GoKawiilArchive of Our Own extends outage, now estimated at two to four weeks
Fan fiction site Archive of Our Own, run by the Organization for Transformative Works, has been offline for weeks after what began as a 12-hour maintenance window. A status update posted Thursday said full restoration could take two to four weeks, though the site may return in a degraded state sooner, with possible temporary downtime during that process.
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The prolonged outage affects millions of users of one of the largest fan fiction repositories online, run largely by volunteers. CNET notes the timing coincides with a broader PHP security patch emergency, though the OTW's sister site Fanlore was already patched on Oct. 21, suggesting the AO3 issue may be distinct or more complex than a routine update.
- AO3 outage has stretched from an estimated 12 hours to a projected two-to-four-week restoration
- The Organization for Transformative Works runs AO3 largely through volunteer labor
- The outage's cause remains unclear, though it may relate to a recent web-wide PHP patch issue
Source: cnet.com — Lori Grunin, 2026-10-29
Published there as: “Fanfic Hub Archive of Our Own Faces Weeks Offline”
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