IWeb Forgets FTP Publishing

I publish my site via FTP. I do it and then save the file, it shows me that everything has been published(all blue). The next time I open it, it shows me that none of it is published(all red). Why is it doing this and how can I fix it?

I'm not sure if CyberDuck can upload only those changed files but Web Site Maestro can. If you publish a folder on the HD and let WSM optimize the files the second time you publish the changes to the same folder WSM can determine, by file size, those new sites and will upload only those files. I use it for multiple sites hosted on MobileMe and it will work for any hosting service.
Check out CyberDuck as I think I read where it can determine changed/new files.
OT

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but I get the message:The requested URL /www.geofflevitus.com was not found on this server.
That's an indication that the index.html file that is created alongside the site folder by iWeb is missing.
Try publishing your site to a folder on your hard driive and use a 3rd part ftp client like the free Cyberduck to upload the site folder and the index.html file.
Cyberduck or Transmit will let you view your server folder in a Finder like window where you can see which files are missing.
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I just tested it with a section of a website and it uploaded fine. Its going to depend on the size of your site files.
Are you using the latest V 1.3?
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Alancito,
I keep forgetting about the video tutorials. They're awesome. Yes that did answer my question. The whole FTP thing seems temperamental and buggy, but I'm sure most of it is me. In iWeb, sometimes it publishes via FTP, no problems and other times I get server error messages. Using Rage Sitemap Automator, half the time it won't connect and if I upload the sitemap via Cyberduck, using the same FTP settings, no problem. But those are all separate issues and you answered my initial question. Thanks

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Hello All,
About 2 years ago I used iWeb to upload my website. At the time I had to use Website Maestro for the FTP. Recently I bought a new iMac and used iWeb 09 to change several things on my website.
I viewed all the videos on how to upload your site using the iWeb FTP and I even used the "test connection" button and it said it was great. So I went ahead and uploaded my site and iWeb 09 confirmed that everything was fine, but it didn't change my website. The old pages were still there.
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The old pages were still there.
Did you try clearing your browser's cache (CommandOptionE for Safari) and reloading the page? The site and index.html file probably should be uploaded to the public_html folder in your account.
I use WebSite Maestro and find it to be very good for uploading. You might try going back to that especially since iWeb's ftp client is posing problems. I would either try WSM or the free Cyberduck client.
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http://www.domain-name.com/Site-Name/Page-Name.html
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From your file structure, it would appear that you have not followed completely what the tutorials would tell you to do.
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