Typepad Is Shutting Down on September 30
The Typepad blogging platform, which launched in 2003 as an easy-to-use option for folks who just wanted to blog without having to worry about technical stuff (e.g., setting up web hosting, installing software), is shutting down at the end of next month. From the official announcement:
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.
The announcement includes a link to Typepad’s shutdown FAQ, which includes information about refunds and instructions for exporting blog content. (The instructions only refer to exporting posts and comments; there’s no mention of exporting images and other uploaded media.)
Originally created by Six Apart, the folks behind the Movable Type CMS, Typepad grew in popularity, with prominent news organizations like the BBC, MSNBC, Time, and Wired using it for their blogs. Over time, though, the platform began lagging behind its competitors, including WordPress. It was eventually acquired by Endurance International Group, which became Newfold Digital after merging with Web.com in 2021.
Typepad stopped accepting new registrations in 2020, instead redirecting potential users to Bluehost, a WordPress hosting provider also owned by Newfold Digital. And if that wasn’t enough writing on the wall, the company’s own blog and social media accounts went virtually silent in the following years, the occasional downtime report or maintenance update notwithstanding. By all appearances, Typepad was just limping along. Thus, their shutdown announcement comes as no real surprise even as it means yet another vestige of blogging’s earliest days disappearing into the ether.
I suspect many Typepad users will simply migrate to WordPress. However, the blogging landscape has changed a lot in recent years, and a number of excellent WordPress alternatives exist, including Ghost and Micro.blog.