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How do you keep the forum fast without a JS framework?

Alice
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#discussion#performance

Coming from a React background, I'm surprised how snappy this feels. What's the trick — is it just server-rendered pages plus a bit of vanilla JS for the interactive bits?

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    Mod Molly

    Pretty much. Classic server-rendered WordPress templates, no webfonts, and small vanilla-JS modules that talk to a REST API only for writes (votes, replies, bookmarks). No hydration, no bundle.

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      Carol Nwosu

      The no-webfonts part is underrated — zero layout shift and instant text.