Longtime online blogging platform Typepad is ceasing its existence and eliminating all content after Sept. 30, officials for the online service announced on Wednesday. File Photo by Tony Avelar/EPA
Aug. 28 (UPI) — Typepad will cease to exist on Oct. 1, and so will all content that it contains, which might affect many websites.
Access to Typepad, including account management, blogs and all related content, no longer will be available after Sept. 30, Typepad officials announced in an online post on Wednesday.
“Please note that after this date, your content will no longer be accessible to you and will not be available for export,” Typepad officials said.
“Your account and all related services will be permanently deactivated” after Sept. 30, they added.
The service no longer will charge for services after Sunday and will provide prorated refunds for those who have paid for services into September and beyond.
Typepad was one of the most used sites in 2006, along with MySpace and other former online platforms that were very popular but have either ceased to exist or have experienced significant drops in use.
Many publications used Typepad to produce content for their respective websites as of 2008, but WordPress surpassed Typepad in popularity, engadget reported.
Typepad officials only recently decided to close the platform, and those who have content on the site can use Movable Type Import Format to export their data through Sept. 30.
Many former Typepad account holders moved to other platforms after Typepad stopped accepting new accounts in 2020, according to ars Technica.