I have several WordPress-based, legacy websites hosted in my subdomains. They won’t get any new posts or content updates, but I still want to keep them online. The problem is, running a full WP installation with dynamic PHP pages and SQL databases is too complex and costly for a retired website.
As a solution, I wanted to convert these websites into static web pages. This would allow me to maintain them online using a much simpler setup without databases or configuration, just plain HTML files.
Luckily, the first tool that I tried worked well: the Simply Static WordPress plugin (free version). I generated and exported the static versions of my websites and was impressed. They maintain everything as expected—URL structure, theme and styles, posts and pages, uploads, etc.
I’m happy with how it turned out. The static versions look the same and are much lighter and portable. Here are the newly updated websites.
- ccNeLaS (ccnelas.brunovellutini.com): a music blog promoting Creative Commons licensed albums.
- Bolachas com água e sal (bolachas.brunovellutini.com): website showing photos and videos from my master thesis’ project on the life cycle of sea biscuits.
- PhD Notebook (phd.brunovellutini.com): the WP-based electronic laboratory notebook I used during my PhD.
- Desertores da Escada (desertores.brunovellutini.com): a blog run by a collective of biologists during the golden era of internet blogging.
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