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Simply Static – The Static Site Generator

Convert WordPress to static HTML. Boost performance 3-5x. Eliminate security vulnerabilities. Deploy anywhere.

By Simply Static·Jamstack·Free
4.5(192 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 2 days ago
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As of April 2026, Simply Static is a WordPress jamstack plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 192 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.7M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 6% this week. Support resolution rate: 82%. Top alternative: WPGatsby.

4.5/5192 reviews
30K+active installs
82%resolved
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Simply Static turns your WordPress site into secure, lightning-fast static HTML files.

Stop worrying about WordPress security patches, performance plugins, and expensive hosting.

Simply Static converts your entire WordPress site into static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files that load instantly and can’t be hacked.

Perfect for blogs, marketing sites, documentation, portfolios, and any content-driven WordPress site.

Why Go Static?

⚡ Blazing Fast Performance
Static sites load 3-5x faster than traditional WordPress. No database queries. No server-side processing. Just instant page loads from a global CDN.

🔒 Unhackable Security
No database. No login page. No PHP vulnerabilities. Static HTML can’t be hacked the way traditional WordPress can.

💰 Dramatically Lower Hosting Costs
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Ratings & Reviews

4.5192 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Works well, even as free version.
by openletter·1 month ago·2 replies

I just need something to generate my WordPress as a static site, and this works, though is still rather basic, but it is free, so no way I could complain.

I do wish there was a lower tier paid option for self-hosting admins. I don’t need to deploy anywhere, I don’t need algolia, I don’t need Forms, I don’t need Integrations, and probably don’t need other stuff available with the $99/year package.

I do need local search and would really like Optimize feature set and I do need a lower price, as $99/year for a personal project is too steep.

  • This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by openletter.
The best static HTML generator plugin – Patrickの誠実な対応に感謝
by yoshidevjp·2 months ago

I had a technical issue after an update, but the developer responded very kindly and carefully, even though I am a Japanese user and English is not my first language.

Thanks to the detailed support, the problem was completely resolved.

I truly believe this is the number one plugin for generating HTML from WordPress.

Highly recommended!


Simply Static の開発者 Patrick さんの対応は、本当に誠実で信頼できるものでした。
私の環境で発生した問題に対して、何度も丁寧に切り分けと検証を行ってくれました。

海外プラグインは不安…という方もいると思いますが、
Patrick さんは最後まで一緒に解決してくれる開発者です。

Simply Static は、安心して使える信頼できるプラグインだと思います。

  • This topic was modified 2 months ago by yoshidevjp.
  • This topic was modified 2 months ago by yoshidevjp.
Top-tier Plugin and Support
by Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems)·5 months ago

Simply Static is a genius product, able to create static exports of even the largest sites. The user interface is modern, clean, and intuitive. It’s also developer-friendly, with hooks and filters galore.

But it’s the support that is blowing my mind: responsive both in terms of responding to issues, but also getting improvements into the code and deployed. Above and beyond on all fronts. 💯

Broken or slow
by econexact·6 months ago·1 reply

This plugin seems broken. I have a one page site and started an export job. It’s not done after 9 hours, and can’t start a new job because it just says “Not starting; we’re already in the middle of a job”.

  • This topic was modified 6 months, 3 weeks ago by econexact.
Works great and has many advantages
by Jlwp·7 months ago

I ran this plugin inside wplocal and it worked like a charm – great to be able to generate a static site!

Download Trends

Today: 2KYesterday: 6KThis week: 12KPeriod total: 561K

Compatibility

WordPress6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

Version Adoption

v3.6
28.8%
v3.5
18.4%
v2.1
15.4%
v3.2
10.9%
v3.1
9.7%

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Changelog

3.6.6

  • search and replace all kinds of data attributes
  • added dashboard widget
  • post_modified instead of post_modified_gmt for timestamps
  • updated all NPM packages to the latest stable versions
  • improved enhanced crawl automation

…and 2 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
3.6.6
Last Updated
Apr 2, 2026
WP Requires
6.2+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
30K+
Downloads
1.7M+
Added
Sep 22, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

jamstacksecurityperformancestatic site generator

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