Compliant on day one. Ready to publish on day two.
Your team publishes faster, your sites perform better,
and your compliance posture holds.
Trusted by NASA, the U.S. government, and Pew Research Center
WordPress VIP is the only FedRAMP Moderate authorized WordPress platform, built for government agencies that need to publish fast, stay compliant, and scale without pre-provisioning. VIP combines content creation, built-in analytics, automated security scanning, and Section 508/WCAG tooling on the CMS that powers 43% of the web.
FedRAMP
Moderate ATO, the standard for U.S. federal agencies and regulated industries
Section 508
WCAG 2.0 AA tooling, with an active target of WCAG 2.2 AA
SOC 2
Type I platform and Type II data centers, certified annually
415
%
ROI over 3 years, independently verified
(Forrester TEI Report)
126,171
pages migrated by NASA to WordPress VIP
99.99
%
uptime SLA, from election nights to NASA landings
43
%
of the web runs on WordPress, the CMS that helped train AI to read
2.4T
of the web runs on WordPress, the CMS that helped train AI to read
The reality
Legacy platforms cost more than money
Procurement takes months. Vendors lock in multi-year contracts. And when the site finally launches, your team still can’t update a page without filing a developer ticket.
You need to modernize, improve public access, stay compliant, do more with less. Most legacy platforms make all of that harder. WordPress VIP handles the work for you: compliance included, no procurement cycle required, and audit-ready.
Content creation and editorial operations
Publish without waiting on IT
Government content teams shouldn’t need a developer to update a press release. WordPress VIP removes that bottleneck and puts content creation back in your team’s hands.
- Create and publish instantly with the block editor
- Write, review, edit at the same time with collaborative editing
- Enforce brand governance and compliance through pre-approved blocks
- Reduce training time by up to 95%, like Ford Foundation
- Tap into a talent ecosystem of over 1M WordPress developers.
Security and compliance
The only WordPress platform that already passed your security review
If it’s good enough for the White House and NASA, it’s good enough for your agency. WordPress VIP is authorized at state and federal levels, including hosting, deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
- FedRAMP Moderate, GovRAMP Moderate, TX-RAMP Level 2
- Automated vulnerability detection with WPScan
- SOC 2, GDPR, Data Privacy Framework, Secure Hosting Alliance
- GitHub workflows with CLI access and controlled deployments
- LLM access controls over how AI uses your content
Content intelligence by Parse.ly
Know exactly what the public is looking for
Most analytics tools sit in a separate tab your team checks once a month. Parse.ly, our natively integrated content analytics, puts performance data where you work — in the editor.
- Track performance with dashboards built for editorial teams
- Test and optimize headlines with AI-powered headline testing
- Ask analytics questions in plain language with Parse.ly Sage
- Categorize content with AI-generated smart tags
- Surface internal linking opportunities and title suggestions
Infrastructure and performance
Scale for traffic spikes, not for traffic projections
Severe weather alerts. Public health emergencies. Election nights. Government sites face unpredictable, high-stakes traffic surges, and the infrastructure needs to handle them without warning.
WordPress VIP scales dynamically without pre-provisioning or capacity planning. Our proprietary CDN delivers content from global edge servers on infrastructure built specifically for WordPress. Guaranteed by a 99.99% uptime SLA.
Accessibility and governance
Compliance that survives every publish, every audit
Section 508 and WCAG compliance aren’t a one-time audit. They’re an ongoing obligation that many CMS platforms treat as an afterthought.
WordPress VIP builds accessibility into the content workflow. Approved blocks and themes prevent non-compliant components from reaching production. Role-based reviews and pre-production testing catch issues before they go live. And every decision is logged for your next audit.
How agencies are modernizing on WordPress VIP
NASA
Consolidated multiple legacy subdomains into a singular hub with a flexible, block-based editing workflow designed for storytelling, SEO, and collaboration.
126,171
pages migrated, 550 content creators and CMS users
KFF
Migrated from Sitecore and Commonsport for VIP editorial tools and built an extensive faceted search engine with Elasticsearch.
“In the past, staff didn’t touch the CMS. They wrote in Word, sent it to the production team, and they put it online. With WordPress, that workflow is changing dramatically.”
David Rousseau
Vice President, KFF
Marine Corps Marathon
Replaced a 260-page site with a secure, high-performance platform built to handle race-day traffic spikes and give fast, reliable access to critical personalized content.
“We wanted to use WordPress, and the fact VIP was the only WordPress option with FedRAMP Moderate ATO made it a strong option for us as a government agency.”
Kristen Loflin
Public Relations Manager, Marine Corps Marathon
Ford Foundation
Transformed their web experience
and infrastructure, and gave themselves the flexibility to support freelancers, contractors, and
agencies.
9x
content creators, 95% training reduction, and $527K lower security cost
Pew Research Center
Increased LLM visibility and used agentic development to ship its largest release ever.
2020 Democratic National Convention
Pivoted to a secure and performant digital experience for the first virtual political convention in U.S. history.
“Everything from your edge servers and CDN to your security teams and pen testing — all of it gave me a sense of calmness to say, ‘Okay. We have a partner who can just go handle this.’”
Andrew Binns
COO, 2020 Democratic National Convention
Why agencies choose WordPress VIP over legacy CMS platforms
Legacy CMS platforms lock agencies into long contracts and rigid architectures that can’t adapt. Or open-source alternatives without enterprise authorization put the compliance burden on your team.
WordPress VIP is the only platform that combines flexibility with FedRAMP Moderate authorization, built-in security scanning, and a content experience your team will actually use. Without vendor lock-in.
Frequently asked questions
How does WordPress VIP handle FedRAMP compliance?
WordPress VIP holds FedRAMP Moderate authorization to operate (ATO), the only WordPress hosting platform with this designation. The authorization covers hosting, deployment, monitoring, and incident response across the full stack. Additional certifications include GovRAMP Moderate, TX-RAMP Level 2, SOC 2, and WCAG 2.0 AA.
Can we migrate from Drupal, Sitecore, or another legacy CMS?
Yes. WordPress VIP has a proven migration practice. NASA migrated 126,171 pages and onboarded 550 CMS users. KFF consolidated over 20 years of data from Sitecore and Commonsport. The WordPress VIP team provides migration planning, execution support, and post-launch optimization.
How does WordPress VIP handle traffic spikes during emergencies or high-profile events?
The platform runs on a fully containerized infrastructure that scales dynamically without pre-provisioning or manual intervention. WordPress VIP served 2.4 trillion requests with 99.99% uptime in 2025 — the equivalent of almost half all Google search engine traffic. Our proprietary CDN delivers content from global edge cache servers for fast response times regardless of traffic volume.
Does WordPress VIP integrate with existing government systems?
WordPress VIP supports integration with existing government technology stacks through its open API architecture, over 60,000 secure plugins, and remote data blocks for connecting outside data sources. GitHub-integrated developer workflows provide version control and controlled deployments that align with existing engineering practices.
What kind of support does WordPress VIP provide?
WordPress VIP provides code-level support with high customer satisfaction (a CMS NPS of 68.54). Support covers the full stack from application code to infrastructure, with dedicated assistance for migration planning, performance optimization, and compliance requirements.
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