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Astro Website Development

Fast Astro websites and WordPress-to-Astro migrations for businesses that need a quicker, cleaner website that is easier to maintain, easier to improve, and better prepared for search, campaigns, and future growth.

Astro Website Development service

What is included

What gets covered in an Astro build

An Astro project covers the practical pieces that make a fast website useful: planning, page sections, content workflow, migration checks, deployment, tracking, and launch support.

Visitor experience

A site that feels fast, polished, and easy to use

Astro is useful when your website needs to load quickly, feel smooth on mobile, and support enquiries without making visitors wait. The build keeps the public site lean while still allowing richer features where they help the customer journey.

Fast page loads Smoother mobile experience Core Web Vitals focus

Migration confidence

Move from WordPress without losing what already works

A WordPress-to-Astro migration needs more than a visual rebuild. We map existing pages, search signals, redirects, forms, analytics, and important content so the new site protects the value your current website has already built.

Redirect planning Search visibility checks Content mapping

Editing workflow

Choose a CMS that works for your team

The editing setup should match how your team actually works. Some businesses need a simple way to update pages and articles. Others need more structured publishing, approvals, or reusable content. We review those needs before choosing the CMS.

Practical editing Structured content CMS choice review

Future changes

Reusable page sections instead of fragile one-off pages

A good marketing website keeps changing after launch. We build reusable sections and page patterns so new services, landing pages, resources, and campaign pages can be added without the site drifting away from its design system.

Reusable sections Consistent templates Easier future updates

Launch and reliability

A cleaner route from build to live website

Astro can reduce the number of moving parts behind a marketing site. That can make deployment, caching, backups, review, and rollback easier to reason about, especially for businesses that want a fast site without a heavy CMS runtime on every page.

Cleaner deployment Rollback-friendly changes Performance checks

Best fit

Best for focused marketing sites and content platforms

Astro is usually strongest when speed, search visibility, and long-term maintainability matter more than complex logged-in features. If WordPress is still a better fit for editing, ecommerce, or plugin requirements, we will say that before pushing a migration.

Marketing websites Resource hubs Campaign pages

Typical Astro Project Timeline

A realistic view of how an Astro build or WordPress-to-Astro migration can run from discovery through architecture, component delivery, migration checks, launch, and post-launch support.



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    title Typical Astro Project Timeline (Week 1-6)
    dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
    axisFormat  Week %-W
    excludes    weekends

    section Week 1
    Discovery call                                           :milestone, a1, 2026-01-05, 0d
    Existing site and content audit                          :a2, after a1, 2d
    Scope review and proposal Q&A                            :a3, after a2, 2d
    Contract signed                                          :milestone, a4, after a3, 0d
    Deposit paid                                             :milestone, a5, after a4, 0d

    section Week 2
    Astro architecture and content model                     :b1, after a5, 2d
    CMS workflow review                                      :b2, after b1, 1d
    GitHub Actions and deployment setup                      :b3, after b2, 1d
    Build core Astro components                              :b4, 2026-01-19, 5d
    Weekly client call - review and feedback                 :milestone, b5, 2026-01-16, 0d

    section Week 3
    Build page templates and reusable sections               :c1, 2026-01-26, 5d
    React or Preact islands where needed                     :c2, 2026-01-26, 3d
    Content migration and content modelling                  :c3, 2026-01-26, 5d
    Weekly client call - review and feedback                 :milestone, c4, 2026-01-23, 0d

    section Week 4
    Responsive layouts and interaction polish                :d1, 2026-01-26, 5d
    Redirects, metadata, schema, and sitemap checks          :d2, 2026-01-26, 4d
    Forms, analytics, and tracking setup                     :d3, 2026-01-28, 3d
    Weekly client call - review and feedback                 :milestone, d4, 2026-01-30, 0d

    section Week 5
    Editing workflow review                                  :milestone, e1, after d1, 0d
    Content updates and migration fixes                      :e2, after e1, 5d
    Accessibility, cross-browser, and QA checks              :e3, after e1, 4d
    Weekly client call - review and feedback                 :milestone, e4, 2026-02-06, 0d

    section Week 6
    Final QA and launch readiness                            :f1, after e2, 2d
    Production deployment                                    :milestone, f2, after f1, 0d
    CDN, cache, and Core Web Vitals checks                   :f3, after f2, 1d
    Handover notes                                           :f4, after f3, 1d
    Launch                                                   :milestone, f5, after f4, 0d
    Final payment                                            :milestone, f6, after f5, 0d

    section Ongoing
    Post-launch call and review                              :milestone, g1, after f5, 1w
    Ongoing support and improvements                         :active, g2, after f5, 1w

          

Frequently Asked Questions

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Process Outline

  1. 1 Site and content audit covering URLs, metadata, redirects, templates, forms, analytics, and editing requirements.
  2. 2 Architecture planning for content collections, CMS choice, components, integrations, deployment, and migration risk.
  3. 3 Component and template build using Astro, TypeScript, responsive layouts, image optimisation, and targeted interactive islands.
  4. 4 Migration checks for content, internal links, redirects, sitemap output, structured data, tracking, forms, and launch readiness.
  5. 5 Production deployment, post-launch review, performance checks, and handover notes for future updates.

Core Technologies

Astro TypeScript Content Collections Tailwind Vite Preact components

Common Integrations

GitHub Actions Analytics Google Tag Manager Google Search Console Sanity / Storyblok evaluation IndexNow low-priority notification

Project Management Tools

Trello Figma Google Meet UsePastel GitHub + GitHub Actions Email Phone Slack* Microsoft Teams* Asana* Monday.com* Jira*

* We can work in your existing platform if you invite us to your workspace.

Key Info

Performance Model
Static-first rendering keeps most pages lean, with JavaScript added through Astro islands only where the user experience needs interaction.
Migration Safety
Astro migrations should include redirect mapping, metadata checks, sitemap review, structured data, analytics, forms, and Search Console monitoring so speed gains do not create or enquiry risk.
CMS Choice
Content can live in Astro content collections, Markdown, , , a headless , or an API-driven workflow. is the current default to consider, but richer options such as Sanity or Storyblok need project-specific review.
Deployment
Astro works well with GitHub Actions, static hosting, and CDN-backed hosting. is usually the priority hosting and delivery option, with considered where DNS, caching, security, or edge rules are useful.

Trusted by organisations including

Centripetal
Sciencewise
Wacl
Backed Vc
Morris Bespoke
London Salsa
Brother Cycles
Pepper
Apples And Pears Bar
Rethink X
Csgs Kcl
Beach Design

Launch guidance

"James provided great advice, helping me with the launch of my website and my social media accounts."
AG
Anna Gulevich
Real Estate

Clear process

"James made the process clear from the start."
DL
Darryl Lampen
Personal Trainer

Reliable delivery

"The work was delivered quickly and exactly as quoted, with a high standard of quality."
OL
Oli Lacigova
OpenSwim

Collaboration

"Highly skilled, a fantastic problem solver, personable, and easy to collaborate with."
WT
Wilde Toast

Problem solving

"James is very smart. He's not just a developer, he's good at problem-solving."
TB
Tom Bronock
The Cocktail Service

Reputation

"It's a relief to have a web presence that matches the awesome research reputation of our university."
IS
Irena Schneider
CSGS, Kings College London

High standards

"He worked incredibly quickly, producing code of a very high standard that was meticulously organised."
JF
James Finlayson
Verve Search

Knowledgeable

"Very professional and knowledgeable."
RC
Riccardo Conti
CatalyticAction

Ongoing ideas

"His wide knowledge, great skill set and continued support with new ideas helped to create my website."
NB
Noémi Balogh
Independent Fashion Retail

Archive website feedback

"James was patient with a wide range of uploads, always responsive, and happy to jump on a Zoom to talk through changes."
SD
Samuel De Canio
Centre for Nomadic Studies, KCL

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