WordPress to React Migration: 75% Faster Pages and 40% Lower Server Costs
We moved golf’s official hole-in-one record keeper off WordPress and onto a fast React.js app with a purpose-built CMS. Pages now load 75% faster and server costs are down 40%.
- Faster page loads
- 75%
- Lower server costs
- 40%
- Full migration timeline
- 5 mo
The challenge
Where they were stuck
Since 2006, the National Hole in One Registry in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been the official record keeper for golf’s most exciting shot, storing verified achievements from golfers around the world.
The WordPress site had become slow and hard to scale. Its backend was not designed for structured sports achievement data, and even simple content updates needed technical help.
The solution
What we built
We rebuilt the registry as a React.js application with a Node.js and MySQL backend and a custom CMS designed around achievement records. Structured data replaced ad-hoc WordPress posts. Performance tuning made searching and browsing records fast. The registry team now updates content themselves through an intuitive editor.
- 01
Structured achievement data
A MySQL data model built for verified hole-in-one records, not blog posts.
- 02
React.js front end
A fast, app-like experience for golfers searching and browsing records.
- 03
Purpose-built CMS
Editors manage content and records without developer help.
- 04
Leaner hosting
Removing WordPress overhead cut server costs by 40%.
The results
What changed
- Pages load 75% faster for golfers searching achievement records
- Server costs fell 40% once the WordPress overhead was gone
- The editorial team has full control through a purpose-built CMS
- The platform scales with a growing database of golf achievements
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