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Migrating from WordPress to Hugo: A Faster and Lighter New Chapter

Details on migrating the blog from WordPress to a Hugo-based static site generator.

After using WordPress for a long time, I have decided to migrate the blog to a static site generator: Hugo.

Why leave WordPress?

While WordPress remains one of the most powerful and popular platforms available, it came with overhead that wasn’t necessary for my personal site:

  • Continuous Maintenance: Frequent updates for plugins, themes, and PHP runtimes.
  • Performance & Speed: Static sites deliver pre-rendered HTML files directly without hitting a database on every request.
  • Enhanced Security: Removing PHP and MySQL completely eliminates the most common web vulnerability vectors.

The New Setup with Hugo

The updated site and blog (hbautista.com/blog/) are built with Hugo and written entirely in Markdown, fully integrated into my Git workflow:

  1. Clean Workflow: Posts are authored locally in Markdown and tracked in my GitHub repository.
  2. Lightning-Fast Builds: Hugo compiles the entire site in milliseconds.
  3. Complete Layout Control: Full ownership over the generated HTML/CSS and deployment pipeline.

All previous posts have been migrated into Markdown files. I hope you enjoy the faster loading times and streamlined design!