[wp-hackers] 2.next - faster [flat/static build]

[Pete Prodoehl]

Douglas Daulton wrote:
> On 2/6/06 2:31 PM, "Matt Mullenweg" <m at mullenweg.com> wrote:
>> Douglas Daulton wrote:
>>> In addition to tweaking SQL, creating a native option for a flat/static
>>> build (like Moveable Type) would reduce server load and increase SEO for WP
>>> 2.next.  There are some plug-ins out there that do this.  Why not look at
>>> them all and build a "best of show" into the core.
>> Just to dispel a common misperception, there is NO SEO benefit by having
>> static files as opposed to WP's nice permalinks. They both look "static"
>> to search engines.

 > Agreed.  However isn't there an SEO gain from parsing the static page
 > itself?  Happy to be educated to the contrary.

How? The HTML that gets served to the client (your browser, or in this 
case, an indexer) is no different whether it is a static file, or 
assembled via WP or any other technology. In the ideal world, you would 
not be able to tell static from dynamic, and in many cases, you can't.

Pete