For Government

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

How can government agencies reduce risk and spend with WordPress VIP & Parse.ly?

You can adopt a scalable, secure infrastructure for high-demand websites.

We purpose-built our WordPress VIP platform to easily handle even the most demanding and security-conscious websites, especially large federal agencies. Whether it’s a big event or just a regular day, our sites deliver unmatched reliability and speed to users around the globe. Credit our FedRAMP-compliant infrastructure, built and maintained by top WordPress experts, to meet the needs of large government entities.

Where can I go to better understand the cost and resource implications of hosting a scalable WordPress with generic cloud hosting providers?

Comparing Scalable WordPress on AWS, Azure, or Google to WordPress VIP.

One key area where cloud providers get more expensive quickly is in hosting and infrastructure costs. When your website gets a huge burst of traffic due to breaking a news story or receives seasonal increases due to annual events like tax season, you need infrastructure in place to support that traffic increase

What are some best practices for search architecture on government websites?

Establishing a unified taxonomy across websites is a start.

One of the first decisions to make when building out search architecture across websites is aligning on a unified taxonomy made up of tags and categories to be used consistently across each site. 

From a search perspective, a unified taxonomy works best when content is created in a CMS that supports taxonomy tagging across pages, posts, services, capabilities, and other custom-post types.

How can I prove my hosting solution is government-compliant?

WordPress VIP Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Authorization, Giving Public Agencies an Alternative to Legacy Tech.

FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is one of the most rigorous cloud security assessments in the world. It ensures that cloud-based services meet stringent security requirements enabling federal agencies to use them. A Moderate Authorization to Operate (ATO) means WordPress VIP meets the security standards required to handle sensitive government data with moderate impact potential, safeguarding agencies against a wide range of risks—including cyber threats and natural disasters—with predefined recovery, notification, and other protocols. All while enabling government websites to operate more efficiently, and with high availability.

How does WordPress VIP price?

Pricing ranges from good, better, best.

Consistent Pricing You can Budget Against

Pricing

Standard

Enterprise WordPress as a Cloud Native Managed Platform as a Service.

Available, performant, scalable.

Hardened for Government & highly regulated industries.

24/7 support with short SLAs.

Business continuity & recovery.

Production, Staging, Development, and Local Development environments.

$$

Year

Enhanced

Everything in Standard +

Enhanced application monitoring and resilience.

30-minute response.

Warm failover for even faster recovery.

$$$

Year

Signature

Everything in Enhanced +

Enhanced communication channels.

White glove support & service.

Complementary professional service offering.

$$$$

Year