Simply Static: Pricing, Instructions, Reviews and More

Explore the benefits and features of Simply Static, the plugin that transforms your dynamic WordPress site into a static one for enhanced speed and security.

4.5

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179

Reviews

40K

Active installations

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Simply Static: Pricing, Instructions, Reviews and More

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

Improves website performance

Minimizes security risks

Reduces hosting costs

Supports local development

Automates deployment process

About this plugin

Categories: Performance Optimization

Version: 3.1.7.4

Last updated: 18-07-2024

WordPress version: 6.3

Tested up to: 6.6

PHP version required: 7.4

Languages: Čeština, Deutsch (Sie) [+6]

Tags:

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Overview

Simply Static is a robust WordPress plugin designed to convert your dynamic WordPress site into a static website, offering enhanced performance, security, and reduced hosting costs. By generating a static version, Simply Static eliminates the need for database queries, significantly improving load times and mitigating security risks by removing the connection to your traditional server. Ideal for local development with tools like LocalWP or Lando, the plugin simplifies offline development and online deployment. The Pro version extends functionality with seamless GitHub, AWS S3, SFTP, and BunnyCDN integrations for automated deployments. Additional features include static search, forms integration, comments, multilingual support, and extensive optimization options. With incremental builds, single exports, and thorough WP-CLI integration, Simply Static Pro ensures a streamlined and efficient workflow for maintaining static WordPress websites.

Performance

Converting your website to a static website can drastically improve your performance.
Eliminates all requests to your database, reducing the first time to byte.
Especially impactful for websites with long pages, animations, graphs, and load-heavy tools like sliders.

Security

Removes the connection to your database and traditional server, reducing the risk of getting hacked.
Reduces the stress of keeping your WordPress website up to date.
Keeps your data secure locally or in a protected environment.

Reduce hosting costs

Deploy your website to static hosting providers, a CDN, or an S3 bucket to reduce hosting costs.
With the right setup, you can host your website for free using services like Cloudflare Pages and GitHub Pages.

Local development

Develop your site locally and only push the static exported website online.
Supports local development tools like LocalWP and Lando.
Recommended for non-programmers to avoid manual package installation.

Features list

Feature

Free version

Premium version

One-click Static Conversion

Convert your dynamic WordPress site to a static version with a single click

SEO Plugin Integration

Seamlessly integrate with popular SEO plugins like Yoast SEO, RankMath, and more

Page Builder Compatibility

Maintain functionality with page builders like Elementor

Modern UI

Modern React-based UI

Enhanced Security

Reduce vulnerabilities associated with dynamic websites

Cost Efficiency

Cost-efficiency by reducing server-side resource usage

Performance Optimization

Eliminating database calls and server latency

Multisite Support

Multisite support for network level exports

Advanced Deployment

Advanced Deployment on various platforms including SimplyCDN, GitHub, Amazon AWS S3, Digital Ocean Spaces, and BunnyCDN

Easy site updates

Update single posts, bulk updates, or specific URLs effortlessly.

Form integration

Integrate forms from plugins like Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, or Elementor Forms.

Search implementation

Implement basic search with Fuse.js or upgrade to Algolia for a detailed search experience.

WP-CLI management

Utilize WP-CLI to configure, export, and manage all features directly from the terminal.

Multilingual content

Offer content in multiple languages using integrations like WPML, Polylang, and TranslatePress.

File minification

Minify CSS, JavaScript, and static HTML files.

Path replacement

Replace all default paths of WordPress and hide the fact you are using it.

Frequent updates

Receive several major updates every year.

Premium support

Access premium support for all your needs.

Pricing

Simply Static

$0 / forever

Plan includes

One-click Static Conversion

SEO Plugin Integration

Page Builder Compatibility

Modern UI

Enhanced Security

Cost Efficiency

Performance Optimization

Multisite Support

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Simply Static Pro

$99 / yearly

Plan includes

Easy site updates

Form integration

Search implementation

WP-CLI management

Multilingual content

File minification

Path replacement

Frequent updates

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Rating and reviews

4.5

Rating summary

179

Reviews

40K

Active installations

User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate the Simply Static plugin for its ability to convert WordPress sites into static HTML efficiently and effectively, which enhances performance, reduces security risks, and lowers hosting costs. Positive feedback highlights the developer's consistent updates and excellent support. The plugin performs well for most users, particularly for those with experience in website management or when using advanced features like CSS animations and custom CDN configurations. However, several drawbacks are noted, such as difficulties with image exports, relative URL issues, and occasional bugs that confuse beginners. Complex sites, particularly those with dynamic content, may experience broken functionalities or custom elements not converting properly.

Carin

17 Aug, 2024

What this plugin can do for your website is simply amazing, and I recommend the pro version, the support is outstanding.

tatyana100

11 Aug, 2024

Hello, I have about several WordPress sides but this plugin only working on one of the sides allow to have slide show and click on the images. Also some images become corrupted when converted to static. Several tickets were open in the support forum and in GitHub forum. It was answered that the problem solved by using relative path but there are still not slideshow and images are not clickable even so I’ve used relative path and followed direction provided. Results in Simply Static -> Settings -> Diagnostics -all passed except PHP option < 8 (7.4). My server provider is working on it . So, it is not likely that PHP version create an issue since one of my WordPress side is workin.g in static . Is a free version of this plugin allow to use Jetpack galleries or it is limited to only one WordPress side? How to make WordPress sides and particularly Jetpack galleries to work with this plugin? Thanks. This topic was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by tatyana100. This topic was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by tatyana100. This topic was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by tatyana100. This topic was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by tatyana100.

4dude

26 Jul, 2024

It was creating an archive of the simple website with 10 pages on localhost for… 5 hours.But all this time I couldn’t reach the site at all… Thought it was dead…Strange plugin

phuctran28899

09 Jul, 2024

simply static very good

tatyana100

04 Jul, 2024

Hello, I have about several WordPress sides but this plugin only working on one of the sides allow to have slide show and click on the images. Also some images become corrupted when converted to static. Several tickets were open in the support forum and in GitHub forum. It was answered that the problem solved by using relative path but there are still not slideshow and images are not clickable even so I’ve used relative path and followed direction provided. Results in Simply Static -> Settings -> Diagnostics -all passed except PHP option < 8 (7.4). My server provider is working on it . So, it is not likely that PHP version create an issue since one of my WordPress side is workin.g in static . Is a free version of this plugin allow to use Jetpack galleries or it is limited to only one WordPress side? How to make WordPress sides and particularly Jetpack galleries to work with this plugin? Thanks. This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by tatyana100. This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by tatyana100. This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by tatyana100. This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by tatyana100.

Simply Static: Pricing, Instructions, Reviews and More

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

About this plugin

Overview

Performance

Security

Reduce hosting costs

Local development

Features list

Pricing

Plan includes

Plan includes

Rating and reviews

User sentiment analysis

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