# Typeroll vs WordPress

> WordPress runs on PHP and a database with plugins. Typeroll is an open-source CMS that publishes static Astro sites. Compare security, editing and AI.

URL: https://typeroll.com/compare/wordpress/  
Updated: 2026-11-02

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# Typeroll and WordPress compared

WordPress is an open-source CMS, extended with themes and plugins and run on a PHP server with a database. Typeroll is open source too, but publishes the site as static files, so nothing runs behind the pages your visitors see.

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[WordPress alternative](https://typeroll.com/wordpress-alternative/)

## Side by side

|  | WordPress (self-hosted) | Typeroll |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Licence | GPLv2 or later | MIT |
| Runs on | PHP (8.3+ recommended) with MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.11+ | Public site: static files on Cloudflare. CMS: Typeroll Cloud or self-hosted |
| Updates | Core, themes and plugins on the live server | CMS updates never change the live site; you publish when ready |
| Extending | Themes and plugins | Built-in blocks and modules, custom block types, Extensions as separate services |
| AI agents | Official MCP Adapter package bridging the Abilities API, HTTP and STDIO; abilities private until opted in | Hosted MCP server with OAuth; site-building tools and skills included |
| Editing | Block editor | Visual block editor, built-in AI assistant |
| Ecosystem | Very large: themes, plugins, hosts, developers | Young (beta) |

## Choose WordPress when

- You need plugins that run on every request: shops, memberships, logged-in areas.
- You rely on the WordPress ecosystem of themes, hosts and developers.

## Choose Typeroll when

- You run content sites and want no server or plugins to patch.
- AI agents should build and maintain the site through MCP.
- You want sites in your own Cloudflare account, as static files.

![](https://typeroll.com/media/cc66d2a6fc692fd7-scenes-page-compare-wordpress-tight.webp)

## Moving over

[Migrate from WordPress to Astro](https://typeroll.com/migrate/wordpress-to-astro/) keeps every URL and imports content and media.

## Sources

Facts about WordPress come only from its own documentation and website, checked on 1 November 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.

- WordPress requirements, [https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/) (2026-11-01)
- WordPress licence, [https://wordpress.org/about/license/](https://wordpress.org/about/license/) (2026-11-01)
- WordPress MCP Adapter, [https://github.com/WordPress/mcp-adapter](https://github.com/WordPress/mcp-adapter) (2026-11-01)

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