IWeb '08 Damage Control

Here's the full text from the MacFixIt post on iWeb '08.
"iWeb '08 Calamity: Lost site content, crashes, significantly increased resource usage, more
Backup your Domain files Make a copy of this file -- located in ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain -- before attempting to update to or use iWeb '08. The program is causing serious issues for a number of readers (as discussed below), and may delete or make inoperable parts of your stored Web site(s). Saving this file can mean the difference between losing or maintaining your current site data.
Missing site elements including photo galleries The most dire issue users are experiencing after updating to iWeb '08 is the sudden disappearance of various site elements, particularly photo galleries. Many users have reported that entire swaths of their sites are completely missing after launching the update and attempting to work with their pre-existing site(s) file.
Crashes A surprisingly high number of users are reporting repeated crashes after updating to iWeb '08.
Ironically, it appears that many of the crashes can be resolved by removing the file ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain. In essence, it looks like iWeb '08 is choking on the sites file created by older versions of iWeb. So move this file to a separate location, and try launching iWeb '08 again.
Increased resource usage/slowness Users are reporting that the new version of iWeb uses significantly more memory and processor time than its predecessor."
Until the bug fix is released it would seem sensible to keep your original sites on iWeb '06, backup the application and your domain.sites files to another planet and start using iWeb '08 to develop new ideas and explore the new features.
Any more thoughts?

I was having some major issues with missing pages and crashes...but I just made some serious progress:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1073862&tstart=0&messageID=510 0025#5100025

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