A number of global websites stopped working today amid major problems with Wordpress.
The Sun, Metro, TechCrunch and Quartz were among websites that either failed to load or reverted to a default templates, making them look like a blog.
Wordpress apologised, saying the issue was with its VIP Go service.
It said "inconsistencies" across its websites were causing "errors or issues in sites displaying the correct information".
In a post on its website, the company added: "We’re working to resolve inconsistencies across containers for VIP Go sites.
"Please do not make updates to VIP Go sites as they’re likely to revert back due to ongoing issues.
"Please also refrain from visiting the Themes page as this will cause the site to load a default theme."
