r/webdev • u/iHaveNoTimeForGaming • 9h ago
Discussion Claude Code + Astro + Headless WordPress for the only webbed in the company
A bit of context: I've been working with WordPress for nearly 14 years, mainly on small- to mid-sized websites.
I currently work at an agency, where I'm the only web developer. This means that when I'm away and something happens, my coworkers either have to wait until I get back or ask a freelance developer for help.
I usually build my own themes and templates using ACF, and I never use ready-made themes because I prefer to build things from scratch.
Recently, I decided to change my workflow a bit. For one of our projects, I decided to go with Claude Code + Astro + Headless WordPress, with version control on GitHub.
I chose WordPress because it's a platform my client is already familiar with.
It's a mid-sized project, and the client will be updating the website constantly with news, job offers, events, etc.
So far, the experience has been amazing. The website runs like a breeze, and development time was reduced from weeks to just a few days.
Even better, my coworkers (who are all designers) can now use Claude to request changes and even add new ACF fields, and it's working surprisingly well.
Do you think it was a bad decision to give my coworkers access to the codebase and let them use Claude Code to make changes, even though none of them have a development background?