Cloudflare Pages delivers static HTML from 300+ edge locations. No servers to manage, no plugins to update, no databases to tune. This guide covers everything from evaluation to production across 15 source documents.
Out of the box, with zero configuration beyond your first deploy.
Static assets served from 300+ edge locations. No origin server, no cold starts, no caching configuration.
Free SSL certificates provisioned and renewed automatically. No manual renewal, no expiry alerts.
Enterprise-grade DDoS mitigation included. Static sites have no origin to overwhelm.
Clean semantic markup that AI tools can read, edit, and deploy. No plugin abstractions or wrapper divs.
Push to main and the site is live in seconds. Preview deployments on every branch and pull request.
No servers, no PHP, no databases, no plugins. Deploy once and it runs until you change it.
Side-by-side across six operational dimensions.
A single heading element. WordPress theme markup vs. static HTML.
<div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0
et_section_regular">
<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0">
<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4
et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend
_mode_passthrough et-last-child">
<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text
et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left
et_pb_bg_layout_light">
<div class="et_pb_text_inner">
<h2>Welcome</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div><section>
<h2>Welcome</h2>
</section>AI can read, edit, and deploy 3 lines of semantic HTML. It cannot reliably parse 15 lines of theme wrapper markup.
Per-site hosting costs. Cloudflare Workers Paid plan is $5/month at the account level, not per site.
Four entry points based on your role.