WordPress migration
WordPress to Next.js Migration: Secure, Custom, Built for Your Login Needs
We move WordPress and PHP sites to a custom Next.js build. The public site is prerendered pages with no PHP runtime and no plugin layer, which removes the kind of attack surface that flaws like CVE-2026-87902 target, and login and access are built to your needs: JWT with refresh-token rotation, role-based and enterprise IAM roles, MFA and SSO. If your WordPress site is fully patched and simple, staying put can be the better choice, and we will say so.
Running an affected version right now? Read what to do about CVE-2026-87902 first: update before anything else.
What authentication can a custom build give you that WordPress does not?
| WordPress core | Custom build by Web Your Vyavsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Login | Username and password with the built-in login screen | JWT access tokens with refresh-token rotation |
| Second factor | Added with a plugin | MFA with one-time passwords, built in |
| Single sign-on | Added with a plugin | SSO and OAuth sign-in, built in |
| Roles and permissions | A fixed set of built-in roles; finer control through plugins | Role-based access control and enterprise IAM roles defined around your organisation |
| Token protection | Not applicable to the default cookie-based login | Tokens signed and encrypted with the jose library in our client projects |
To be fair to WordPress: plugins can add MFA and SSO, and many sites run them well. The difference is that in a custom build these are designed into the product and maintained by the team that built it, instead of arriving as separate plugins with separate update schedules.
The evidence behind this comparison, including Patchstack’s 2025 figures, is in WordPress vs a custom website: is moving safer?.
Token encryption protects the tokens. It is one layer, and it does not replace sound access-control design, regular dependency updates or secure hosting.
Where the security difference really comes from
- No PHP runtime on the public site: pages are prerendered, so a request cannot make the server include and run a file the way CVE-2026-87902 does.
- No plugin or theme system: there is no marketplace code running on your server.
- No public login page on the marketing site: administration sits behind its own authenticated system.
- Standard browser protections: this site, built the same way, sends HSTS with preload, X-Content-Type-Options and anti-framing headers.
A smaller attack surface is the honest claim. It is not a guarantee: custom code can have its own flaws, which is why dependency updates and review are part of how we run a system after launch.
Should you move at all?
| Stay on WordPress | Migrate to a custom build | |
|---|---|---|
| Best when | Patched, few plugins, staff edit content daily | Plugin-heavy, custom login or roles needed, no one owns updates |
| Editing | Familiar WordPress editor | Headless CMS or custom admin |
| Changes | Often a plugin or theme setting | A developer change |
| Ongoing work | Core, theme and plugin updates | Dependency updates and monitoring by us |
How a migration works
- 1
Audit the site
List pages, content types, users and every plugin, and what each one actually does for you.
- 2
Map old addresses to new ones
Plan where every existing URL goes so search rankings and inbound links are not lost.
- 3
Rebuild and decide how content is edited
Rebuild the templates in Next.js and choose between a headless CMS and a custom admin.
- 4
Move content, users and data
Import posts, pages and accounts, then rebuild login with the access model you need.
- 5
Launch and monitor
Switch over, check redirects and search visibility, and keep updating dependencies.
Content and access-controlled platforms we have built
Education CMS & CRM Platform
Thrive Education
Before: Developer-edited pages for every university, course or fee change
One platform for education content and admission leads
Read the Thrive Education case studyEducation & EdTech
Gandhinagar University
Before: 16 constituent colleges operating in departmental data and portal silos with zero central governance
Unified 16 institutional subdomains
Read the Gandhinagar University case studyPayment Gateway Admin Platform
Fydus Pay
Before: Transaction lists reviewed manually with no filters by merchant, order, transaction ID or bank
One secure portal for payment operations
Read the Fydus Pay case study
Frequently asked questions
- Should I switch from WordPress because of CVE-2026-87902?
- Patch first: update to 7.1.2 or the fixed release for your branch. The flaw is fixed in core, and a patched site is not unsafe because of it. Switching makes sense when the real problem is ownership of updates, plugin sprawl, or login and access needs WordPress was not built for.
- Does moving to Next.js make a site secure?
- It removes a class of risk, not all risk. Prerendered pages with no PHP runtime and no plugin system have far less exposed code. A custom build still needs dependency updates, secure hosting and careful auth design, which we handle as part of the engagement.
- What does the jose library do?
- jose is a JavaScript library for the JSON Web Token standards: signing tokens (JWS) and encrypting them (JWE). In client projects we use it to sign and encrypt tokens. It protects the tokens; it does not replace access-control design, patching or secure hosting.
- What authentication can you build that WordPress core does not provide?
- WordPress core ships username and password login with its built-in roles; MFA and SSO normally come from plugins. In custom systems we build JWT access tokens with refresh-token rotation, role-based access control and enterprise IAM roles, MFA with one-time passwords, and SSO or OAuth sign-in, designed into the product rather than added on.
- What do we give up by leaving WordPress?
- The plugin marketplace and WordPress’s familiar editor. Editing can be handled through a headless CMS or a custom admin, but changes to features need a developer. If non-technical staff edit pages every day, that is a real cost to weigh.