Iweb sites all blank!

I was creating a new site in iweb yesterday. Today when I open the program, it is blank for everyone of my sites. However, I can visit the sites and the content is all there. I have not moved any files, I restarted my computer to see if that would correct it but it did not. Thanks in advance for your help!

I don't know what happened to your site, but iWeb stores everything in a Domain file, normally located in the ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder (although it can be moved). Note: the tilde (~) represents your home directory.
In the top right of your screen there's a magnifying glass icon. Click it and enter .sites into the search bar. In the pane that drops down, you should see one or more Domain files. Choose Show All above them. A Finder window should open showing your Domain files amongst other files. Double-click a Domain file to open it in iWeb.
And although the following doc talks about iWeb '08, I believe it also applies to iWeb '06:
_iWeb ’08: Backing up your Domain file_

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What you need is the Domain.sites2 file from your old computer. It will be located in the User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder. Copy it to the same folder on your new Mac replacing the domain file that is currently there.
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I'm sorry, I know this question comes up again and again, but what I have read and attempted doesn't seem to help my website. I just started using iWeb last week and I really enjoy it. I was using Dreamweaver before which is a great program for CSS and HTML editing, but really doesn't compare to the simplicity and speed of designing with a WYSIWYG like iWeb.
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While I realize this is not at all an ideal solution, it worked. Not only does the site load, but it looks about as good as it does in Firefox and Chrome. No transparency issues or anything! The first line isn't vital to site display, but it does cause the browser to 'guess' what type of encoding the page is in. All of my testing indicated this isn't an issue on my PC or Mac, but I need to try friends and family's PC's too.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If the total size of the published site folder and index.html file is under 2 GB you can use DropBox to transfer the published site or the domain.sites2 file as Ethmoid suggested. See #21 - Managing an iWeb site from multiple Macs with Dropbox. It will work for any type of file for transfer. Just set it up like in the tutorial and either add the domain file or the published site file. It works across platforms. And it's free if you keep it under 2GB.
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Did you bother to take a look at the URL that was mentioned in the OP? If you did you would discover that the published site does not contain any blog posts.
Further comprehension of the original post clearly states:
i re-created juddheads.com in iweb, hoping that I would be able to copy and paste all of my old blog entries. of course what happened was that it published a blank site.
FWIW, reading the post and offering a solution based on the posters situation is helpful, blindly posting a URL for the purpose of compensation that doesn't help the original poster with their clearly-explained situation is unhelpful.

I'm totally confused now re my iweb site

Ok, let me start of by saying that I'm new to mac and not very computer savy to start off with. I created my iweb site www.kristenelardophotography.com and have it hosted with my .mac acct. I got my domain name from godaddy and was able to do the domain fowarding and masking. HOWEVER, somewhere during all this I have an error or 2. Here are the areas I'm having trouble with.
When you click on the different options on my website to go to different pages the address bar info never changes from the www.kristenelardophotography.com . I know from looking at others sites that it should change to www.kristenelardophotography.com/portfolio.html (or something similar) however mine doesn't.
Another issue, in iweb when I click "visit" it takes me to www.kristenelardophotography/kristenelardophoto and its a blank white page. However if I type in my web address everything is fine.
Issue 3 which I think I need to fix the other issues first before I can touch this one. I'm trying to get added to google. I set up my acct there and when I try to verify it I get this error........We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (Success) in the header. I downloaded imap and I'm putting the google verification number into that.
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the masking did that.
look into "cname". that's what you actually want,but if you remove the masking you will see the web.mac addressing
Actually it does look ok.
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Can I recover iWeb sites after a complete HD crash?

Ok, here´s my case.
Last Sunday my MacBook died. Trust me. It died. No one could save the information and the hard drive had to be formatted. And there was the Murphy´s Law factor. I was preparing my files to back up and then, CRASH! After 3 days at a specialized service center it had to be formatted, no information could be saved and when I turned my MacBook on and installed the system, again, it was like the first time I ever used it, like it was just out of the box. No applications, no files, no photos, no music, nothing.
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Greetings from Mexico City.

Actually my boss had that idea. There´s a folder in my iDisk named iWeb and I had noticed before that all my webpage´s files were there. Every time you click publish in iWeb, all your files are uploaded to that folder.
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I´m at work now and there´s no iWeb in this computer so I have no idea if it´d work fine. Any ideas?
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Not Found
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Suddenly both sites loaded correctly and I can see them on my computer. However, the sites still don't display at all on 10.5.x Macs (G5 tower here, friends iMac in another state) but do display and act correctly on our old G4 running 10.4.x

Making IWeb sites look good.

I've seen a lot of iWeb sites, and for the most part they're not bad, but generally they look really generic. From my graphic design point of view there are a few things that people can do to improve the "look"of their site.
1. Delete the auotmatic navigation bar that iWeb creates when making new pages. This can be done under the page tab in the inspector. Anything can be turned into a hyperlink, so make your own buttons, instead of letting iWeb do it. This means graphics and any kind of text you want. Be creative.
2.A. Typograghy please. Its a good rule of thumb to only use a few different fonts. Doing this throughout the website will add consistency to the overall design. iWeb allows for strict control over type (take advantage of this) text type (paragraph length type) looks best at a smaller sizes ie. 9-11 pt. Also increase the leading (the amount of space between lines of type). This will make the text easier to read.
2.B. Choose your own fonts. Don't use iWeb's default fonts. Generally text size can be reduced as well. Type makes the page, so pay attention to it.
Hope these tips help someone.
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hello all,
I would like to add to red.sea's comments. The reason : I have over 60 emails to reply on the topic of iWeb design from forum members.
It's a hard question to answer when someone asks you ways to improve their sites ... without wanting to hurt their feelings. I have to consider the fact that because I do this comfortably for a living, design comes as natural to me as painting. But what I have always enjoyed in my life, is seeing someone try ... and ultimately enjoy what they can achieve. Imagination is surely one of the greatest virtues.
Having said that, I would like to add a couple of points. This principally applies to people who wish to build a site entirely from scratch using a white blank page. But some of these methods will apply to template users.
Before designing a site, sketch it out on paper. Each slip represents a new page. Mark out roughly the topics, the placement of pictures, the amount of text involved on the page. This will save you a lot of time - believe me.
FONTS
Refine what you have just done in (1) by selecting different fonts as red.sea mentioned. Choose fonts according to the theme of the site. E.g. Romantic wedding sites, use fonts like Zapfino, Mona Lisa Solid, Bodoni etc. - script as well as serif fonts. Modern sites - sans serif fonts seems to be the trend, and it has been for a number of years. Examples, Gill Sans, Optima. The default Helvetica isn't bad, but try using Light instead of Bold. Use large point size. I use Avenir and Nobel on my sites.
N.B. The only area to leave as template default, is the blog - in case you want to use the Search feature.
IMAGES
Work your images to 100% of the size you intend to use in iWeb. Resizing will blur the images. This has been mentioned many times over, so I won't touch on this further. 72dpi images work fine with me and if you must, tweak your colours before dragging them to iWeb - if you are using Photoshop, for instance. Unsharp mask can help sharpen your pictures. I use NIK filters.
COLOUR (I was raised in England, so I spell with a 'U')
Theme colour is important. Many folks feel that white is boring. That really depends on how you use it and design normally plays a part in this. Should you choose to use colours, there are millions to use on the palette. Avoid strong primary colours unless you have a good design-sense. As mentioned, check the mood, the topic, the theme. If you have black and white photos, use black, grey or white as background. Light (often pastel) colours work well with B&Ws too. This can be a very in depth discussion, but I think you get my drift. Lastly, try and maintain a flowing look/theme to your site. It's very pleasant to browse through sites like these.
TEXT
Placing of text is by far the biggest issue for most iWebbers. Some sites have the right colours but is ruined with text running everywhere. One site had long sentences and paragraphs (11pt font size) stretching 600px from left to right which went on forever. It's an eye sore and nobody is going to read it, especially folks above 40 something. Make columns instead. The guides work beautifully on iWeb, just like in Keynote. Make sure under preferences > Alignment Guides, both are checked. Keep these columns tidy and aligned to something on your page - a photo, your headline - something the body copy can have affliation to. Play with the leading (space in between the text).
There are other things I would like to add ... maybe later.
I hope this helps rather than offend. Over the last couple of weeks, I have met and corresponded with many members from this forum. It's been a delight. I thank you for trying.
Joe
http://web.mac.com/joeleong

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