Title: static vs Dynamic wordpress pages
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# static vs Dynamic wordpress pages

 *  Resolved [johnhardy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnhardy/)
 * (@johnhardy)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wordpress-pages/)
 * Hello,
    I have created dynamic and static web pages previously but not in WordPress
   where I am a newbie. Previously I understood that a dynamic page collected data
   from fields in a database e.g. phpmyadmin and a static page (.html) did not require
   any database as the information is built into the code.
 * After looking at a few of my Word Press practice efforts it does seem that what
   appears to be a static site in fact needs a phpmyadmin database.
 * Am I on the right track with my thoughts?
    Many thanks for your help Regards 
   John
    -  This topic was modified 2 years ago by [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/).
      Reason: moved to Developing with WordPress, since this is not an accessibility
      issue
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wordpress-pages/#post-17780853)
 * WordPress does not offer traditionally static pages.
 * All content is stored in the MySQL database and dynamically rendered as HTML 
   by way of PHP.
 * To serve those satatically, you’ll need to set up caching: [https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/performance/optimization/#caching](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/performance/optimization/#caching)
 *  Thread Starter [johnhardy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnhardy/)
 * (@johnhardy)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wordpress-pages/#post-17781820)
 * Many thanks for the explanation James, it is very helpful.
 * Regards
 * John

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 * Last reply from: [johnhardy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnhardy/)
 * Last activity: [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wordpress-pages/#post-17781820)
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