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topic: hosting-platforms
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hosting-platforms
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RULE: Default stack for new marketing-site work is Astro 5/6 + Tailwind v4 on Cloudflare Pages
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Managed WordPress host TTFB benchmarks (HostingStep 2025, 34 hosts, 1,960+ days of 24/7 monitoring)
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A well-optimized WordPress + Gutenberg + Kadence/GeneratePress site on managed hosting can plausibly match an Astro-on-Cloudflare site in CWV
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WordPress CWV gap causal decomposition (May 2026): ~40-50% hosting/TTFB, ~20-30% page builders, ~15-20% plugins, ~5-10% core, ~5-10% theme
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For sub-100k pageviews/mo SMB sites, Cloudflare Pages + Workers is default; flip only when Postgres connection pooling or existing Vercel contract
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Cloudflare acquired The Astro Technology Company on January 16, 2026 — strategic alignment for Candid's default stack
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Research brief: WordPress + Page Builders vs Modern Custom Stacks — sourced performance comparison (piece 18)
