topic Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience in General Help

Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

AARPTeri — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:56:06 GMT

We are enhancing the AARP Online Community to provide an improved user experience while preserving the connections and conversations you value.

To make that possible, we will be transitioning to a new platform that provides a strong foundation for today's experience and future enhancements.

Whether you are using a computer, tablet, or smartphone, you will continue to have a place to connect, share experiences, and discover helpful information.

Over the next few weeks, we will share updates and guide you through the transition, so you will know what to expect every step of the way.

To learn more about what is coming, visit: https://www.aarp.org/games/community-information/

Thank you for being an important part of the AARP Online Community. We are excited about what’s ahead and look forward to sharing more with you soon.

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

SummerOnTheWay1 — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:06:19 GMT

[7/23/26] @AARPTeri , thanks for the "heads up". Will any forums be DELETED?

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

AARPTeri — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:50:12 GMT

Yes, it mentions here - https://www.aarp.org/games/community-information/ that we will be removing forums that haven't had activity in the past few years, and we will be making small modifications, but most of the topics will look very familiar to you all! We are so excited for this!

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

shamit — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:18:52 GMT

@AARPTeri I noticed Private Messages will not transfer. Is that only the messages we currently have? Or will the feature of Private Messages no longer exist? Thank You.

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

AARPTeri — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:07:43 GMT

@shamit Yes we will still have the feature, only the messages you currently have will not transfer.

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

shamit — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:46:54 GMT

Thank you Teri for the information.

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

rednexsrus — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:10:13 GMT

Hi Teri

the system is not letting me add a photo from my library or from my saved AARP photos. Is this having to do with the new community format (no more photos )🙄

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

AARPTeri — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:03:00 GMT

@rednexsrus I am looking into this and will get back to you!

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

WebWiseWoman — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:03:26 GMT

Does this mean we might finally be able to block posts?

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

Vexed — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:13:36 GMT

@AARPTeri , will we be able to choose a dark theme for those of us with sensitive eyes? I can force the browser to do so, however it doesn't work with all sites.

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

SereneSeagull — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:28:14 GMT

I haven’t been able to do that for a few weeks now. Screenshots that I could do in a snap, no longer post.

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

Vexed — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:08:15 GMT

I just wanted to remind everyone that (according to the info) current posts (after Wed. the 5th 11:59 pm ET), will not transfer to the new forum. If there are important posts and information you want to ask or read, you should remember them when the new forum launches.

Re: Coming Soon: A New AARP Online Community Experience

SummerOnTheWay1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:24:35 GMT

[Thursday 8/6/26 8:33pm ET]

Thanks for the "reminder" @Vexed !!! 👍

I am so DREADING when they "shut down this version" of the AARP Community Board.

Per what AARP Teri's "latest" post said, they will let us know. Okay, WHEN? 🤔

Lol, then to LEARN the "new" version!!! 😱

Oh well, it is what it is dear friend.

Nicole 💛🤗

➡️[*** VEXED @Vexed wrote Thursday ‎08-06-2026 10:08 AM :
I just wanted to remind everyone that (according to the info) current posts (after Wed. the 5th 11:59 pm ET), will not transfer to the new forum. If there are important posts and information you want to ask or read, you should remember them when the new forum launches.