For years, I maintained two separate worlds. World One: WordPress. Comfortable writing interface, familiar editor, everything just works. But slow page loads, constant security updates, plugin conflicts, and that nagging feeling that I’m running a Boeing 747 to deliver a postcard. World Two: Static sites. Blazing fast, secure by default, costs pennies to host. But writing in Markdown files, committing to Git, running build commands, debugging deployment pipelines. I spent more time being a DevOps engineer than a writer. ...