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How I Replaced WordPress, Shopify, and Mailchimp with Cloudflare Workers

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How I Replaced WordPress, Shopify, and Mailchimp with Cloudflare Workers

The $300/month problem

As a freelancer, I was paying:

  • WordPress hosting: €20/month
  • Security plugin: €15/month
  • Shopify: €79/month + 2% transaction fees
  • Mailchimp: €50/month
  • Calendly: €12/month
  • Total: ~€176/month + transaction cuts

Plus the hidden costs: updates, backups, security patches, plugin conflicts, slow loading times...

The revelation

What if a CMS didn't need:

  • ❌ A database
  • ❌ An origin server
  • ❌ Plugins
  • ❌ Security patches

What if everything ran on the edge — closer to users than a traditional server could ever be?

Meet AI on Edge

A flat-file CMS built entirely on Cloudflare:

Architecture (no, really — zero servers)

  • 7 microservices on Cloudflare Workers
  • Flat files on Cloudflare R2 (S3-compatible object storage)
  • KV for caching and configuration
  • Durable Objects for real-time features
  • Zero databases. Zero origin servers.

Why this matters

Traditional CMS:

User → CDN → Origin Server → Database → Response
        ↑_________↑
        Cache miss = slow
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AI on Edge:

User → Edge Worker → R2 File → Response
        ↑
        Every request is an edge hit
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No cache misses. No cold starts. No database queries. Ever.

Performance comparison

Platform TTFB Full Load CWV Pass
WordPress 100-800ms 1.5-6s 38%
Shopify 80-300ms 1.5-3s Moderate
AI on Edge ~50ms ~0.3s 100%

AI, but useful

Not just "AI for marketing":

  • AI Content — Generate posts, pages, products from a chat message
  • AI Assistant — Site-aware chat with persistent memory and 20+ personas
  • AI Agent — Drafts content, monitors traffic, replies to comments autonomously
  • AI Translation — Content, subtitles, emails in 10+ languages
  • AI SEO — Auto-generated sitemaps, OG images, structured data
  • AI Moderation — 4 strictness levels for comments

Everything included

No plugins. No integrations. Just features:

  • ✅ CMS & blog
  • ✅ E-commerce (Stripe, zero platform fees)
  • ✅ Email newsletters & campaigns
  • ✅ Calendar & booking
  • ✅ CRM with lead scoring
  • ✅ Community hub & comments
  • ✅ Video/audio streaming
  • ✅ Multi-language
  • ✅ Custom domains & SSL
  • ✅ GDPR compliance

Pricing

  • Starter: €19/month
  • Professional: €39/month (unlimited everything)
  • Zero transaction fees. You keep 100%.

Compare to:

  • WordPress + plugins: €50-100+/month
  • Shopify: €79/month + 2% fees
  • Webflow: €36/month (CMS only)

Beta access

Currently in beta. 50% off with code BETATEST26.

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Built solo over 2 years. Ask me anything about edge architecture, flat-file CMSs, or why I believe databases are a mistake for content.

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