Redesigning your website

What to check before choosing between WordPress and a modern stack

A redesign is one of the rare purchases where the buyer cannot judge the quality of what they receive. You see a design, it works. What you don't see: who owns the domain name, what you'll pay in eighteen months, and whether your search rankings will survive the migration.

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What's inside

1. 01Do you actually need a redesign?Five signals that justify it, three cases where you shouldn't — and a one-question test.
2. 02Real costs in France in 2026Observed ranges by project type, and the line items quotes leave out.
3. 03WordPress or modern stackWhy the question is framed wrong, and what to ask instead.
4. 04Who owns what?The five assets at stake, three lock-in patterns, and a contract clause ready to copy.
5. 05SEO migrationWhere redesigns fail: what a migration plan must contain.
6. 06The seven questions to askTo ask as-is, before signing.
7. 07Timeline and acceptance checklistRealistic durations and checks to run yourself before going live.

“A successful redesign isn't judged on design. It's judged on three things: what you own at the end, what you'll pay over five years, and how much of your search visibility you kept.”

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