Beginning July 1, 2022, Pantheon rates for “DIY” (Do-it-Yourself) Drupal and WordPress websites will be increasing by $2/month.
| Hosting Plan | 9/1/21 - 6/30/22 DIY Rate | 7/1/22 - 6/30/23 DIY Rate | Pantheon List Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $37 | $39 | $41 |
| Performance Small | $97 | $99 | $160 |
| Performance Medium* | $161 | $163 | $275 |
| Performance Large | $305 | $307 | $550 |
| Performance X-Large | $498 | $500 | $916 |
Campus teams using Pantheon for DIY websites will start paying the new rates beginning in July 2022, which will show up in August billing records.
About Pantheon and Site Traffic Limits
Pantheon is a third-party hosting provider for “DIY” (Do-it-Yourself) Drupal and WordPress websites. Beginning April 1, 2021, Pantheon began enforcing traffic limits for their hosting plans, which may result in increased costs for sites with high traffic (number of site visits). Sites exceeding the traffic limits associated with their hosting plan may be automatically upgraded by Pantheon to a higher, more expensive hosting plan.
Questions and Resources
If you have any questions about Pantheon’s rate increases and policy changes, please email web-platform@berkeley.edu. The new hosting rates for UC Berkeley websites are published on the Drupal and WordPress Sites on Pantheon webpage.
Campus websites on Pantheon must be secure, accessible, and follow privacy and other policy guidelines:
- Security: Websites must be kept up-to-date on security patches (both the core updates provided by Pantheon’s upstreams, and contributed modules/plugins).
- Accessibility: Websites must be accessible to people with disabilities (per the UC Accessibility Policy and Berkeley Website Owner Responsibilities). Use the DIY Accessibility Checklist to find, track, and address accessibility issues with your website, and enroll your site in Siteimprove (for automated accessibility testing).
- Privacy: Websites must include a “Privacy Statement” web page that needs to be specific to how you are handling data on your website. For help drafting a website privacy statement that is specific to your website's data collection practices, please consult the Information Security Office's "How to Write an Effective Privacy Statement" page. As a reminder, UC Berkeley campus websites should not be collecting personally identifiable information. Contact the Campus Privacy Office if you need to discuss your privacy considerations.