We take any WordPress site — Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, custom themes — up to ~30–40 pages, and rebuild it on the Astro framework. Blog and CMS included. £999 + VAT, split into two simple payments.
£499.50 + VAT to get started · £499.50 + VAT when we're finished. That's it.
A sleek, modern dark workspace showing a developer's screen with Astro framework code in Cursor AI editor, glowing purple/blue accents, cinematic lighting, ultra-realistic, 4K, shot from above-right at 30°
A quick walkthrough — me, on camera, showing exactly what Astro does that Elementor can't.
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WordPress was brilliant for getting a site up quickly — drag-and-drop, no code, you could ship in a weekend. But once your business is real, the same things that helped you launch start to drag you down: slow load times, plugin conflicts, security patches every other week, and hosting bills that creep upwards every year.
Astro is the modern alternative. It serves your website as ultra-light static HTML — no PHP, no database queries on every page load, no "please update 14 plugins" emails. Your visitors get a near-instant site. You get peace of mind. Everyone wins.
Same site. Same content. Same brand. A completely different machine underneath.
Split-screen illustration: chaotic slow WordPress dashboard on the left with red error/update notifications and tangled plugin icons; clean minimal Astro static site on the right with a glowing speed gauge — dark UI, purple accents, modern flat-3D style
We're not here to debate. The numbers, the speed, the security — all of it points one way.
The old way
Slow
Bloated HTML, dozens of scripts. Google's Core Web Vitals hate it.
Fragile
23 plugins, 1 PHP update, a broken site at 11pm on a Friday.
Insecure
WordPress is the most-hacked CMS on the planet. Forever patching.
Expensive
WP Engine, Kinsta, premium plugin licences. £400+/yr, easily.
Locked-in
Cancel Elementor Pro and watch half your pages collapse.
The new way
Instant
Sub-500ms loads. Static HTML, served from a global CDN.
Rock-solid
No database, no PHP, no plugins to break. It just runs.
Secure by design
Nothing to hack. No admin panel exposed to the open internet.
Free hosting
Netlify's free tier handles most small business sites.
100% yours
Code in your GitHub. Hosting on your Netlify. Zero lock-in.
The web has moved on. The slowest sites on Google in 2026 are almost all running WordPress. Don't be one of them.
Abstract 3D render of a website materialising at lightning speed — clean geometric panels stacking together, purple-to-pink gradient lighting, motion blur trails, sub-second-load visualisation, minimalist tech aesthetic, dark background
Astro is the framework the modern web is being rebuilt on. It ships zero JavaScript by default, generates ultra-light static pages, and serves them straight from a global CDN. Translation: your site feels instant, ranks better, and costs almost nothing to run.
Lightning-fast page loads
Most pages load in under 500ms — even on a phone in a field.
Top-tier SEO out of the box
Clean HTML, perfect Core Web Vitals, structured data baked in.
Genuinely secure
No database, no PHP, no admin login to hack. Static files only.
Cheap (often free) hosting
Netlify's free tier handles most small business sites comfortably.
Future-proof
Backed by Google, used by Netflix, Microsoft, NordVPN. Not going anywhere.
Still has a proper CMS
Edit pages and blog posts as easily as WordPress — without the WordPress.
Industry-standard, well-supported, and — importantly — yours to keep.
Framework
Astro
The framework itself. Generates ultra-fast static HTML with zero JavaScript by default. The thing that makes your site feel instant.
Version control
GitHub
Every change to your site is tracked. We can roll back to any version, any time. No more "the developer broke the homepage and now it's gone".
Development
Cursor AI
The AI-powered code editor we build in. Faster turnaround, fewer bugs, and you spend less because we work smarter.
Hosting & deploys
Netlify
Where your site actually lives. Global CDN, automatic deploys, free SSL, free hosting for most small sites. The opposite of WP Engine.
Content editing
Headless CMS
A friendly admin panel for editing pages and posting blogs. Simpler than WordPress and doesn't require 20 plugins to work.
Styling
Tailwind CSS
The styling system used by Shopify, Netflix, OpenAI. Clean, consistent, and easy to extend when you want to tweak something.
Everything we build is in your GitHub account and your Netlify account. If you ever want to walk away or hire someone else, you can — no hostage situation.
The £999 + VAT price tag is the whole job. No upsells once you're in. No "oh, the CMS is extra". No "migration was quoted but launch is separate". One price.
Full WordPress → Astro rebuild
Up to ~30–40 pages migrated.
Blog & CMS included
Keep writing posts and editing pages.
Pixel-faithful design
Looks like your site — just better.
Mobile + Core Web Vitals
Top SEO scores out of the gate.
301 redirects handled
No SEO drop on launch day.
Netlify hosting setup
Free or near-free, on your account.
GitHub repo (yours)
Full code ownership from day one.
CMS training session
30-min walkthrough so you're confident.
Launch & DNS cutover
We flip the switch — you don't lift a finger.
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The £999 covers a proper show-and-tell business website with a blog. If you need to sell things, take bookings, or do something fancier — we'll give you a clear, fair price upfront.
Stripe, Snipcart, or Shopify-as-headless. Sell physical or digital products from your Astro site. Personalised quote.
Roles, scheduled posts, categories, multi-language. Great if you're running a content team. Personalised quote.
Cal.com, Calendly, custom booking flow direct into your CRM. Quoted on the specifics.
Don't just migrate — redesign. We'll rebuild from scratch with fresh design, fresh copy, fresh photography.
We don't do day-rate. We don't do creeping invoices. You pay half to get started, half to finish — and you know exactly where you stand.
To get started
£499.50
+VAT, due before we begin
When we're finished
£499.50
+VAT, due on launch sign-off
Real reviews from real businesses — verified on Google.
Client reviews
“They achieved everything we wanted — and more — all within our limited budget!”
The team at Dotwall were perfectly paced to fulfil our requirements. Their expertise and knowledge was fantastic and despite our continually changing goalposts they achieved everything that we wanted…
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Dove Hospice · May 2026
“FINALLY!! A web designer that actually does more than the average.”
FINALLY!! A web designer that actually does more than the average. I've had a number of websites in the 25 years we have been in business which have all been okay and that's it just ok. Ben really…
Aaron Goddens
“Communication is fantastic and it’s really easy to share ideas and work completely online”
I was completely new to the game of making webpages, what to do and how to do it, so much so it was feeling like I would never get one done. Then I found Ben at dotwall web design. Talking to Ben put…
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We migrate any WordPress site — Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, custom themes — plus Wix, Squarespace, and old HTML sites. Here's everything people ask before getting started.
Doesn't matter. The £999 + VAT migration covers any WordPress site — Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, Oxygen, Bricks, classic WP themes, even custom-coded ones. If it's WordPress and it's roughly 30–40 pages, we'll move it.
We can still help. We regularly migrate Wix, Squarespace, Shopify (where it's a brochure site, not a shop), Webflow, and old hand-coded HTML sites onto Astro. The price is the same in most cases — ping us with your URL and we'll confirm.
A complete rebuild of your existing website on the Astro framework — same content, same brand, same structure, but lightning-fast, far more secure, and dramatically cheaper to run. Up to roughly 30–40 pages. A proper blog and headless CMS are included. Hosting setup on Netlify. The GitHub repo, in your name. SEO redirects. Launch and DNS cutover. The lot.
Two equal payments. £499.50 + VAT to get started — that locks in your project and gets us building. The remaining £499.50 + VAT is paid once the rebuild is finished, signed off by you, and ready to go live. No surprises and no big upfront commitment.
Common sense applies. Most "30-page" sites are 12 real pages plus 18 thin location/landing pages — those are quick. If you've genuinely got a 100-page site, drop us a line and we'll quote it properly. We're fair on this.
It'll look like yours — only sharper, faster, and cleaner. We rebuild the design pixel-faithfully by default, then tidy up the rough edges WordPress page builders often leave behind (bloated spacing, inconsistent fonts, mobile glitches). If you want a redesign on top, that's a separate quote.
Yes — included. You get a proper headless CMS so you (or your team) can still write blog posts, edit pages, and manage content without touching code. It's simpler than WordPress and far less fragile.
Your domain stays yours and we point it to Netlify. Your emails are not affected — they run on a separate service (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, etc.) and we don't touch them. All of your existing copy, images, and pages are migrated across.
No — if anything, they'll improve. We set up 301 redirects for every old URL, preserve your meta titles and descriptions, keep your sitemap structure, and submit the new site to Google Search Console on launch day. The speed boost from Astro typically lifts rankings within weeks.
Yes — but that's a personalised quote, not included in the £999. Astro plays beautifully with Stripe, Snipcart, and Shopify-as-headless. Tell us what you want to sell and we'll come back with a clear price.
Typically 2–4 weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on the size of the site and how quickly you can sign off on content. We'll give you a realistic timeline before we take a penny.
It stays live and untouched. We build the new Astro version on a private staging URL. When you're happy, we flip the DNS — your visitors see the new site, downtime is effectively zero.
Yes, but it's dramatically cheaper. Netlify's free tier handles most small business sites comfortably. No more WP Engine, no more cPanel, no more "your site is down because PHP updated." Most clients save £200–£600 a year on hosting alone.
All replaced with cleaner, faster alternatives. Contact forms go through Netlify Forms or Resend. Popups, sliders, and gallery features are rebuilt natively in Astro. Integrations with Mailchimp, HubSpot, Calendly, Stripe, etc. work the same — usually better.
The CMS lets you edit content freely. For design changes, you've got two options: ask us (we charge by the hour for small tweaks), or hire any developer who knows Astro and Tailwind — it's a popular stack so finding help is easy. No lock-in.
You do. The GitHub repo is in your account. The Netlify hosting is on your account. The domain is yours. If you ever want to walk away or hire someone else, you can — no hostage situation, no proprietary builder you're trapped inside.
Just send us your current website URL and the £499.50 + VAT deposit. We'll handle the rest — auditing the pages, building the rebuild, and walking you through the new CMS once it's live.
£999 + VAT total, half now, half on launch. A faster site, a friendlier CMS, and hosting bills that will make you smile.
