After hosting my portfolio site on WP Engine for years (where I still happily host my freelance clients for the strongest security and performance in managed hosting for WordPress sites specifically), I recently decided to dive into static site generation (SSG) and experiment with using WordPress as a headless content management system (CMS). I’m still learning and experimenting with the nuances of SSG over server side rendering (SSR) but so far I am very pleased with my switch to Netlify for my portfolio site.