How exactly do you think that static file gets ‘updated with every change’ automatically? You need a backend process or script to watch for changes, format the data, and rewrite the file to disk. That is backend processing.
I have the feeling you are confusing wordpress with “wordpress.com”. Because the alternatives you mentioned are alternatives to that.
// edit: correction because I think there is a misundestanding here.
I take the L and admit that what you say is possible. But for me it would not make sense.
Yes, static generation is an alternative. But my current setup is a WordPress/wp-cli publishing pipeline with scheduling, media handling, categories, archives, admin UI, and automation. Replacing that with Hugo or similar would be a migration/rebuild project, not just ‘remove the backend.’
How exactly do you think that static file gets ‘updated with every change’ automatically? You need a backend process or script to watch for changes, format the data, and rewrite the file to disk. That is backend processing.
I have the feeling you are confusing wordpress with “wordpress.com”. Because the alternatives you mentioned are alternatives to that.
// edit: correction because I think there is a misundestanding here.
I take the L and admit that what you say is possible. But for me it would not make sense. Yes, static generation is an alternative. But my current setup is a WordPress/wp-cli publishing pipeline with scheduling, media handling, categories, archives, admin UI, and automation. Replacing that with Hugo or similar would be a migration/rebuild project, not just ‘remove the backend.’