Wikispaces
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We are sorry; but the site you are
looking for no
longer exists
Wikispaces was founded in 2005 and has since been used
Why has Wikispaces closed?
by educators_
companies and individuals across the globe
Unfortunately; the time has come where we have had to
Approximately 18 months ago
we completed
technical
make the difficult business decision to end the Wikispaces
review of the infrastructure and software we used to serve
service.
Wikispaces users. As part of the review; it became
apparent that the required investment to bring the
We first announced the site closure in January 2018,
infrastructure and code in
with modern standards was
through a site-wide banner that appeared to all logged-in
substantial. We explored all possible options for
users and needed to be clicked on to dismiss
keeping Wikispaces running but had to conclude that it was
During the closure period a range of banners were shown
no longer viable to continue to run the service in the long
to users;
including
countdown banner in the final month.
term. So, sadly; we had to close the site
but we have
Additionally; the home page of Wikispaces com became
been touched by the messages from users all over the
blog; detailing the reasons for the closure. Private Label
world who began creating wikis with it and now running
Site Administrators were contacted separately regarding
them on new platforms_
the closure
Wikispaces Tier
Closedown Date
Classroom and
Wikis end of servicel
31st July 2018
Plus and Super Wikis end of service
3Oth September 2018
Private Label Wikis end of service
31st January 2019
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