Real-World Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Pantheon.io

Princeton University managed many websites on their own servers. This took a lot of time and effort from their IT team. They needed more WordPress experts but hiring was too expensive. They moved 575... WordPress sites to the Pantheon WebOps platform. This helped them work more efficiently. The team can now focus on Princeton-specific needs instead of server issues.
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The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA managed over 170 websites and faced slow deployment, frequent downtime, and inefficient support with their old Drupal platform. They had to do many manual ...updates and maintenance, which took a lot of time. After moving their sites to Pantheon, they used automated tools and a better hosting system. This change saved them 52 engineering days each year and cut deployment downtime by 85%. Site updates now take 10-15 minutes instead of hours.
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Flagler College had trouble with its old website. Students and staff could not find information easily. The site was slow and hard to use. The college worked with Kanopi Studios to move the website t...o Drupal 10 on Pantheon. The new site is faster and works well on mobile. After the change, pageviews went up by 43.5%. The marketing team can now update content more easily.
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Pantheon helped Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia manage 118 websites with ease. The college moved all sites to Drupal and used Pantheon’s platform to centralize code..., themes, and security. Deployments sped up from three days to 90 minutes. The web team now has more time for new projects, like digitizing rare collections. The new system gives each department a consistent look and lets teams update content easily.
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Pantheon helped the University of Cambridge move 500 websites in less than 12 months. The university had over 2,000 sites and struggled with complex, on-premises hosting. Their small team could not k...eep up with updates and maintenance. Pantheon and Zoocha provided a cloud solution using Drupal. The new setup made site management easier, improved security, and allowed for faster upgrades.
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Pantheon helped Cleveland State University modernize its digital presence. The university managed over 400 subsites on aging Drupal 7 and WordPress platforms. Security and content management were maj...or challenges. Pantheon provided scalable hosting and migration tools. Mediacurrent assisted with the Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 migration. The new platform lets a small web team manage many sites quickly and securely. Editors can launch new sites in minutes. The result is a secure, efficient digital campus for students and staff.
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Macomb County, Michigan needed to redesign its main website to improve user experience and meet new federal accessibility standards. The county worked with Pantheon and agency partner TEN7 to update ...the site, moving back to Pantheon for more technical features and flexibility. TEN7 performed audits and made improvements in UX, accessibility, content workflows, and site performance. The new site enabled over 100 content contributors and improved search engine optimization, especially on mobile. The project took two years from bid to launch and was considered a great success by the county.
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The City of Oxnard had an old website that was hard to use and not secure. They worked with Aten Design Group to build a new site using WordPress and Pantheon. The new site is easy for staff to updat...e and is more accessible for all users. They moved to Pantheon's managed hosting for better uptime and security. After the changes, the city saw 55% more monthly traffic and a 25% lower bounce rate.
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Pantheon helped the City of Raleigh transform its digital services with a Drupal-powered website. Raleigh faced challenges with a proprietary CMS and needed better usability, accessibility, and citiz...en engagement. Aten Design Group migrated Raleigh’s site to the cloud and recommended Pantheon for reliable support. The new platform improved accessibility, simplified content publishing, and enhanced citizen interaction. Raleighnc.gov now averages a million page views a month and is easy for all citizens to use.
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Pantheon helped the State of Iowa modernize over 70 agency websites using Drupal. The project aimed to improve accessibility, readability, and user experience for 32 million annual visitors. Lullabot... led the design and development, launching the first two sites in five months. The new platform improved web quality and readability scores. The state set goals to retire 30% of stale content, reach a 93% quality rating, and achieve an accessibility score of 83 or higher.
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Pantheon’s WebOps platform helped the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) keep its website running during huge traffic spikes. During election years, traffic surged over 2,500%. Donations increased... by six times. The ACLU used Pantheon to update messages fast and launch campaigns quickly. Tools like Multidev and Upstreams made teamwork between marketers and developers easy. The ACLU’s site stayed stable and ready for action, even during big news events.
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Pantheon helped Doctors Without Borders (MSF-USA) improve their website for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. The old site was not engaging and lost donor interest. With Pantheon and Blue State,... MSF-USA used continuous optimization to make the site more interactive and responsive. The team could quickly update content and adapt to user behavior. Security and compliance tools kept the site safe. The new site better supports donor education and volunteer engagement.
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Pantheon helped Aspen Institute centralize 50 websites on WordPress and Drupal. The nonprofit faced issues with decentralized site growth and security. Pantheon’s platform improved governance and let... IT keep control while programs kept their autonomy. The flagship site relaunched after a full redesign. 40+ content creators now use the platform. The main site gets 440,000 monthly views. The project took 18 months and unified digital assets for better scalability.
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Golf.com had problems with slow page loads, frequent site crashes, and confusing web design. They worked with Wondersauce and switched to Pantheon for hosting. After the change, their page performanc...e and durability improved by 30%. Ad viewability increased from 50% to between 80% and 90%. They also reduced their time to market for new WordPress features by 30%. Golf.com saw record traffic during major events without site failures.
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Pantheon helped Progressive Media run New Statesman on WordPress during a major election. The site faced big traffic spikes and performance issues before Pantheon. Pantheon provided fast, scalable ho...sting and strong WordPress support. The migration happened just three weeks before the election. The site stayed up and ran smoothly as page views soared.
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Salesloft wanted to grow globally and relaunch its website. Their old hosting provider caused website outages and security issues. The marketing team chose Pantheon for better website performance and... security. They used Pantheon’s WebOps tools and Advanced Global CDN with WAF. After switching, Salesloft saw a 70% increase in leads from their website.
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Pantheon helped Drift fix website downtime and slow performance. Drift moved its flagship WordPress site to Pantheon for better stability and speed. Pantheon delivered 99.99% uptime and fast page loa...ds. Drift's digital marketing and development teams used Pantheon tools to build new features and test ideas quickly. Drift saw a 25% increase in organic sessions after switching to Pantheon.
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Pantheon and WordPress helped Pernod Ricard manage over 270 websites. The company faced problems with four different CMSes and slow processes for new agencies. Pantheon let two engineers support 225+... marketers. New website environments now launch in just one hour. WordPress replaced four CMSes, making content management easier and more flexible. Pernod Ricard gained better security, faster site builds, and a streamlined WebOps infrastructure.
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Pantheon’s WebOps platform helped Clarivate manage nearly 20 WordPress sites. The company unified digital marketing and integrated acquisitions under one brand. Pantheon enabled fast content migratio...n, strong uptime, and easy site management. Clarivate used plugins for SEO, lead generation, and pop-ups. The platform’s automation and integrations improved productivity and site performance. Developers standardized branding and optimized content delivery across global teams.
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Pantheon helped Human Rights Watch manage their website and handle big traffic spikes. Before Pantheon, the team spent 50% of their week on server maintenance. Pantheon made scaling easy and reduced ...time spent on upkeep. The platform supports both Drupal and WordPress. Now, the team can focus on content and innovation instead of infrastructure.
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