (CSS/JS minification)🤖No PHP overhead to optimize
Total plugins✕15–25🤖0
Design / Theme
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Theme✕Purchase + install + configure + customize🤖CSS file you own completely
Page builder✕Elementor / Divi (serialized data in DB)🤖HTML — what you write is what renders
Child theme⚠️Required for safe customization🤖Not applicable
Mobile responsive✕Theme + builder + separate preview mode🤖CSS media queries — one place
Updates & Maintenance
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Core updates✕4–5 per year (can break plugins/themes)🤖None
Plugin updates✕20–30 individual updates per month🤖None
Theme updates✕3–4 per year (can override customizations)🤖None
PHP version✕Must verify compatibility, update on server🤖Not applicable
Database maintenance⚠️Optimize tables, clean transients, clear revisions🤖No database
SSL renewal✕Monitor + renew🤖Automatic
Security
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Attack surface✕PHP, MySQL, wp-admin, XML-RPC, REST API, uploads, every plugin🤖None — flat files on CDN
Brute force risk✕Yes — needs protection plugin🤖No login exists
Malware risk✕Yes — 90,000 attacks/min across WP🤖No server-side code to exploit
SQL injection✕Yes — database-driven🤖No database
Plugin vulnerabilities✕95% of WP vulnerabilities from plugins🤖No plugins
Performance
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Page generation✕PHP queries DB → assembles HTML → serves (every request)🤖Pre-built HTML served instantly
Load time (desktop)✕2.5 seconds🤖Under 1 second
Load time (mobile)✕13+ seconds🤖1–2 seconds
Caching needed✕Yes — multiple layers🤖No — already static
Hosting & Cost
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Hosting✕$10–50/month (shared) to $100+ (managed)🤖Free
Theme cost✕$0–60+/year🤖$0
Plugin costs✕$0–300+/year🤖$0
Developer maintenance✕$500–2,000/month🤖AI agent handles it
SSL✕Included or $10–100/year🤖Free (automatic)
AI Agent costs✕$0🤖~$240/year
Annual total✕$2,000–30,000+🤖~$240/year
Deployment
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Deploy a change✕Save in wp-admin → clear cache → purge CDN → hope nothing broke🤖git push → auto-deploys in seconds
Rollback a mistake✕Restore full backup (if you have one)🤖git revert — one command
Version history⚠️Limited post revisions (database bloat)🤖Complete history of every change, forever
Staging environment✕Separate setup (often paid)🤖Branch the repo — free, instant
AI Agent Compatibility
Area🤖WordPress🤖Static + Git
Can AI read every page?✕Partially — split across DB, theme, plugins, builder🤖Yes — every file readable
Can AI edit content?⚠️Partially — REST API covers some, not builders🤖Yes — direct file editing
Can AI update SEO?✕No — plugin settings not exposed via API🤖Yes — edit the HTML
Can AI deploy?✕No reliable programmatic deployment🤖Yes — git commit and push
Can AI rollback?✕No🤖Yes — git revert
Single source of truth?✕No — 10 layers, 100+ sub-components🤖Yes — files in a repo
6%
WordPress AI-ready
vs
100%
Static + Git AI-ready

WordPress: 10 layers, 100+ components, 70+ human touchpoints.
Static + Git: Files. Repo. AI Agent. Done.

450 million WordPress sites are paying hosting companies, plugin developers, and freelance developers billions of dollars a year — for a system architecturally designed in 2003.

WordPressGit-Based + AI Agent
Hosting$10–50/monthFree (GitPage, GitHub Pages, Netlify)
Theme & plugins$20–100/month$0 — it's just code
Developer maintenance$500–2,000/monthAI agent handles it
SEO tools$100–300/monthBuilt into the workflow
Time on updates3–5 hours/monthMinutes
AI Agent costs$0~$240/year
Annual total$2,000–30,000+~$240/year