I've been blogging with Typepad since 2003, which is when Wikipedia says Typepad launched. So I must have been one of their earliest customers. Now I have three Typepad blogs.
So while I've gotten used to fairly frequent Typepad outages as problems with the blogging service have become more common, when I couldn't log in to my account on March 3, I got more concerned than usual.
Even though things were back to normal by the next day (which for Typepad is still pretty crappy, especially when it comes to uploading photos, as this person complained about in 2022), I felt the need to send Typepad a support ticket that said:
The Typepad outage yesterday spurred me to do some Googling about Typepad. I saw that you haven't accepted new customers since 2020 and may not be in business much longer. Hopefully that isn't true.
But if it is, I sure hope you guys will have a plan for those of us who have been with Typepad almost from the start, 2003. In those 22 years I've made about 8,300 posts on my three blogs. It's just overwhelming for me to think about losing all that content, which includes many personal experiences, since I partly use blogging as a form of a diary.
So I've got posts about deaths in the family, my granddaughter's birth, health problems, joys and sorrows, all that stuff. It's all under a Typepad URL, so if you go away, so does my ability to retrieve those posts.
I'm simply asking what I hope you're already planning to do in case Typepad goes out of business. Please seriously consider a plan to keep the posts of people like me available. I'm not computer savvy enough to know what this might be. I just know that I'd be willing to pay more to preserve that content, as I'm confident other Typepad users would be.
The response I got made me feel better, though it wasn't totally reassuring.
Hi Brian,
Thanks for your message. Although Typepad is no longer accepting new sign-ups, we continue to support our existing customers and there are no plans for that to change. If it were to change at some point, there would likely be a tool to help bloggers migrate to another platform. However, as mentioned, there is no plan at this time to shut down Typepad, and the Support team are still here for you.
Thanks,
Laura
I replied with:
Laura, thanks much for your positive response. I feel better now. The notion of a tool to help us bloggers migrate to another platform sounds great. Seems like that would benefit both the other platform (new customers!) and Typepad bloggers (no need to get degree in computer science!). Hopefully it won't come to that. I feel a large sense of gratitude to Typepad for sticking around since 2003, which I like to refer to as several hundred years in Internet Years, given the rapidity of change since that time. Of course, that's when I began blogging, which makes me a several hundred year old blogger — a bit more than my actual ancient age of 76.
Quite a while ago, maybe as many as ten years, I looked into converting my many thousands of blog posts into a WordPress format. It turned out that this would be very difficult to do, if not impossible, so I gave up on that idea.
This helps explain why I felt so good about Typepad support saying they hope to offer a tool to help bloggers migrate to another platform if it came to that. I'd hate to lose not only the text of my posts, but also all of the photos, files, comments, and such that have been part of my 8,300 posts.
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That would be upsetting to any blogger. I wonder if they all will give it up eventually. i’ve like Blogger as it’s so easy for me to use, and don’t want to learn new ways.
Thank you for this post.
My first, serious, blog, was on Typepad, but only started in 2008.
I’m not using it anymore, but still worry that it will disappear one day.
They’re not supporting anyone. Don’t fall for that line. I’ve been with Typepad for 20 years because their customer device was amazing. Until roughly the pandemic. Then it all went to he!! in a handbasket. They haven’t done a single thing I’ve asked for that required dev work. The only thing they’ll help with are billing problems or anything that gets them money. And it pains me to say this because, when all my blogging friends left Typepad for MT or WordPress, I stayed. I defended them. And now they just don’t care. I’ve literally spent the last 20 minutes trying to get a single picture on a blog post and can’t do it. At all.
Kevin, I hear you. I’m frustrated also, but can’t move to another platform given the vast number of posts and comments I have. Regarding uploading photos, I’ve found that if I reduce the size of the photo JPEG using Apple Photos, it often uploads better on Typepad. My other approach is to copy and past the photo into a Typepad post. But you’re right, I used to be able to upload many photos into a post with no problem. Those days are gone.
JUST got this message:
Dear Kenny,
We want to inform you that we have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025.
What Does This Mean for You?
After September 30, 2025, access to Typepad – including account management, blogs, and all associated content – will no longer be available. Your account and all related services will be permanently deactivated.
Please note that after this date, you will no longer be able to access or export any blog content.
What Do You Need to Do?
If you need to retain your content, please export your content before September 30, 2025. After this date, your content will no longer be accessible to you and will not be available for export.
You can find more information on exporting here.
Refunds & Final Billing
Effective August 31, 2025, we will no longer charge you for services.
If you have made a recent payment, we will attempt to issue a prorated refund to the payment method on file.
Please verify that your payment method on file is up to date to ensure successful refund processing.
Have Questions or Need Assistance?
If you have any questions, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
If you have any additional questions or need help, please open a ticket at Help > New Ticket from your Typepad account.
We truly appreciate your business and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for being a valued customer.
Sincerely,
Typepad
I just received the same shutdown notice. I’ve had my Typepad blog since 2006 and have written/published more than 7,500 articles during this time. Now it is all going away. I’ll investigate what options are available, including WordPress, but all my content on Typepad will be lost due to the fact that the volume is too great for me to go back and save.
Received today:
Dear Lynn,
We want to inform you that we have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025.
What Does This Mean for You?
After September 30, 2025, access to Typepad – including account management, blogs, and all associated content – will no longer be available. Your account and all related services will be permanently deactivated.
Happy to take a look at migrating you to Pagecord if that helps
Hey ho. They lied. Good luck, everyone.
Here’s a link to a post I wrote tonight, after learning that Typepad is shutting down on September 30.
https://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2025/08/typepad-shutting-down-on-september-30-im-crushed-but-not-surprised.html