Web galleries in iWeb

I have published a web gallery, using iLife 08. And it works! But in iWeb, as I try to embed my gallery, my web widgets feature reports that 'there are no albums available'.
Has any one else had this problem? What causes it and how can I fix it?
Thank you.

onllwyn wrote:
I have published a web gallery, using iLife 08. And it works! But in iWeb, as I try to embed my gallery, my web widgets feature reports that 'there are no albums available'.
Has any one else had this problem? What causes it and how can I fix it?
I had this issue and read elsewhere in the discussion that iWeb can't access Web Galleries that you publish with a password. I tried publishing a Web Gallery with "Album Viewable by" set to "Everyone" and, sure enough, it then appeared in Web Widgets.
Paul

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3) Select the frame that matches your album's format, then resize the square until it's just about the size of the widget, or provides the desired border width around the widget.
4) Move the square backward, behind the widget.
5) If desired, add a dummy album name beneath the gallery for visual continuity.
See my example here: http://www.vehphoto.com/sandrift/Photos/Photos.html
This worked for me because I'm using a white background and white frames; your mileage may vary depending on what theme and picture frames you're using. (I can't recall if I enabled additional frames in the Inspector as described in the Keynote forums - if a matching frame appears to be missing in the Inspector, let me know and I'll double-check this.)
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I'll be posting feedback on this at http://www.apple.com/feedback/iweb.html
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