Anindya Sundar Mandal

<p>Statixly helps you create a static copy of your WordPress website, facilitating faster content delivery and reducing the security risks on production hosting.</p>
<p>The admin screen provides the following capabilities:</p>
<ul>
<li>Start a static export job</li>
<li>Monitor live export status in real time</li>
<li>Pause, resume, or abort the export</li>
<li>Download the generated static site as a ZIP file</li>
<li>Download or delete export logs</li>
<li>Delete temporary export directories</li>
</ul>
<p>Statixly systematically crawls website URLs, renders content, rewrites links for static output, and packages the results for deployment.</p>
<h4>Typical workflow</h4>
<ol>
<li>First, build and set up your site as you normally do in WordPress. Make sure all content and settings are finalized before exporting.</li>
<li>Next, open the Statixly admin screen and select the <strong>Generate/Export Static Site</strong> button to start the export process.</li>
<li>After the export finishes, download the generated ZIP file containing your static website.</li>
<li>Extract the files from the ZIP archive. Upload the extracted files to your chosen static hosting provider. For example, use your website’s document root on a web hosting server, Cloudflare Pages,  GitHub Pages, AWS S3, etc.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Important Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>If the current WordPress website is on example.com and you want to make the static website available on example.com as well, move the WordPress website to a subdomain and protect it with HTTP Basic Auth, or move it to your localhost computer using a backup and migration plugin such as Duplicator.</li>
<li>Permalink structure must not be set to <strong>Plain</strong>.</li>
<li>Keep the Statixly export tab open while export is running.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Not for e-commerce, etc.</h4>
<p>Statixly will not work on any WordPress website that generates content dynamically based on user interaction, e.g., an e-commerce or subscription-based website.</p>
<p>Contact forms will not work. The contact form requires immediate backend processing upon submission by the user. However, this is on our roadmap.</p>
<h4>Advanced Opt-In Options</h4>
<p>Statixly includes two optional safety/compatibility flags (both disabled by default):</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code>statixly_prefer_temp_storage_above_document_root</code><br />
Set to <code>true</code> (in the options table) only if you explicitly want Statixly working directories outside <code>wp_upload_dir()</code>. By default, Statixly uses WordPress uploads paths.</p>
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<p><code>statixly_allow_insecure_local_http_fetch</code><br />
Set to <code>true</code> (in the options table) only for local/self-signed certificate environments where same-site HTTPS fetches fail TLS verification. This disables SSL verification for local same-site fetches.</p>
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</ul>
<h4>Need Help?</h4>
<p>If you face any issues after installing the Statixly plugin, please open a support ticket with detailed information, and we will be happy to fix the issue.</p>


Statixly

Generate a static HTML version of your WordPress website and download it as a ZIP archive.

staticsnap

<p><strong>Static Snap</strong> is a powerful WordPress plugin that transforms your dynamic WordPress site into a static website, enabling seamless integration and deployment across various hosting services.</p>
<h3>Advantages of Using Static Snap</h3>
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<p>🛡️ <strong>Enhanced Security</strong>: By converting dynamic WordPress sites to static formats, Static Snap minimizes security risks associated with dynamic content and databases, significantly reducing susceptibility to hacking and malware attacks.</p>
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<p>⚡ <strong>Increased Speed and Performance</strong>: Static sites generated by Static Snap load faster than dynamic sites since they are served directly from a CDN, eliminating server-side processing. This results in quicker access times, enhancing user experience and engagement.</p>
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<p>💵 <strong>Reduced Hosting Costs</strong>: Static Snap allows the use of less resource-intensive hosting solutions, which can be cheaper or even free, significantly lowering overall website maintenance costs.</p>
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<p>🔧 <strong>Simplified Maintenance</strong>: Users can manage their site content via WordPress while Static Snap serves a static version, blending ease of management with enhanced stability and reliability.</p>
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<p>📈 <strong>SEO Benefits</strong>: With faster load times and increased reliability, static sites often rank better in search engine results. Static Snap maintains WordPress’s SEO capabilities while improving site performance.</p>
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<p>⬆️  <strong>Scalability and Reliability</strong>: Static Snap ensures that static sites are more scalable and reliable under high traffic conditions, maintaining uptime and performance during peak times.</p>
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<p>🔍 <strong>Preserved Functionality</strong>: Essential dynamic features, such as search and form capabilities, are retained in the static version of the site, ensuring no functional compromise with Static Snap.</p>
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<p>🔁  <strong>Automated Backups to GitHub</strong>: Static Snap automatically pushes the static site to a connected GitHub account, providing robust version control and secure backups. This facilitates easy tracking of changes and reverting to previous versions.</p>
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<p>🌳 <strong>Eco-friendly Hosting</strong>: By reducing server resource needs, Static Snap supports more sustainable hosting, aligning with eco-friendly practices.</p>
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<p>📋  <strong>Content Management Efficiency</strong>: Users benefit from the familiar WordPress interface for content management while enjoying the performance advantages of a static site.</p>
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<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>Contributions to the Static Snap plugin are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines on our <a href="https://github.com/static-snap/static-snap" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a> to get started.</p>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<p>This plugin utilizes third-party services to provide certain functionalities. Below is the information regarding the external services used:</p>
<h4>Static Snap API</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Description</strong>: This plugin communicates with the Static Snap API to manage certain operations related to the plugin’s functionality. This includes transmitting data such as user configurations and usage data.</li>
<li><strong>Circumstances of Use</strong>: The API is utilized only if the user chooses to enable additional functionality. These extra functionalities include integration with GitHub and the ability to save static forms using the API.</li>
<li><strong>API Link</strong>: <a href="https://api.staticsnap.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Static Snap API</a></li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service and Privacy Policy</strong>: <a href="https://staticsnap.com/terms-and-conditions" rel="nofollow ugc">Static Snap Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://staticsnap.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Static Snap Privacy Policy</a></li>
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Static Snap

Static Snap converts your WordPress site into a static website, boosting performance, security, scalability, and SEO.

Statixly vs Static Snap