If you’ve been following along with the blog the last few years, you’ve probably heard various rumblings about a new blog platform. You might have even have periodically wondered, “Is that project still happening? What’s the latest?” 

We’re excited to let you know that the first phase of the new platform we’ve been working on behind the scenes is finally ready to launch on Monday, September 8th. The blog will briefly go offline during this time.

Here’s what that means:

  • The blog will likely be down for 8–12 hours, though it could take up to 2 days. During that time you’ll just see a maintenance message when you navigate to the website. If any scheduled posts are impacted, they will simply be published when the site is back up and running. You won’t miss anything!

  • When it’s back up, you won’t notice any visible changes. The blog will look and work just the same for the time being.

  • The difference is under the hood. We’ve cleared out years of technical debt, which means from here on out we’ll finally be able to build and improve without the old constraints. We will keep you updated regarding future site enhancements and changes. 

It’s a big behind-the-scenes step that’s been a long time coming, and we’re quite excited about what it makes possible.

Thanks for bearing with us during the downtime.

If you have any questions, please send them to Jen at [email protected].