WW Norton and Company Outage History

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WW Norton and Company had 20 outages in the last 2 years totaling 473h 31m of downtime — averaging 0.8 incidents per month.

There were 20 WW Norton and Company outages since June 18, 2025 totaling 473h 31m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.wwnorton.com

Notice April 27, 2026

Access Issues with W. W. Norton Knowledge Base (Powered by KnowledgeOwl)

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 27, 2026, 05:38 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 27, 2026, 06:54 PM UTC
Duration
1h 16m
Affected: Additional Digital Resources
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Apr 27, 2026, 05:38 PM UTC

    Users may encounter a 504 server error or an “Ongoing Server Maintenance” message when accessing support help notes on the W. W. Norton knowledge base (end-user help documentation). This knowledge base is provided by a third-party service - KnowledgeOwl. Updates regarding this issue can be found on KnowledgeOwl's incident page: https://knowledgeowl.statuspage.io/incidents/wntc2335l2j4. We will also continue to post updates here as new information becomes available.

  2. resolved Apr 27, 2026, 06:54 PM UTC

    The fix is holding and this incident is now resolved.

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Notice April 24, 2026

Issue with links from wwnorton.com to digital resource pages

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 24, 2026, 04:02 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 24, 2026, 05:47 PM UTC
Duration
1h 45m
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 24, 2026, 04:02 PM UTC

    We are investigating an issue with missing links from the wwnorton.com book pages to the digital resource pages. There is no impact to customers' ability to log in, use, or purchase digital resources and courseware.

  2. resolved Apr 24, 2026, 05:47 PM UTC

    The links on wwnorton.com are restored and working as usual.

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Minor April 22, 2026

Smartwork degraded performance

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 22, 2026, 02:49 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 22, 2026, 03:46 PM UTC
Duration
56m
Affected: Smartwork5
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 22, 2026, 02:49 PM UTC

    We're currently investigating received reports from students regarding two specific issues affecting their assignments: Some multiple choice questions aren't displaying the all the available answer choices on the student player. We've identified that this issue affects multiple choice questions where the an option to scramble all the multiple choice answers was selected within the question editor. Questions that contain algo values are displaying incorrectly and will affect the student's ability to complete a question if the answer is dependent on it. Our engineering teams are actively investigating these urgent issues and we hope to share more information soon. We apologize for any inconvenience these issues may cause and are working as fast as possible to remedy them.

  2. resolved Apr 22, 2026, 03:46 PM UTC

    This incident has now been resolved. Students who encountered this issue while they were working on an assignment should refresh that assignment to continue. We appreciate your patience as we resolved this issue.

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Major April 21, 2026

Search and catalog browsing not working on wwnorton.com

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 21, 2026, 03:19 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 21, 2026, 04:34 PM UTC
Duration
1h 15m
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 21, 2026, 03:19 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue where search and catalog browsing are not working on wwnorton.com. We will post updates here. Should you need help in the meantime, please contact us via support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. resolved Apr 21, 2026, 04:34 PM UTC

    Search and catalog functions are working on wwnorton.com. Our team will continue to monitor this, but if you encounter any issues searching or browsing on wwnorton.com, please contact us via support.wwnorton.com/request

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Minor January 20, 2026

Exam and desk copy requests not going through on wwnorton.com

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 20, 2026, 05:03 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 20, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC
Duration
44m
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jan 20, 2026, 05:03 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue where exam and desk copy requests on wwnorton.com are not going through. Please hold your requests until we resolve this issue and post an update here. If you have questions, please contact the Support Team at https://support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. resolved Jan 20, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC

    This issue is now resolved. If you still unable to submit an exam or desk copy request, please contact the Support Team at: https://support.wwnorton.com/request

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Minor January 16, 2026

Issue with videos and animations loading

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 16, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 17, 2026, 03:44 AM UTC
Duration
5h 36m
Affected: Additional Digital Resources
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jan 16, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC

    We are investigating reports of videos and animations not loading from select digital product pages. We will provide additional updates here as we identify and resolve the issue.

  2. resolved Jan 17, 2026, 03:44 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor December 8, 2025

Issue with password reset emails

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 08, 2025, 10:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Dec 10, 2025, 05:04 PM UTC
Duration
1d 18h
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Dec 08, 2025, 10:29 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue with account password-reset confirmation emails. If you are experiencing this issue, please create a ticket via support.wwnorton.com/request so we can assist when the problem is resolved, or continue to monitor this status notice for updates.

  2. resolved Dec 10, 2025, 05:04 PM UTC

    This issue is resolved. If you experience any issue resetting your password now, please contact Support at support.wwnorton.com/request

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Minor December 4, 2025

Navigation categories not appearing in wwnorton.com catalog

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 04, 2025, 10:13 PM UTC
Resolved
Dec 08, 2025, 04:23 PM UTC
Duration
3d 18h
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Dec 04, 2025, 10:13 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue where navigation categories are not appearing properly in the wwnorton.com catalog. To find the book or product you are looking for, please use the search bar. If you have questions, please contact Support at support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. resolved Dec 08, 2025, 04:23 PM UTC

    This issue has been resolved. If you experience any additional issues navigating the website catalog, please contact Support at support.wwnorton.com/request

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Notice November 12, 2025

Ebooks loading in demo mode

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 12, 2025, 10:20 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 18, 2025, 02:22 PM UTC
Duration
5d 16h
Affected: Norton EbooksNorton Illumine
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Nov 12, 2025, 10:20 PM UTC

    We have received reports of some users' ebooks loading in "demo mode" with limited access to chapters, despite having purchased full access. In a majority of cases, the problem can be resolved by clearing the browser cache. Instructions for specific browsers are available at https://knowledgebase.wwnorton.com/help/clearing-cache If you experience this problem and clearing cache does not resolve it, please open a ticket with Norton's support team at https://support.wwnorton.com/request Our support and engineering teams are actively investigating a root cause and will provide updates via this channel.

  2. resolved Nov 18, 2025, 02:22 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor November 6, 2025

Potential Smartwork loading issues

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 06, 2025, 03:18 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 06, 2025, 04:13 PM UTC
Duration
55m
Affected: Smartwork5
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Nov 06, 2025, 03:18 PM UTC

    Smartwork is encountering a sporadic connection issue which may impact instructors and students. Users may see an error message pop up or experience loading issues. Our team is investigating this issue.

  2. resolved Nov 06, 2025, 04:13 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major October 29, 2025

Norton Testmaker files failing to export

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 29, 2025, 01:04 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 29, 2025, 03:30 PM UTC
Duration
2h 25m
Affected: Norton Testmaker
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 29, 2025, 01:04 PM UTC

    We are investigating errors with Microsoft Word and LMS file exports from Norton Testmaker. If you experience this problem and need assistance, please contact our support team at https://support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. monitoring Oct 29, 2025, 02:25 PM UTC

    We have implemented a fix that unblocks Microsoft Word and LMS file exports in Norton Testmaker. We are monitoring the fix for stability over the next hour. If you continue to experience this problem and need assistance, please contact our support team at https://support.wwnorton.com/request

  3. resolved Oct 29, 2025, 03:30 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 20, 2025

Amazon AWS outage - partial disruptions

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2025, 09:08 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 21, 2025, 01:24 PM UTC
Duration
16h 15m
Affected: Norton EbooksNorton IllumineInQuizitiveSmartwork5Additional Digital Resources
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 09:08 PM UTC

    There is a widespread Amazon AWS outage causing disruptions to many of our partners. While Norton products and services have not been directly impacted, users accessing our platform through an LMS or other vendor partner might experience intermittent access issues due to the impact of the AWS outage on those platforms. You can track updates to the Amazon AWS outage on their Status page here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status

  2. resolved Oct 21, 2025, 01:24 PM UTC

    The Amazon AWS issue has been resolved.

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Major October 8, 2025

Instructor resource pages not loading on wwnorton.com

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 08, 2025, 01:51 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 08, 2025, 02:37 PM UTC
Duration
45m
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Oct 08, 2025, 01:51 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue where instructor resource pages are not loading properly on wwnorton.com. Customers are unable to load the pages to access their resources. Please subscribe to this page for further updates. If you have additional questions, please contact our support team at support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. resolved Oct 08, 2025, 02:37 PM UTC

    This issue was resolved at 10am Eastern. If you encounter any further issue accessing instructor resources, please contact our support team at support.wwnorton.com/request

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Minor September 16, 2025

Intermittent book cover loading issue

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 16, 2025, 02:10 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 17, 2025, 03:51 PM UTC
Duration
1d 13h
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 16, 2025, 02:10 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an intermittent issue where book covers and other metadata are not displaying properly in the wwnorton.com catalog and search results. You should not encounter any issue clicking on the book or purchasing it during this time. If you need assistance, please contact our support team at support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. investigating Sep 16, 2025, 02:38 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this intermittent issue. We'll post another update as soon as we identify the root cause. If you need assistance, please contact our support team at support.wwnorton.com/request

  3. resolved Sep 17, 2025, 03:51 PM UTC

    This intermittent issue has been resolved. We will continue to monitor the wwnorton.com catalog and will provide updates here if required. If you need assistance, please contact our support team at support.wwnorton.com/request

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Notice September 5, 2025

Reports of Smartwork loading issues

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 05, 2025, 01:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 08, 2025, 01:43 PM UTC
Duration
3d
Affected: Smartwork5
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Sep 05, 2025, 01:29 PM UTC

    We are receiving reports that some students are experiencing difficulties in loading Smartwork. We are working on a fix for this issue, but any impacted users should clear their cache which will resolve the issue and allow Smartwork to load as normal. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  2. resolved Sep 08, 2025, 01:43 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 27, 2025

Credit card purchases failing

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 27, 2025, 01:52 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 27, 2025, 02:02 PM UTC
Duration
12h 10m
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)Norton EbooksNorton IllumineInQuizitiveSmartwork5
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 27, 2025, 01:52 AM UTC

    We are investigating reports of credit card purchase errors. Please subscribe to this page for updates. If you need assistance in the meantime, please contact our support team at support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. monitoring Aug 27, 2025, 04:25 AM UTC

    We have implemented a fix to resolve earlier problems with credit card purchases and are monitoring our systems for stability. Access to previously purchased products has not been impacted. If a previous purchase attempt failed, please retry. If you continue to experience problems completing a purchase, please contact our support team via support.wwnorton.com/request

  3. resolved Aug 27, 2025, 02:02 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved. If you need additional help, please contact us via support.wwnorton.com/request

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Minor August 25, 2025

Digital product purchasing for Canadian customers temporarily unavailable

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 25, 2025, 05:25 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 26, 2025, 02:32 AM UTC
Duration
9h 7m
Affected: Norton EbooksNorton IllumineInQuizitiveSmartwork5
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 25, 2025, 05:25 PM UTC

    Purchasing of digital products is temporarily unavailable for Canadian customers as our Canadian distribution partner investigates an issue. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates on progress here. Access for existing customers in not impacted. If you need help as the team works to resolve this, please contact us via support.wwnorton.com/request.

  2. resolved Aug 26, 2025, 02:32 AM UTC

    Purchasing of digital products has been restored for Canadian customers. If you experience any further purchasing issues, please contact us via support.wwnorton.com/request.

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Minor August 21, 2025

Search and catalog view not working on wwnorton.com

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 21, 2025, 06:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 22, 2025, 02:21 PM UTC
Duration
19h 39m
Affected: wwnorton.com (main website)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 21, 2025, 06:41 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue with wwnorton.com where the search and catalog view are not working. Our team is working on the resolution and we will post updates here. Should you need help in the meantime, please contact us via support.wwnorton.com/request

  2. monitoring Aug 21, 2025, 08:42 PM UTC

    We identified the root cause of the issue and are working to fully resolve it. In the meantime, search and catalog functions are working well, though you may experience intermittent issues. Please refresh your page or try a search again if you encounter an issue.

  3. resolved Aug 22, 2025, 02:21 PM UTC

    This issue is now resolved. If you encounter any issues searching or browsing on wwnorton.com, please contact us via support.wwnorton.com/request

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Minor August 20, 2025

Digital Landing Pages loading error

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 20, 2025, 07:49 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 21, 2025, 05:42 PM UTC
Duration
21h 52m
Affected: Norton EbooksNorton IllumineInQuizitiveSmartwork5
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 20, 2025, 07:49 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating reports of Norton Digital Landing Page loading issues. We will provide more updates as they become available.

  2. monitoring Aug 20, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC

    We have identified and implemented a fix for the loading issue. We will monitor the fix and provide an update when our validation is complete. If you continue to experience any issues please let us know at support.wwnorton.com

  3. resolved Aug 21, 2025, 05:42 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved. If you have any remaining questions or issues please contact us at support.wwnorton.com

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Minor June 18, 2025

Norton Illumine Ebook Page Loading Error

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 18, 2025, 05:55 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 18, 2025, 05:59 PM UTC
Duration
3m
Affected: Norton Illumine
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 18, 2025, 05:55 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating reports of Norton Illumine Ebook page loading errors. We will provide more updates as they become available.

  2. resolved Jun 18, 2025, 05:59 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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