My official, paid for, custom designed blog and website randomly disappeared a few weeks ago. With no warning, Wordpress highjacked it because I choose not to update to the latest WP version due to my fear it would totally mess up my custom design. So, they placed a disable code into the html. The WILL restore it if - I agree to update and I PAY THEM a restoration fee of $50.00.
NO WARNING. just poof! gone. No apologies, no pity, no consideration that it is a business site. I cannot access my blog posts to repost here on Typepad. So, while we are figuring this whole thing out, I've redirected my www.brendapinnick.com to this site. I may just stay here... I would like to get my content back but the whole $50. to do so does not sit pretty with me at all. In fact, it makes me very, very angry with WordPress. I think they've gotten WAAAAAAAAY to big for their britches as my Mom used to say. So, if you are blogging or webhosting with a WP format - beware. ( I have always loved Typepad but wanted my site and blog together in one place so agreed to WP as the format ).
Here is a video I posted on the old blog. It wasn't necessarily done as a teaching class. I made it mainly to show my artist friends what I had discovered while trying a new product by mixing it in with existing work. There was a snarky comment left on youtube which reflected an attitude of entitlement to free information. Not all videos posted on youtube are meant to be a free class....hmmmmph. Anyway, if you enjoy this, please comment. thanks!
This makes one very leary toi say the least! They are definitely not trying to win friends (and new customers). I am backing up my blog today and will attempt to do it weekly, but its a lot of work and more complicated. (not just a click of a button).
Posted by: Phyllis Dobbs | August 08, 2011 at 12:32 PM
Wow Brenda! I can't believe this happened either. My blog is with WP and I still feel like a beginner. I know very little about blog design on the tech side of things, that is. Boo, sorry to hear about the blog highjacking. Very disappointing.
I can't remember my exact post about your oil pastel demo but I'm pretty sure I said, 'GOOD JOB!.'
Posted by: Janet Wecker Frisch | August 05, 2011 at 06:43 AM
Oh no. Is this with wordpress.com or the self-hosted one- wordpress.org, I think.?
This is the first I've heard of a restoration fee. That sucks. Looks like they would be agreeable to letting you move site to a self hosted wordpress account.
Posted by: Andy Mathis | August 02, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Elaine and I were looking at Wordpress as the de facto site for hosting her blog, and in fact to replace her entire website.
But no longer. WP has a lot of 'splaining to do, as my Mom would put it. This doesn't sound like the kind of customer support I would expect from an industry leader.
Posted by: Ken schmidt | August 01, 2011 at 11:17 PM
Carla, it is just wrong, wrong, wrong of them to do this! I can't believe their arrogance in this situation. I hope you get yours backed up! good luck, friend!
Posted by: Brenda Pinnick | August 01, 2011 at 08:46 PM
EEK! I've never heard of that happening before. What a crock!
I haven't updated to the latest version either, since I'm not sure yet how to make sure I have a complete backup.
Posted by: Carla | August 01, 2011 at 08:17 PM