IWeb Transfer

Hello All,
I recently started a new job and one of my responsibilities is picking up where there previous employee left off on an informational website using iWeb. I was given a new macbook for work but as everyone knows a new macbook does not have iWeb. So I have several questions related to how I am going to edit this website...
1) My first idea is to use a co-worker's older mac w/ iWeb to begin editing. Are the files associated with a webpage created on iWeb saved on a remote server or on the original editor's computer? That is, can I log onto iWeb from anywhere and edit this website or do I have to use the original macbook the website was created with?
2) If the answer to 1 is yes, you can access and edit a webpage from any instance of iWeb on any mac, is there any immediate need for me to transfer to a new webpage developing program or should I be able to continue editing in the foreseeable future?
3) If the answer to 1 is no, you have to edit the webpage from the original mac, is there a directory of files that could be copied and transfered to another mac for editing from there?
Thanks

If you have access to the co-worker's Mac copy the iWeb application to the Applications folder on your Mac.
Next look in the co-worker's Users/Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder on his Mac for a file titled Domain.sites (iWeb 2) or Domain.sites2 (iWeb 3) and copy it to the same folder on your Mac. If there is no iWeb folder on your Mac create one and put the domain file in it.
If you Mac has Lion or Mt. Lion installed read and follow the following:
In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or Mountain Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder that you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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The folder of files is stored in ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb.
The package file name is Domain.sites and you could burn it to CD (if under 700MB's) or DVD.

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Although you have suggested that I can continue with web.me.com until June, after changing to the new host I can no longer access my old site!
What should I have done?

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
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You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
Also if you're considering getting a new host for your website look at HostExcellence. It has very good rates ($3.95/mo with a 2 year commitment) and is easy to publish to and has excellent ear-to-ear customer support. This link has links to additional pages describing how easy it was to use HE: Life After MobileMe. There are many hosting services with similarly low prices. So don't get stuck by what seems to be an unscrupulous outfit.
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Help! I am trying to transfer iWeb from my old mac (10.4 to 10.7). I did it exactly like the tutorials say - copied it into my library/application support/iweb folder. but when I open iWeb, it opens a new site. My old one is nowhere to be found. Please help! Thanks!

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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Iweb transfer to another mac?

I've read the current posts but am still having difficulties. I have published the site from iWeb from my mac laptop but want to work on it from my imac where most of my photos are. Both computers are using snow leopard and ilife 09. I went to the user/library/application support/iweb/domain.site and tried to copy the domain.site to my thumb drive but I get an error message. The file is on my thumbdrive but muted. If I try to paste it to iweb/domain.site on imac it doesn't work. Any ideas on why I can't copy to thumbdrive without error and where to copy it on imac when I do get it copied.
thanks,

You can connect both machines via ethernet and turn on file sharing to transfer the Domain.sites2 file. Or, compress it from the Finder File menu and drag it onto an email etc, etc. Its also a good idea to keep an up to date copy on your server so that you can download it from anywhere.
Once transferred, drag the Domain.sites2 into Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb and double cilick it to test...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/iWeb-Tips.html

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I recently purchased a .com name..........from another server.
I would like to transfer my iWeb page to this server but am really getting confused. Is there a simple tutorial or way to do this? I have printed out the tutorial from iWeb and lso from the server, but when it comes down to CNAME, MX Record, A Record, NS Record..........help?
Thank you.

If you have published your site to MobileMe, then you DO NOT need to use ftp in any way shape or form. FTP is only needed if you are uploading your site directly to a hosting account, which you have now said that you do not have, just the domain name.
Also, you ARE NOT trying to forward MobileMe to your domain name - it is the other way around - what you will do if forward your domain name to MobileMe where you site is published.
1. Log in to your MobileMe account under System Preferences and go to where is has Personal Domain on the left hand side and click on this and then where it has enable your domain name, simply enter your domain name here and it will then tell you to go to your domain name registrar and set up CNAME forwarding.
2. Go to where you domain name is (your domain name registrar) and log into your account there and then go to the DNS settings and set up CNAME forwarding.
If you have A records, then you need to delete these and set up 2 new CNAME's, one for www and one for @. The www represents your sub domain, which is http://www.domain.com and then the @ represents your domain name itself which is http://domain.com.
Set up CNAME forwarding for both these so it should look something like this:
www CNAME web.me.com
@ CNAME web.me.com
This is all you need do and your site should then work.
You might have got the correct help here faster if you had stated from the start that you were actually publishing your site to MobileMe.
Also remember, that MobileMe will no longer be here next year, so you will need to get a hosting account from another company, preferably the same company that your domain name is registered with.

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Does anyone have any ideas on how I could retrieve iWeb -- if not from this disc, then via some other method? The HD on the busted MBP is not really an option since the stricken machine has a horrible logic board failure that scrambles the whole system within seconds of startup. I guess I could get the HD out of the MBP and try to read it via a disk adapter -- and have now actually ordered an adapter, because I want to be ready for my Time Capsule's eighteen-month anniversary -- but DHL is arriving tomorrow to pick up the old machine so I may have missed that window. (Apple very kindly agreed to replace the machine, even though it's a couple of years old, because it was so unreliable -- so that part of the story, at least, has a happy ending.)
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You can just copy the iWeb 3 applicaiton from your old MBP to the Mini. Then give this a try:
In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
To open your domain file in Lion or Mountain Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder that you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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thanks
Joe

In Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder. Once you've unhidden the library it's a simple matter of copying the domain file from your Users/Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder on the old Mac to the same folder on the new one. You may have to create an iWeb folder on the new Mac if there is not one.
For opening your domain file in Lion for the first time or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
Just launch the applicaiton, find and select the domain file you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
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How can I transfer JUST ONE IWeb site to another computer?

I am new to making IWeb sites and am now making them for
other people. I have about 10 sites in my IWeb folder and need to
be able to give a person's site to them.
I need to be able to transfer JUST ONE site to another computer.
Right now, I am only able to transfer ALL the sites I have made to
another mac and then, it wipes out all their sites! How can I prevent
the ultimate wipe out of all their iweb sites yet give them JUST ONE
of mine?
thank you in advance,
Beth http://www.yourzensite.com

First, read Wyodor's post about changing the publishing settings HERE.
You can create the extra folders in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb or, as I do, in a folder named iWeb in the Home folder.
Create a folder for each website, give it a suitable name and paste the Domain.sites2 file with all the websites into each.
Open each one in turn, double click the Domain.sites2 file to launch it in iWeb, delete all the sites except the one whose name is the same as the folder name, save and quit.
Now you can launch any site individually in iWeb and sent a copy of the appropriate folder to the client.

How do I transfer my iweb to another computer

I have a new MacBook Air and need to transfer my iWeb pages. I can't seem to publish them from my MacBook Pro. What can I do?

I can't seem to publish them from my MacBook Pro
Care to tell us what problems you're having with publishing from your MBP?
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Transfer my domain in iweb from old Powerbook g4 to new Macbook Pro

I am not computer savvy, but would appreciate some advice.
How do I transfer my domain in iweb from my old Powerbook G4 to my new Macbook Pro.
I have used firewire to transfer other info but iphoto and my domain have not transferred.
Any ideas? Thank You Amanda.

Regularly Q&A'ed in this forum. Two topics below yours.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2359566&tstart=0
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Can I transfer my iWeb files to new iMac running Yosemite

I have recently purchased a new iMac running Yosemite 10.10.2. I have a set of iWeb files that I was working on but had not yet published as a website on my old iMac which is running OS X 10.5.8. Is it possible to transfer these files to the new mac? I can't find any iWork or iLife files in the Applications folder on my new mac.

Yes, you can transfer the files, but you will be unable to open them, because as you have found, new Macs have not shipped with iWeb installed on them for a long time now - iWeb as you may or may not know is very old software now that has not been sold or supported by Apple for at least 3 years.
The only other way that you will be able to get iWeb onto your new Mac is buy a copy of iLife 11 or iLife 09, both of which contained the final version of iWeb - which is iWeb 09. You would need to purchase this from Amazon. You could try an old installation CD that came with your other Mac if you still have it and you could try installing iWeb onto your new iMac from that, but if it does not work, then you'll have to buy a copy of iLife 11 or 09 from Amazon.
Your other alternatives of course are to find some new web creation software that is supported or you continue to use iWeb on your old Mac and just update and publish your sites from that machine.
In the end though, it might just be easier to bite the bullet and move onto some new software and re-build you site with that.
Software that is worth taking a look at is RapidWeaver, Sandvox, Freeway Pro/Express, WebAcappella 4, Flux V and EverWeb. Then don't forget all the online website builders that you have, that are slightly different, such as WordPress.com, Wix.com and others.
Other alternatives are then the Content Management Systems such as Drupal, Joomla and WordPress.org.
I would suggest that you take a look at EverWeb first though - it is very much like the iWeb interface and can do a lot more than iWeb could out of the box, such as contact forms included, SEO included, drop down menus, master pages, support for PayPal with widgets and lots more.
Take and look and you can download a trial version before you buy.
There are lots of different options available to you, but ultimately, if you want to continue using iWeb on your new Mac, then you'll have to buy iLife form Amazon. Time to move on perhaps?!!

Transfer iweb website from one "User" to another on same computer

Hi there, I've been building two websites using one .mac account. Now I need to send one of the websites to another .mac account so they can be completely separate from each other.
I created another "user" on my computer so that way I'll have only one website loading each time I open iWeb determined by which "user" I have open on my computer.
Here's the problem...how do I get the material from iWeb to transfer to this new "user" I created? I chose "PUBLISH TO A FOLDER" and then dragged that folder to the SHARED FILE, and then dragged that folder onto the new user I created...but when I open iWeb on the new user it doesn't display anything from that Folder.
Where do I put the material from that folder so that iWeb will read it when it opens? I can't find an "import" button, or anything like that.
Thanks

iWeb stores your data in a domain.sites2 file in Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb.
Copy this file and paste it into the equivalent location in the other user account.
Make sure you give this user "write" permission.
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How do I transfer my iWeb files to a new computer?

I recently did a clean install of Yosemite to my new iMac, getting rid of years of unneeded files.
I have successfully reinstalled all the programs I use frequently, but I am stumped on how to transfer my iWeb files so they work on my new computer.
I have transferred the preferences and the domain files, but they still do not show up when I open iWeb.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
And......how I wish Apple would bring iWeb back. It is the best app for making websites I have ever used.

Place the domain file in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder. If there's no iWeb folder create one and put it in there. Now try to launch iWeb and see if it will find and open the Domain file.
If you still can't open the domain file do the following:
To open your domain file in Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks or Yosemite or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script"/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"
delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder that you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
NOTE: Since Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For Mavericks and Yosemite go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:

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