Why We Stopped Using WordPress for Client Projects — And Switched to Next.js + React (2025)

At Reactive Tech Solutions, we’ve built 100+ websites for SMEs and professionals in Nancy, France.
Here's the truth:

🛑 In 2025, we completely ditched WordPress and CMS-based builds.

Instead, we now rely exclusively on Next.js + React + Firebase/Vercel.
Here’s exactly why.

❌ WordPress: Still "Easy", but Not Viable Anymore
It was great in 2015. But today?

Slow: heavy themes, plugin overload

Security holes: outdated plugins and brute-force bots

Plugin spaghetti: breaking updates, version conflicts

SEO pain: no server-side rendering (SSR), poor LCP/INP

Hidden costs: yearly theme/plugin fees + custom fixes

👉 Your “free” CMS can easily cost more than a modern stack within 12–18 months.

✅ The Tech We Use: Next.js + React + Firebase
What we use to build fast, flexible, future-proof websites:

Next.js → SSG, SSR, fast routing

React.js → Reusable components, dynamic UI

Firebase or Supabase → Backend, auth, DB

Vercel → Serverless deploys, edge caching

Tailwind + shadcn/ui → Accessible, modern UI

📦 Fully typed (TypeScript), tested, SEO-optimized, scalable.

⚡ Why Clients Love It (Even if They Don’t Know the Stack)
Sites load in < 1.2 seconds

No plugin updates or maintenance headaches

Pages indexed in minutes, not days

Smoother UX = higher conversion

Hosting = basically free with Vercel

MVPs or full platforms can ship in days — not months.

🔥 Real Client Results (France, 2024–2025)
Parquet Grand Est → +120% SEO traffic

Volets Grand Est → Bounce rate ↓ 35%, conversion ↑ 80%

Opera for a Night → +65% average session duration

Our own site → reactive-tech-solutions.com
→ Core Web Vitals all green ✅

🧠 Why It Works (Even for Non-Tech Clients)
Google rewards speed + clean HTML + metadata

SSR + static export = perfect for SEO

Firebase/Auth = fast secure forms & backend

React components = scale as you grow

We don’t fight plugins. We ship results.

📩 Want to Work With Us?
If you're based in France or Europe, and want a site that:

Loads instantly

Looks sharp

Ranks on Google

Actually brings leads

→ Visit https://reactive-tech-solutions.com/contact
→ Or message us here — happy to connect.

TL;DR — The Stack Shift
WordPress (2025) Next.js + React (2025)
Slow, plugin-heavy Fast, optimized
Fragile and generic Secure, tailored
Poor SEO performance SSR + SSG = max indexability
Expensive long-term Efficient and scalable
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