[Feature Request] Ability to mark posts and pages as static

It would be nice to be able to mark some (or all at once) posts and pages as static, automatically crawl them to generate a static html page. So that when it loads it doesn’t require any php to load.

For example, I run a blog, where comments are disabled. I engage with people on social media. So basically all of my pages are static. Having an option to mark some of the posts as static would drastically improve the loading time and reduce server load a lot. Resulting in better SEO score and discoverability as well as overall better user experience.

Caching as it is right now is pretty fast no complaints there. But simple test shows that the same exact page loads twice as fast when it’s static because it doesn’t require any backend calls. (just save the website via browser and run int on the server, compare the timing)

Almost all websites have a bunch of static pages, especially corporate websites, portfolios, and blogs. I think it is worth to have such a thing alongside with other cool features the Clearfy plugin comes with.

Usability concerns:

1. Static files should be probably updated only when I hit the update button. 2. There should be an option to disable “static pages” when surfing as an Admin. 3. Search result page can’t be static. 4. Won’t work with “Infinite Load” powered pages but that shouldn’t be a concern. As it’s not a good practice to use them anyway. 5. Default Blogroll can’ be static either I guess.

Alternatives:

Current static site plugins are clunky at best and don’t work so well in most cases. Judging by the quality of your product I think you guys are the best candidates to tackle this task.

• This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by foxnoodles.