Typepad
Blogging service
Typepad was a blogging service owned by Endurance International Group, previously owned by SAY Media (from the merger of Six Apart and VideoEgg). In August 2025, the site announced it would shut down in September of that year.
01History
Typepad was created by Six Apart.
Originally launched in October 2003, Typepad was based on Six Apart's Movable Type platform, and shared technology with Movable Type such as templates and APIs, but was marketed to non-technical users and included additional features like multiple author support, photo albums and mobile blogging.
The service was available in several languages and countries around the world. In the United States, Typepad was sold at four different paid subscription levels.
Typepad was used by many large organizations and media companies to host their weblogs, such as MSNBC, Time, and Wired. Other outlets included ABC, the CBC, the BBC and Sky News.
As of the end of 2020, Typepad was no longer accepting new signups. Instead, the company referred new users to Bluehost, another web hosting company owned by Endurance International Group. On August 27, 2025, Typepad announced it would shut down on September 30, 2025.
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- TypePad Shutdown Message.png by Zeroman1021, CC0
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