What's affecting Astro build times
Images, content sources and fetching data inside pages can change Astro build times from seconds to minutes. Here are the benchmarks that show what actually matters.
Maciek Palmowski.
Developer and speaker
Growth Engineer at Patchstack. 15+ years in web development, writing about WordPress security, headless CMS and Astro.
Writing
65 posts on WordPress, headless CMS, Astro and speaking.
Why I'm Organizing CMS Conf
WordCamps taught me everything about community-driven conferences. CMS Conf exists to bring that same spirit to the entire CMS world, not just one platform.
EmDash: a fresh take on CMS
EmDash is new, ambitious, and built on Astro. I won't be using it, but I think it matters.
Why Every Tech Event Needs Pre-Conference Feedback Sessions
Most conference talks would be better with one simple addition — a feedback session a week before. Here's how it works and why it changes everything.
From Polish-Only to Bilingual: Lessons from WordCamp Gdynia
Turning a Polish-only WordCamp bilingual wasn't just a language change — it reshaped everything from sponsors to speaker quality in unexpected ways.
I was at CyberWiseCon in Vilnius
Three conferences in one venue, one trip to Vilnius — CyberWiseCon was unlike anything I'd attended before. Here's what made it stand out.
What the hell is an mVDP?
My new job title confused a lot of people. What's an mVDP? Here's the plain-English explanation — and why plugin developers should care.
Content Layer API in Astro - how to create a CMS-agnostic website
Astro's Content Layer API finally delivers on headless's oldest promise — switching CMSs without rewriting your whole codebase.
My name is Maciek Palmowski. I live in Łódź, Poland. I'm a web developer and Growth Engineer at Patchstack. For over 15 years, I've gone deep on WordPress, PHP, headless architecture and Astro, and I write and speak about all of it. I co-organise CMS Conf 2026 in Gdynia, Poland. When I'm away from the keyboard I'm on my gravel bike.
Speaking
47 talks and workshops in 19 cities since 2018.
- CMS Conf Local Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
- Joomla! World Conference 2026 Berlin, Germany. Zero Server Costs, a Lot of Angry Slack Messages: Going Headless with Joomla + Astro
- WordCamp Europe 2026 Kraków, Poland. Testing the promise: does secure hosting deliver?
- Checkout Summit 2026 Palermo, Italy
- Open Source Day 2026 Florence, Italy. Build Once, Switch Anytime: CMS Freedom with Astro Collections
- CMS Conf 2026 Gdynia, Poland
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