Is Weebly Shutting Down? What the 67-Country Withdrawal Means
No, Weebly is not closing down worldwide, and it has not announced a global Weebly shutdown. It has wound down Weebly services in 67 named countries. If your account is in one of those countries, Weebly unpublished your site on September 27, 2026, and your account access continues until December 26, 2026, so you can still download your data and move your domain.
Why is Weebly doing this? Its notice gives two reasons: "changes in regulation" and a wish "to simplify our global operations." It names no single law, and it does not say the change will spread to other countries.
This answer is current as of September 29, 2026. We checked Weebly's official regional notice, which has page metadata dated August 10, 2026. The notice says Weebly will wind down services in the affected countries by September 20. It separately gives September 27 as the date when sites were unpublished. That date has passed. December 26 is now the deadline that matters: after it, you lose login access to the account.
If your country is not in the official list below, this notice does not say that your Weebly site will close. It also does not say that Square Online is shutting down. See the separate answer about Square Online and the Weebly withdrawal.
When is Weebly shutting down? The dates affected users need
| Date | What Weebly says happens | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | Publishing new pages stopped for affected accounts. | Do not rely on adding a temporary rescue page in Weebly. |
| September 20, 2026 | The notice describes this as the regional wind-down date. | Treat the withdrawal as active. Start exports now. |
| September 27, 2026 | Affected sites were unpublished, and access to essential plan features ended. | If your site is offline, use the account download and the site archive below, and see what you can still recover. |
| December 26, 2026 | Account login access ends after this date. | Finish data downloads and domain work before this date. |
If your dashboard shows a different deadline, save a screenshot and contact Weebly Support. Do not wait for a general announcement.
Which 67 countries are affected?
Weebly's notice lists these countries:
Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, South Korea, Iceland, Barbados, Colombia, Chile, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Serbia, Egypt, Ecuador, Peru, Cambodia, Jordan, Kenya, Bahamas, Uruguay, Oman, Morocco, Tanzania, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mauritius, Bahrain, Aruba, Zambia, Bangladesh, Georgia, Laos, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, French Polynesia, Azerbaijan, New Caledonia, Zimbabwe, Armenia, Paraguay, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Russia, Belarus, Algeria, Andorra, Benin, Suriname, Palau, Gabon, Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Ethiopia, Tajikistan, Uganda, Guinea, and Congo.
Is Weebly shutting down in the US? No. The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and most of Western Europe are not on this list. Check the official notice again before you act because Weebly can change its dates or country list.
Save the site in this order
There is no single complete Weebly export. The account download, site archive, store CSV, and your own saved copies cover different parts of the site.
1. Download your account data
Go to Account Settings > My Data > Download My Data. Weebly directs affected users to this account-level download in its regional notice.
Open the download when it arrives. Confirm what it contains. Weebly's notice does not give a complete item list for this file, so do not assume it includes every blog post, product image, form entry, or third-party service record.
2. Request a site archive
In the site editor, go to Settings > General > Archive. Enter your email address and select Email Archive. Download the ZIP file from the email and open it before you depend on it.
Weebly's backup guide gives four important limits:
- The archive is an offline backup. You cannot import it back into Weebly.
- Blog pages are not included.
- Store pages are not included.
- Contact Form and Slideshow elements might not work outside the Weebly editor.
The ZIP is useful for regular static pages. It is not a complete, working copy of the site.
3. Save blog posts separately
Compare the account download with the live blog. Save every missing post, its URL, publication date, text, images, author, and SEO title. Keep a simple URL list so you can rebuild redirects later.
If the public pages are still online, save them now. If they went offline on September 27, work from the account download, any copies you saved earlier, and the recovery steps in what you can still recover. The archive explicitly excludes blog pages. Use the detailed Weebly blog export checklist if the site has more than a few posts.
4. Export store items and save product media
For a Weebly store, go to Items > Site Items, open the ... menu, and select Export. Weebly emails a CSV file. Its official item export guide says the file has one row for each item or option combination.
The CSV is product data, not a working store. It does not move checkout, payments, tax rules, order history, or other store services. The guide also says the image field contains a Weebly-specific URL. Save the original product images as files instead of trusting those URLs to remain available.
5. Save forms, files, and connected services
The site archive does not preserve a working contact form. Save form submissions from the dashboard in a format you can open. Also record the recipient email, confirmation message, required fields, spam controls, and any automation that runs after a submission.
Download PDFs and other files that visitors can open from the site. Export data from booking, membership, newsletter, payment, analytics, and other connected services from each service's own dashboard. A Weebly content export does not transfer those backends.
6. Capture the design and URL structure
Save full-page screenshots on desktop and mobile. Record the navigation, fonts, colors, spacing, and any content that changes on smaller screens. Make a list of every important public URL.
This material helps you rebuild the site and create redirects. It also gives you a reference when an archive page looks different outside Weebly.
What happens to the domain?
The website and the domain are separate. If you registered the domain with another company, keep it there. Change its DNS only when the replacement site is ready.
If you bought the domain through Weebly, either keep it registered there temporarily or transfer it before account access ends. Weebly's notice gives this path: Websites > Domains > Manage > Manage Domain. Disable Registrar Lock to get the EPP authorization code.
Plan for these limits from the same notice:
- A domain cannot transfer within 60 days of registration.
- A change to the registrant name, email, or phone number can create a new 60-day lock.
- Disabling the registrar lock also disables Whois privacy until you set it up with the new registrar.
- Country-code domains can require help from Weebly Support.
- Google Workspace users should contact Weebly about a direct transfer to Google.
Do not change registrant contact details until the transfer finishes. Do not cancel the old account until the domain, email, and replacement site all work.
Where should you rebuild?
Choose the replacement based on what the site must do.
| What the site needs | Best next step |
|---|---|
| Store, checkout, memberships, or bookings | Choose a platform that supports those functions. Move each service as its own project. |
| A simple brochure, portfolio, or marketing site | Rebuild from the saved content, screenshots, and static pages. |
| A design you want to keep editing in Figma | Rebuild the design in a Figma file, then follow the current Figma publishing tutorial. |
| Help choosing a general replacement | Compare builders against your required functions, export options, and domain controls. |
| An AI-assisted copy of a public marketing site | Consider Figment's early-access editor only if a separate static copy is acceptable. |
Figment's AI editor is public now. It works on a separate static copy of a public site that you have permission to use. It does not edit the original Weebly site. The source site stays unchanged, and there is no ongoing sync. Forms, login, checkout, bookings, databases, and other backend services do not transfer as working functions.
If those limits fit your site, review the early-access workflow. If they do not fit, use a replacement platform with the native functions you need.
What should you do today?
Start Download My Data and Email Archive now. Then save blog posts, product images, form records, and connected-service data before the public site is unpublished. Finish the domain transfer or DNS plan before account access ends.
For domain details, see how to keep a Weebly domain. Account login access is not a guarantee that every export feature will remain available. Complete the backups now.
