Name: October Meetup - From WordPress to Astro
Start: 2025-10-21T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-21T20:30:00+01:00
Location: TravelPerk

Welcome to the EdinburghJS October Meetup! We'll be meeting on **Tuesday 21st October, 18:30** for light refreshments and talks at the TravelPerk offices, Nova House, 3-5 Ponton Street.

Our talk this month is from [Emmanuel Demey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanueldemey/) on WordPress+Astro:

This talk presents a real-world migration experience of an institutional website from WordPress to Astro, demonstrating that WordPress isn't the only viable solution for semi-static (or semi-dynamic :P) websites.

I'll walk through our migration approach, the challenges we encountered, and the solutions we implemented. Beyond the migration itself, I'll showcase new dynamic features we've developed, including LinkedIn feed integration, blog functionality, and other content modules that bring life to our static-first architecture. We'll also present the custom libraries we've built to seamlessly integrate Astro, Zod, and Notion, enabling a powerful and type-safe content management workflow.

And if time permits, I might even develop a new feature live on stage—because I love live coding and there's no better way to demonstrate the simplicity and power of our stack in action.

If you are interested in speaking at this, or any of our other events, then please get in touch via our [speaking and volunteering form](https://tally.so/r/3x46Vk), or join our [Scottish Technology Club Discord Server](https://discord.gg/bgHpBkq24p). We are happy to accomodate small "lightning talks" alongside our main talk for people to showcase projects, or to take their first steps in speaking at an event.

Our talks aim to introduce members of the community, fostering networking, mentorship, learning, and collaboration. Everyone is welcome—whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned engineer.

Enjoy pizza and drinks before the talks—a great chance to network with fellow JavaScript enthusiasts.

A livestream will be available on the evening on the Scottish Technology Club YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@scottechclub - thanks to LiveToAir.

If travel costs are a barrier to attending, please let us know—we have a diversity and hardship fund to assist.

Space is limited, so please keep your RSVP status up to date to help others attend if you can no longer make it, and also to give us an idea of numbers to provide catering for.

Thank you to our sponsor, [TravelPerk](https://grnh.se/49bab4711us):

_TravelPerk is a hyper-growth SaaS business travel platform and a pioneer in the future of travel for work. Our all-in-one platform gives travelers the freedom they want while providing companies with the control they need—saving time, money, and hassle for everyone._

_With industry-leading travel inventory, powerful management features, 24/7 customer support, state-of-the-art technology, and consumer-grade design, we’re redefining business travel._

_Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Barcelona, we’ve grown to over 1,400 people across Europe and North America. In 2022, we became a ‘unicorn,’ and in 2025, we raised $200 million in a Series E funding round, increasing our valuation to $2.7 billion._

We’ve also been winning awards—since 2023, we’ve been recognized as one of the best places to work, one of the fastest-growing apps and tech companies, and a leading pioneer in business travel. Global brands like Wise, Red Bull, GetYourGuide, and Aesop trust us to get the most out of their travel.

If you want to get involved please get in touch via [Scottish Technology Club](https://scottishtechnology.club).

If you want to contribute to running costs for the meetup group then you can support us [on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/c/ScottishTechnologyClub).

Jamie McHale

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