Federal WordPress Hosting.
Plugins Patched. Site Secured.
Mission Delivered.
WordPress powers over 40% of the web — including thousands of federal web properties. The challenge isn't building on WordPress. It's keeping it patched, secure, and FISMA compliant. GovDataHosting handles all of that on a fixed monthly subscription, so your team focuses entirely on content and mission.
Patch Cycle
Inherited
via Plugins
Subcontract Ready
WordPress Is Easy to Build. Hard to Keep Secure in Federal Environments.
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Plugin Sprawl Is a Security Crisis Waiting to Happen
Most federal WordPress sites run 20–50 plugins. Each one requires monitoring, testing, and patching. One outdated plugin can compromise an otherwise compliant federal system.
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FISMA Compliance Requires More Than a Hosting Account
Standard WordPress hosting — WP Engine, Pantheon, Kinsta — is not FedRAMP authorized. Contractors hosting federal sites on commercial WordPress hosts are operating outside the compliance boundary.
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Your Team Shouldn't Be Running Patch Management
Every hour your developers spend applying WP updates, testing plugin compatibility, and rolling back broken installs is an hour not spent on content, UX, or mission capability.
📌 GDH handles all operational and compliance layers so your team can focus 100% on what you were contracted to deliver: a great federal web experience.
We Own Every Layer Below Your WordPress Dashboard
Your team logs into wp-admin and focuses on content. GovDataHosting manages everything else — from the server rack to the plugin update queue.
Managed Infrastructure (IaaS)
FedRAMP High authorized compute, storage, and networking on AWS GovCloud — tuned for WordPress performance and scaled for federal traffic demands.
- Dedicated compute & memory
- Object caching (Redis/Memcached)
- CDN for .gov site performance
- Automated daily backups
WordPress & Plugin Patching
Every WordPress core release, plugin update, and theme patch — applied monthly to staging first, tested for compatibility, then deployed to production with rollback capability.
- WordPress core updates
- All-plugin patch management
- Theme security updates
- Compatibility testing pre-deploy
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
WordPress-specific WAF rules blocking SQLi, XSS, file inclusion attacks, and WP-login brute force — with federal threat intelligence feeds updated continuously.
- WordPress-specific rule sets
- Login protection & rate limiting
- Malware scanning & removal
- DDoS mitigation
OS & Server Patching
Monthly OS security patches, PHP runtime updates, web server configuration hardening, and database engine patches — all documented as ATO compliance evidence.
- Linux OS security patches
- PHP version management
- Nginx / Apache configuration
- MySQL / MariaDB updates
24/7 Monitoring & ConMon
Continuous monitoring of your WordPress environment by our federal SOC — with monthly ConMon packages delivered directly to your Authorizing Official.
- 24/7 availability monitoring
- Real-time threat detection
- Monthly AO ConMon reports
- Incident response escalation
FedRAMP/FISMA Documentation
300+ inherited NIST 800-53 controls, pre-populated SSP, and ATO documentation support — making your agency authorization process dramatically faster than building from scratch.
- System Security Plan (SSP)
- POA&M management
- 300+ inherited controls
- ISSO advisory support
Every Plugin. Every Month. No Exceptions.
With 97% of WordPress vulnerabilities originating in plugins, unmanaged updates are the #1 risk for federal WordPress sites. GDH's automated patch program eliminates that risk entirely — while producing ATO-ready documentation for every update applied.
CVE & Update Monitoring
We monitor WordPress core, plugin, and theme vulnerability databases 24/7 — tracking every applicable CVE and update for your specific plugin inventory.
Real-TimeStaging Deployment & Compatibility Test
Updates are deployed to a mirror of your production environment, tested for compatibility conflicts, and validated before any production change occurs.
Automated TestingProduction Deployment with Rollback
Validated updates deploy to production in scheduled maintenance windows. Every deployment includes automated rollback triggers if a regression is detected.
Monthly CycleCompliance Documentation
Every patch is logged as ATO evidence — satisfying NIST 800-53 SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) and ConMon patch status reporting requirements automatically.
Auto-DocumentedFederal WordPress Compliance — Pre-Authorized
GovDataHosting's WordPress platform is FedRAMP High authorized. Your ATO package inherits the infrastructure controls — dramatically reducing your documentation burden.
From Contract Award to Live Federal WordPress in Four Steps
Scope & Provision
We confirm your FISMA impact level, plugin inventory, and performance requirements — then provision your dedicated WordPress environment on FedRAMP infrastructure.
Migrate or Launch
GDH migrates your existing WordPress site or provisions a hardened fresh install with security-optimized configuration, approved plugin baseline, and performance tuning.
ATO Documentation
300+ inherited controls and pre-populated SSP delivered to your ISSO. GDH compliance advisors support the remaining application-layer documentation for your ATO package.
Deliver & Grow
Your content team owns the site experience. GDH patches, monitors, and documents everything — on a fixed monthly subscription that maps cleanly to your subcontract budget.
Federal WordPress, Fully Managed.
Get Your Quote.
Tell us your site requirements, plugin inventory, and FISMA impact level. We'll scope a fixed monthly hosting price that covers everything — infrastructure, patching, security, and compliance — so you can focus on building a great federal web experience.