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HTML to CMS, without the hand-waving.

What actually happens when a static site becomes a theme — file structures, honest limits, and when to automate.

  • 8 min read

    How to convert HTML to WordPress

    There are exactly two honest ways to get a static HTML site running as a WordPress theme: rebuild it by hand into PHP templates, or run it through a converter that does that mapping for you. Here is what each path actually involves.

  • 6 min read

    HTML to CMS: what actually transfers

    Every "HTML to CMS" promise glosses over the same question: what survives the move? Here is the honest breakdown, valid for any converter — including doing it by hand.

  • 7 min read

    WordPress theme file structure, explained

    If you are converting a static site to WordPress — by hand or with a tool — these are the files you will end up with, what each one does, and the minimum WordPress actually requires.