Comparison
WordPress maintenance and a static site, compared
WordPress is a publish-on-a-database system: updates, plugins and a maintenance routine come with it. A static Astro site replaces that routine with a build. The comparison is about who does the work and what can break, not about which camp is fashionable.
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The comparison, claim by claim
| Criterion | SiteBienfait | The alternative |
|---|---|---|
| What needs updating | Dependencies are built at deploy time; there is no database or plugin panel on the server. | Core, plugins and themes are updated by whoever runs the site. The release archive lists 6.9 on 2 December 2025 and 6.9.11 on 28 October 2026, eleven point releases later. [1] |
| Where the reported risk sits | The static output has no plugin surface to patch. | 91% of new vulnerabilities were found in plugins and 9% in themes; six were reported in the core. Exposure still depends on the site. [2] |
| What a maintenance plan contains | A change preview, the gates it passed and a rollback point. | Published plans are monthly and list weekly updates, backups and 24/7 support among their features. [3] |
| Who performs the work | The owner requests a change; the change runs through the gate and the owner approves it. | The plan performs updates and small edits for a monthly fee, per the provider's published scope. [3] |
| If something breaks | Roll back to the previous deploy. | Restore from the backup included in the plan. [3] |
When the alternative is the better choice
- The site is a store or a membership product that depends on WordPress plugins and cannot move without losing functionality.
- An editorial team already works in WordPress and would need retraining before anything else can happen.
- The owner wants a third party to own updates, backups and security entirely.
- The site changes on a predictable monthly rhythm that a maintenance plan already covers.
What the claims rest on
Every claim about WordPress or a maintenance plan is footnoted to the source below, with the date it was published or read. Claims about SiteBienfait come from the product itself.