Static WordPress sites work a little differently than traditional WordPress sites. After the static site is launched, it does not have a connection to the WordPress database.

This can affect native WordPress functionality, like search and comments. Certain types of WordPress Plugins may also not function as expected with a static site.

WordPress themes generally have no problems, unless they come with special functionality like forms.

In this article, we go over the how the things we do at Strattic to make many of these features work as well as static-friendly tools you can use to replace WordPress plugins not compatible with static sites.

You can see our static-friendly tools directory here.

Native WordPress functionality

Site Search

We automatically replace the WordPress search with a custom Algolia solution. Advanced Search with filters that rely on query parameters is not supported yet.

Comments

Currently, native WordPress comments are not supported.

However, Disqus, FB comments and other third-party comments are supported. Please feel free to check out our static tools directory to see lots of alternative solutions that would work on a static site. View our guide for setting up comments here.

Password Protected Pages

This feature is supported in Strattic. Learn more here.

Scheduled Posts

This feature is supported in Strattic. Learn more here.

Feeds

This feature is supported in Strattic.

Multisite

Not supported yet.

Dynamic Functionality

Forms

We support Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms and Elementor Forms. We also support a range of form options in our static tools directory.

eCommerce

We don’t yet support WooCommerce functionality. Please feel free to check out our static tools directory to see lots of alternative solutions that would work on a static site such as Ecwid (check out our intro guide and video) and Snipcart.

Memberships

We don’t yet support membership login functionality. Please feel free to check out our static tools directory to see alternative solutions that would work on a static site.

Forums

We support several third-party forum solutions such as Discourse that are listed in our static tools directory.  We do not yet support WordPress forum plugins such as BuddyPress or bbPress.

Ajax Get requests 

Strattic does not support Ajax Get requests. 

Query parameters

Strattic does not support query parameters that would change the content on the page. However, query parameters like UTM, GCLID, etc would be supported.

Infinite Scrolling

You can add infinite scrolling using these plugins: DMD Infinite Scroll, WP EasyScroll Posts and YITH Infinite Scrolling.

Caching plugins

Caching plugins are not needed on the Strattic platform. Best practice is to disable any caching functionality. Though it is recommended to maintain any minification functionality. Learn more.

Security plugins

Security plugins are not needed on Strattic. Best practice is to disable them so that they are not using server resources and putting an unneeded load on your site. Learn more.

Image Optimization Plugins

Yes! Images should be optimized to the smallest possible size using a tool like https://tinypng.com or WordPress plugins such as Imagify or Cloudinary. This can have a very significant impact on load time. You can also see how to set up webp images on Strattic here.

Minification (HTML, CSS, JS)

Yes! HTML, CSS, and JS should be minified to improve site performance. This can be done using plugins such as Autoptimize.

AMP

Yes! We built out support so that you can AMP-lify posts and pages with AMP for WP! Check out our guide here!

SEO Plugins

SEO plugins like Yoast SEO and RankMath are supported, including support for sitemaps.

Redirection Plugins

Currently, we offer support for the Redirection, Safe Redirect Manager, Simple 301 Redirects and Yoast Premium plugins. 

Multilingual Plugins

Currently, we offer support for Polylang and WPML. GTranslate is not supported.

Relative dates

Make sure that your theme uses absolute dates (April 3, 1999) instead of relative dates (1 day ago).

Custom fields

Custom fields plugins like ACF( Advanced Custom Fields) are supported.

Coschedule

We built out support for Coschedule, a popular way to manage social media postings!

Comeet

We built out support for Comeet, a popular Applicant Tracking Platform!

Themes and Page Builders

Themes/Frameworks/Page Builders (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Oxygen, Visual Composer, Genesis, etc)

Yes! We support the majority of the functionality in these themes/frameworks. The only modules we don’t support are ones that use Ajax or query parameters.

Third-Party Services

We support most third party services like Salesforce, Hubspot, ZenDesk, Intercom, Mailchimp and more. Please feel free to check out our static tools directory to see lots of static-friendly options!

Ads

Ad services, such as Google AdSense, typically use JavaScript codes on your website to serve ads. This method is compatible with Strattic.

Theme/plugin/functionality not listed?

Feel free to email support@strattic.com with any questions about specific functionality.