IWeb Publishing

Until recently I had not visited the iWeb forum for a long time. I see that so many of you are having publishing problems. Most of these seem to be about publishing to .Mac.
I do have a .Mac account but I use it for Backup, Address Book etc and to try out a website on the internet before I upload it to a server.
Apart from publishing problems, using .Mac does not allow you to optimize your pages for faster download. Also, if you have more than one site, things get even worse.
Here are some suggestions..
[1] I use iWebSites so that I can load my sites one at a time into iWeb.
[2] Then I publish to a folder and run this through Web Site Maestro which optimizes and uploads to the server. When I update or edit one or more pages I can turn on "Smart Handling" which saves a lot of time.
[3] I use Host Excellence which gives you a deal where you get free domain registration, up to six websites and 300G of space for about $7 per month which is cheaper than a .Mac subscription. Unlike .Mac, any problems are dealt with by their tech support in less than 24 hours.
iWebsites - http://mistergregg.com/cocoadrillosoftware/iWebSites/
Web Site Maestro - http://www.tonbrand.nl/
Host Excellence - http://www.hostexcellence.com/index.php/v2/pages.packages
I'm not advertising these products - just letting you know what works for me!
What works for you?

Reading through the forum I see people losing their sites because they delete them after publishing. This seems a tempting way to go because of the way iWeb works. If you have multiple sites it has to load them all every time you open the application.
Much has been written about the convenience of splitting up your sites with applications such as iWebSites and this is highly recommended. One benefit is that, if one site file gets corrupted, the rest are not affected.
The way that iWeb stores your sites causes a lot of problems and confusion.
They are in a file "domain.sites". The path is User/Home Folder/Library/Application Support / iWeb.
Once you publish your sites to .Mac they are available as files on your iDisk. If you select "publish to a folder" to upload to a server they are available where ever you selected to store them on your computer.
Now here's the thing. You CANNOT get these files back into iWeb - no way!
Go into the iWeb folder and copy your ".sites" folder or folders. Create a new folder to put them in and store these files in another location on your Mac. Update these backups regularly every time you make major changes and have tested them out in your browser. If you don't have an external drive to make backups, back them up to CD or DVD.
Backing up ALL your computer files to an external drive on a regular basis is imperative. If you don't believe me, wait for the day when your Mac crashes and the hard drive burns out. It will someday - its happened to me twice! I now have three hard drives with bootable backups - one of which is kept off site.
If you like to gamble against the odds, at least back up your .sites file to CD and protect all your creative efforts.

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One of the main reasons why I went from PC to Mac was because of all these cool features.
Am dissapointed to see them leave. ( Iweb, Photogallery, Idisk... )

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I am having a problem with the photo pages. When I first built a photo page I used images whose file names were too long. When iWeb published the files the names became corrupted and would not display.
I can't get iWeb to forget the original file names...
I have re-named, deleted, re-imported, changes the file size, and made all the changes I can think of to get the photos to be seen as new images. No luck.
Every time iWeb publishes the site it uses the "historic" names for the files.
Any ideas? I'm about to delete the entire site and start over... but I would rather not do it that way. Who knows, that might not even work!
Thanks!
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I've also had that problem - real headache
Here's a fix (in princple) :
Within iWeb delete the photos you don't want from the page.
Save "command-s"
Quit iWeb
Before re-opening iWeb go and check the 'Domain' 'package' - this is where iWeb stocks the ressources and assets for you as 'user' :
user/library/application support/iWeb/Domain
Click right to show hidden package contents (I use French Tiger so don't know if that's the right command name but you get what I mean).
Here you'll see all the files/images etc you have used in any of your sites/pages.
In principal when you save in iWeb the Domain gets updated and should throw out any images you deleted from your iWeb page - so those 'old' files should no longer exist.
I think what you may have been doing is deleting images from the page and NOT SAVING that change. In principal Publishing to a folder or .Mac constitues a 'save' but I'm not convinced that the two have the same effect on the Domain.
I actually binned directly from the Domain once but I've read elsewhere that tampering there might cause probs.
Hope that gives you some insight.
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IWeb publishes updates but does not upload in the FTP

HELP!
I have a 'tried-tested-true' website that's been on the internet for 10 years. It's been updated over the years but needed much more as of today.
The updates perfectly publish within iWeb [3.0.4]. The FTP uploads the site, but when I check it on the internet [Safari 6.2.3], the former version appears.
I proceeded to troubleshoot by renaming the website and re-mounting the pages. Also, renaming the pages, but after several attempts of uploading each newer version, all efforts were to no avail. It has taken me a full day without results. That is, the original website remains on the internet, which is very outdated.
I have run out of troubleshooting ideas. All of my other websites have not had this problem. There was an issue this week with the ISP Domain Host services not connecting my site. I contacted them, but have had no response. However, I thought I would try connecting again today in case they sorted out their connectivity issues. I am able to connect to their server. I have good reason to believe the FTP is uploading the updated directory files, but for some reason when it comes to viewing the site on the internet, au contraire.
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I repeat myself when I say, 'HELP!'

Okay, I understand what you are referencing. I am publishing my websites to the path of 'Users'-Documents-Website Documents.
Below is a screen shot of the folder my Websites are located. Is this what you are referencing? It is Site 2 that is having issues with uploading to the domain host server of my ISP. All the other sites have been uploaded successively.
I use FileZilla as my FTP server and it has been excellent. I have tried CyberDuck, et al. FZ works perfectly well indicating all that one needs to know while uploading. If my other websites were causing the same issues, then it would mean FTP issues.
However, I believe I am on the same track you are referencing with regards to my published website is in the appropriate location on my HD. I stand to be corrected.
I believe by my contacting the Forum and reading your information that I am following protocol as I have always done with my 4 websites that upload properly. As I continue the discussion, it is becoming evident the issue is with the Domain Host server, which is not a problem to post on this Forum.
However, I posted my issue just in case it was an iWeb issue or my not following protocol correctly to publish a website. From what I am gleaning with your information, I am following protocol. Repeating myself when I say it appears to be the aforementioned server. I have contacted them again about their Domain Host server but no response as yet.
If what I am presenting to you is the correct protocol I have in place at my end, I thank you for taking the time to assist me. By doing so, I believe I will be able to determine it is not an iWeb publishing issue [mostly because all my websites are not experiencing this problem], nor is it the FTP server,FileZilla, but the Domain Host Server.
As mentioned above, here is the folder where my websites are located.
I so appreciate your assistance.

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I've tried all articles so far on apple support site. Tried on new OS user and publishing to folder and publishing a test page. I still get an error. Publishing to folder works fine, its just when I publish to MobileMe. Also tried different network and restarting computer etc.
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If you are logged in OK maybe you should look at your Keychain.
Finer/Go/Utilities/Keychain Access.app.
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Hi,
Did you have some problems since about four days on publishing with iWeb to MobileMe? In my case, when I publish my site - and I made just little changes - iWeb publish ALL the pages.
I early had this same problem, this spring, and it was a MobileMe problem; Apple just made a little update to the server and it was ok.
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Thanks

With a lot of media content have you considered other ways of adding movies or audio tracks that only require you uploading those file manually once and then linking to them. For movies this demo page has one possible method: Opening Item in a New, Precisely Sized Window. This demo page has 7 movies added that way. They don't load until the play button is selected. PhotoPresenter Animated Slideshow Themes
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I've got a couple of flash players on my demo page: Music Players.
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OT

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When MobileMe goes down the drain, you will need to move your website to standard hosting. Depending on your site size, I recommend A Small Orange, as the Tiny hosting plan they have is big enough for most iWeb sites and much cheaper then shelling out $6 a month for most of the other big names, and if you check out their forum, several of the members have coupon codes in thier signatures. Also, their customer service is great and very fast in getting back to you.
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Has anyone had any issues with scrolling/lag with Internet Explorer on an iWeb published site? I have a site that runs great on Firefox and safari but terrible on Internet Explorer. I'm thinking it may be the template/design i used?
Anyone every seen this? Any suggestions?
Thanks,
JC

I've only ever used the Modern Frame, so I can't say if there would be a performance issue using a different template. I have about three pictures on each page.
I noticed on your site that you're using the "reflection" effect on some of your pictures. Just for the purpose of testing, perhaps you could try turning off that effect and then re-uploading your site to see if that is causing some of the problem? I believe the reflection is rendered using javascript code, which may be causing the poor performance in IE. If that does turn out to be the problem, you can decide whether it's worth it to keep the effect or not.
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I have had a recent problem, where i apply changes in iWeb, publish them successfully (according to the program) and then try and visit them to find an unchanged site.
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Thanks
MZ

Hi
My URL for my home page is http://web.mac.com/martinzimelka/iWeb/homepage
I've put a screen-shot on a download page of mine of how the "homepage" should look like
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When I select an album and share by photocasting in iPhoto, it says I haven't set up my account (again, I input info. in my .mac settings already).
What's going on? Trial account won't work with iLife?
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Have you tried clearing your browser's cache (Command+Option+E for Safari) and reloading the site?
OT

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Hello,
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HostExcellence.com offers a package with one free domain name for $3.95/mo. with a 2 year committment. You can choose any domain name you'ld like as long as it's not already taken. Buying all the variations is a bit much uhnless your website might be your only means of income. HE also has a extended package for $7.95/mo with 3 free domain names. You have lots of choices out there.
OT

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Why won't my iweb publish?

It says underneath your profile that you are using iWeb 08? If this is correct, then iWeb 08 does not have a built in ftp client and you have to publish your site to a local folder and upload your files directly to your server using something like Cyberduck. Also, iWeb 08 will not work properly with Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks.
It sounds as if you are using iWeb 09 and this does still work with Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks.
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When I try to publish updates to my webpages I get the message - "There was an error updating .Mac." I have tried deleting the preferences file and rebooting.

Your Public Profile indicates you are using Mac OS X (10.4.6) — upgrade to 10.4.11 via Software Update and then in iWeb do a Publish All from the File menu.
If the error persists, see this Apple doc:
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hp
*) http://web.mac.com/hpr

Hi Peter
iWeb isnt actually uploading every page, unless you have made a change to that page, yes a comma will do it, also any changes to the navigation bar efffect all pages that the bar is on. WHat you see is iWeb going through and checking to see whether there are any changes, then if there are the page gets uploaded, if not it moves on to the next page.
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Will
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