Rebuilding a 1,000-page website with only one developer

November 03, 2023 10 min Free

Description

In this talk, Cory Miller breaks down how he migrated a 1,000-page marketing site from WordPress to headless Next.js in a year, as the sole developer on the project. He covers the tech decisions, gaining team support, and how to start a similar rebuild even as a solo developer. The presentation details the challenges of technical debt, the evaluation of migration options, and the benefits gained, including improved development speed, site performance, SEO scores, and conversion rates. Miller also discusses the importance of planning, leveraging open-source resources, and architecting for future needs, highlighting the tools used such as Next.js, WPGraphQL, and Apollo.