IWeb files lost after HD replacement?

First off, I'm $tuck with very old HW/SW, per the equipment profile below. Cannot advance beyond my current iLife 08.
Recently replaced a failing internal hard drive (6 yrs old), and did a clean install of software, except for iWeb which I backed up multiple times. I thought I had adequately archived the iWeb folder on externals. Afterwards I launched iWeb, and got a prompt to re-install iLife 08. After I did that, it wasn't a surprise to me to see that the website I'd created years ago was no longer accessible on my Mac (unless it's hidden somewhere; I am NOT iWeb-savvy).
The good news is that the webhost that I'm using after the closure of MobileMe has the current file captured, and is showing properly online.
But it appears that if it ever needs editing, I'll have to build it all over again from scratch.
Am I assessing this correctly?
I'm willing to accept that I've botched the capture of my website, but I wonder if this was even doable at all? If only for information, what could I have done differently to retain the website for editing, in the midst of a hard drive replacement?
Or is it actually still possible to retrieve it as it stands?
Thanks in advance.

To find an iWeb domain file:
First you need to find the file where iWeb stores its information. iWeb stores its information in a file (or package) called Domain.sites2 (by default but can be changed). Note that the extension .sites (iWeb 1.0) or .sites2 (iWeb 2.0 and 3.0) may be hidden, hence it could also be called Domain only.
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