The TypePad Beta Blog

AutoSave to the rescue

We know how frustrating it can be to lose a post before you've have a chance to save it -- whether to a browser window closed accidentally, a power outage that shuts down your PC, or a spilled cup of tea that shorts out your laptop. So, we're very happy to announce that we've added AutoSave -- one of your top feature requests -- to the TypePad Beta.

Here's how it works:

TypePad now automatically saves your post (or page) every 15 seconds...

If you lose a post before saving or publishing, return to the Compose screen where TypePad will give you the option to recover it...

When you click "Recover it", TypePad recovers the last saved version of the post...

Try it out and let us know what you think. Does it work as you expected? Is there anything confusing? Think you see a bug? Let us know in the comments, or by opening a help ticket. Of course, we hope this is a feature you won't have to use often...but will appreciate that it's there when you do.

Changing the URL (Filename) of Your Post

We're particularly excited about this feature because it's one of the top SEO requests from customers.  For those of you that don’t know, SEO stands for “search engine optimization”, which is the process of improving your blog’s page rank within search result pages. Whether you want to use filenames for SEO purposes or you just want more control over your filenames, we've now made it easy for you to edit the URLs of your posts. 

Previously in TypePad, the filename of your post was automatically generated when the post was first saved (either as draft or when published). The filename generated was based on the 'originating' title of the post.  Thus even if you edited the title of the post, the filename would always remain the same.  Those of you who often save use drafts understand what a big pain it is to not be able to edit those 'temporary' URLs that you had in draft.

Now you can specify the filename of the post while you’re in Compose, as well as edit the filename of the post anytime afterwards. Additionally you can edit old and new post filenames.  If you’ve edited page filenames in the past, this feature will work in exactly the same way. 

Test the feature

You will need to select Filename from Display Options within Compose.  Try it out on various types of posts:

• Both new and old posts
• Blank and weird character filenames
• Filenames already in use will be saved as "example-1.html"

Tell us what you think

Have something to say? Leave a comment to this post telling us what you like, what you don't like or if you found anything confusing or hard to use. Think you see a bug? Let us know in the comments, or by opening a help ticket.

Join the TypePad Beta Team

Be in the know. Get a sneak peek at cool new themes, talk to our product team, and see your suggestions and feedback develop next-gen ways to communicate your thoughts to the world.

Join today. Instantly.  Log into your TypePad dashboard, and click on "Account". From there, you'll see a button that will ask if you'd like to join our beta team. One click to opt in or out anytime. 

Tell us about it. Comment on any post with your suggestions, or talk to our TypePad One support team if you need to troubleshoot something. We love hearing from you!

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A new look & feel for the Design features

A few months ago, we released a new look and feel for several of TypePad's Design features into beta that made them faster and even easier to use. Thanks to your great feedback we've made a number of improvements to our initial designs, so we want to send out another call for comments before we put the finishing touches on these changes and release them to the rest of the TypePad community.

Here's a quick reminder of what's changed

We combined the content selection and layout tabs into a single screen to let you select and arrange content on a single screen:

We also updated the theme picker and builder to make it even easier to select from one of TypePad's hundreds of built-in themes, or design your own theme using a simple point and click interface:

Tell us what you think

Try out this new look and feel by signing in to TypePad, clicking on the Design tab, then the Theme and Content pages.

Have something to say? Leave a comment to this post telling us what you like, what you don't like or if you found anything confusing or hard to use. Think you see a bug? Let us know in the comments, or by opening a help ticket.