Case Study: Smashing Magazine achieves faster, unified web performance with Netlify

Smashing Magazine on the Jamstack

Smashing Magazine partnered with Netlify after deciding to move away from WordPress and embrace the Jamstack. The team needed a unified platform to manage content and technical tools, more flexibility in design, and a faster, more reliable site than WordPress and its caching plugins could provide.

Netlify built a Jamstack-based setup using open source tools like Netlify CMS and supporting APIs to streamline content workflows and site management. As a result, Smashing Magazine reduced time to first load from 800 ms to 80 ms, gained a more unified workflow, and delivered a much faster, smoother experience for users.

Smashing Magazine

Markus Seyfferth

CEO