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Less Maintenance, More Freedom

Webdesign at scale w/ Silex and WordPress

NLUUG 2025    November 20, 14:50–15:35, Utrecht, NL    Duration 00:45

Less Maintenance, More Freedom

Outline

  1. Context    2. Demo    3. Impact

Alex Hoyau

Free Software » No-Code » Equal Opportunity

Silex.me    Internet2000.net   

THE

THE INTER

THE INTERNOODLES

THE INTERNOODLES

THE INTERNOODLES

WordPress

WordPress logo

WordPress

WordPress logo

WordPress

+Headless

WordPress logo

WordPress

+Headless

WordPress

+Headless

WordPress logo

WordPress

+Headless
+NoCode
 
 

silex small WordPress logo

WordPress

+Headless
+NoCode
+WebStandards
 

w3c logo silex small WordPress logo

WordPress

+Headless
+NoCode
+WebStandards
+SuperPowers

gitlab small w3c logo silex small WordPress logo

Results

1. Web Design is Design

2. Scores are science

www.groupefigaro.com

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www.leasecom.fr

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www.hy24partners.com

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scoreddb.fr

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eqwalgroup.com

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www.nectar-io.fr

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www.oeth.org

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act.surfrider.eu

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          How big

Typical WordPress+Elementor site

Plugin Use Pricing Updates Impact License Security
Elementor Page builder Freemium/Pro 1–3/month ⭐ Open-core ⭐
Yoast SEO SEO Freemium 1–2/month ⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐
Rank Math SEO Freemium 1–2/month ⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐
UpdraftPlus Backup Freemium 1/month ⭐⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Redirection Redirects Free 1–2/year ⭐⭐⭐ Open source ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Polylang Multilingual Freemium 1–2/month ⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Polylang for ACF ACF + i18n Free Irregular ⭐⭐⭐ Open source ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
ACF Pro Custom fields Freemium/Pro Monthly ⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐⭐
WP Rocket Cache Pro 1–2/month ⭐⭐⭐ Closed ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wordfence Security Freemium 2–4/month ⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐
Yoast Duplicate Post Duplicate content / workflow Free 1–2/month ⭐⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Slider Revolution Sliders / animations Pro 1/month ⭐ Closed ⭐
Premium Addons for Elementor / JetEngine / Crocoblock Elementor enhancements Pro 1–2/month ⭐ Closed ⭐⭐
Clipboard for Elementor Copy/paste Elementor blocks Pro 1–2/month ⭐⭐ Closed ⭐⭐⭐

Headless WordPress

Plugin Use Pricing Updates Impact License Security
ACF Pro Structured fields Freemium/Pro Monthly ⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Polylang Multilingual (API) Freemium 1–2/month ⭐⭐ Open-core ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Polylang for ACF ACF field translation Free Irregular ⭐⭐⭐ Open source ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
WPGraphQL GraphQL API Free Monthly ⭐⭐ Open source ⭐⭐⭐⭐
WPGraphQL for ACF ACF in GraphQL Free Monthly ⭐⭐⭐ Open source ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Faust (FaustWP) Headless WP framework (routing, auth, previews) Free 1–2/month ⭐⭐ Open source ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jamstack (static/headless helper plugin) Static export / deployment helpers Freemium/Pro Irregular ⭐⭐ Open-core or Closed (varies) ⭐⭐⭐

Headless WordPress + Silex + GitLab

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Secure by design

Self hostable and free SaaS

Performance

Headless WordPress + Silex + GitLab

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Lower costs

Faster teams

Less dev, more output

For Agencies & freelancers

👍👍👍👍👍

Digital Sovereignty

Invest in Open Source

Own Your Tools

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