01 / Context
Context
Rota dos Viajantes is a travel stories and itineraries blog, the founder's own project. It runs on WordPress, with LiteSpeed Cache and Cloudflare, on Hostinger.
02 / Challenge
Challenge
Even optimized, WordPress was slow on mobile: lots of JavaScript blocking the screen, layout shifting and a heavy page.
03 / What we built
A new version on Payload CMS + Next.js, on the same hosting, currently in staging. The site is also the reference where we test Rota.Rank.
- M1Editorial portalStories and itineraries with structured content.
- M2WordPress → PayloadNew version on Payload CMS + Next.js, in staging.
- M3SEO and performanceRota.Rank reference site.
04 / Stack
Stack
- WordPress
- Payload CMS
- Next.js
05 / Results
Results
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- Mobile performance (Lighthouse), WordPress → Payload
- 20 → 87
- Desktop performance (Lighthouse), WordPress → Payload
- 67 → 98
- Mobile LCP, WordPress → Payload
- 5.8 s → 3.9 s
- Page weight, WordPress → Payload
- 3.6 MB → 0.65 MB
Lighthouse 12.2.1, median of 3 runs per version on 10/10/2026: rotadosviajantes.com.br home (WordPress) against the new version in staging (Payload). Both on Hostinger.