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Deploy a Website for Free (Without WordPress): WebHaste + Cloudflare Pages or Netlify

If you’re building a small website—a local business homepage, a nonprofit site, a campaign landing page, or a simple blog—the hardest part often isn’t writing the content.

It’s getting the site online without turning it into a part-time job as a server administrator.

A lot of people reach for WordPress because it’s familiar. But for smaller sites, WordPress can introduce a bunch of overhead: hosting setup, updates, plugins, security concerns, and the general feeling that you’re running an application server just to publish a few pages.

WebHaste takes a simpler approach: build locally, publish static.

In this post, we’ll walk through the easiest ways to deploy a WebHaste site—including options that are free for many smaller sites.

What WebHaste publishes (in plain English)

WebHaste is a free CMS that runs as a browser extension. You manage your site in a local folder on your computer, preview changes in real time, and then WebHaste generates static HTML files.

That’s the key difference.

Instead of deploying a database-backed CMS, you’re deploying a set of standard website files—the kind that can be hosted almost anywhere.

Why static deployment is such a win for small sites

Static sites are a great fit when your website is mostly pages, images, and occasional updates.

Benefits include:

• Speed: static files can be served quickly through CDNs
• Resources: no database and no server-side code reduces memory and processing needs
• Security: no server-side admin tool that can be hacked
• Simplicity: fewer moving parts to maintain
• Portability: you can host the same site on many providers
• Cost: in many cases, your hosting and SSL certificate is free

Option A: Publish to Cloudflare Pages (fast + simple)

Cloudflare Pages is a popular way to host static sites with CDN performance and SSL.

WebHaste integrates with Cloudflare Pages so you can publish without a complicated deployment workflow.

Cloudflare Pages is a great fit if you want:

• A fast global CDN by default
• A straightforward static hosting experience
• A “free for small sites” path to get online

Option B: Publish to Netlify (friendly workflow, great for small sites)

Netlify is another widely-used static hosting platform, especially for smaller sites and landing pages.

WebHaste can publish directly to Netlify, giving you a quick route from local edits to a live site.

Netlify is a great fit if you want:

• A smooth publishing experience
• Easy hosting for landing pages and small sites
• A “free for many small sites” option with SSL

Option C: Export and host anywhere

Already have a hosting provider? Prefer to upload files manually? Need to hand off a ready-to-deploy package to a client?

WebHaste can generate a static deployment package that you can upload to practically any host.

This is also useful when you want to:

• Keep deployment separate from editing
• Use a custom workflow or internal process
• Work with a client who already has hosting set up

What about forms and “dynamic” features?

A lot of small sites still need a contact form, newsletter signup, or a way to collect user input.

With static sites, the common approach is to use third-party services via JavaScript for:

• Forms
• Email capture
• Data fetching
• Simple interactive widgets

That keeps your site fast and secure, while still giving you the functionality you need.

If you’re coming from WordPress—here’s the mental model

Think of WebHaste like this:

• WordPress is a server application that generates pages dynamically.
• WebHaste is a local tool that generates your site as complete, standard static files.

So instead of maintaining a server-based CMS (and all the overhead that includes), you’re publishing a clean, portable website.

Get started (free)

If you want an easier way to manage and deploy a small website—without WordPress complexity—WebHaste is a great place to start.

Download the free extension:  https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/webhaste/ofblooflocfdegjjpgjfbefnjmjmbapa 

Learn more:  https://chromecms.com/ 

Try it today: install WebHaste, publish a simple site, and see how much lighter the workflow feels.