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Q: iWeb Replacement

Is Apple going to be replacing iWeb anytime soon? I really don't like the the alternatives. Freeway Pro, Rapidweaver and Sandvox. I have them all and none do I like. Too many add on things in hopes of making a better page. Too much cost.

 

I really want iWeb or a new version now. iWeb is OK but limited now because of no further support.

Posted on Mar 28, 2013 11:01 AM

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  • by edos,

    edos edos Jul 12, 2014 3:24 AM in response to greenev
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    Jul 12, 2014 3:24 AM in response to greenev

    There are many people on this thread attempting to sell a product called Everweb or Easy web .

     

    The fact is that iWeb is still vastly simpler and superior in every way to the "replacement" software being touted on this discussion thread.

     

    I suggest people stick to iWeb and maybe use Multisite for iWeb and we will see if the rumours of a new improved iWeb app that integrates with the new Photos app in Yosemite are true ?

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Jul 12, 2014 8:43 AM in response to edos
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    Jul 12, 2014 8:43 AM in response to edos
    we will see if the rumours of a new improved iWeb app that integrates with the new Photos app in Yosemite are true ?

     

    Don't hold your breath.

  • by charliemacOS,

    charliemacOS charliemacOS Jul 12, 2014 10:04 AM in response to edos
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    Jul 12, 2014 10:04 AM in response to edos

    There are many people on this thread attempting to sell a product called Everweb or Easy web .

     

    I don't think anyone here is trying to "sell" anything. Recommendations for alternatives to iWeb are being suggested because one day it could happen that iWeb simply refuses to launch on a future version of OS X. iWeb 08 will not work on Mavericks and it could be a time when iWeb 09 completely stops working on a future OS X release without warning

     

    The suggestions are being put forth so that people can be proactive today, instead of waiting until they have a much bigger issue with people not able to access their website projects in the future.

     

    Also, it is currently mid 2014 and sticking with a product create in 2009 (5 years ago) prevents people from using some of the latest and greatest enhancements. Many of the suggestions provided come with mobile websites, master pages, drop down menus and a lot more not provided by iWeb.

     

    The fact is that iWeb is still vastly simpler and superior in every way to the "replacement" software being touted on this discussion thread.

     

    How so? Do you care to explain what is better about iWeb vs the replacements suggested here? iWeb is great, but it hasn't been updated in a very long time. Although it has some great features, "vastly simpler and superior" is, in my opinion, a overstatement. It could be better in some ways, but in a lot of ways, it is not superior at all.

     

    edos wrote:

     

    I suggest people stick to iWeb and maybe use Multisite for iWeb and we will see if the rumours of a new improved iWeb app that integrates with the new Photos app in Yosemite are true ?

     

    Where did you hear these rumors?

  • by JRIH,

    JRIH JRIH Jul 15, 2014 11:56 PM in response to charliemacOS
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    Jul 15, 2014 11:56 PM in response to charliemacOS

    I have Everweb and have spent the last few months rebuilding my iWeb site.  Yes, you must rebuild from scratch although you can copy/paste.  i finally got it done.  Then I find it won't upload to my provider.  I tried the Everweb ftp, Cyberduck and Filezilla.  No joy.  I even had my provider wipe my files so that I could do a clean install.  Nothing.  I finally uploaded my iWeb site again with absolutely no problems.  I am even using their iWeb SEO program to do it with.  I needed to have a site available.

    Everweb is a very easy program to create a site with, but if you can't upload it, what good is it.  i have worked with the rage people for days, and they don't seem to have a clue what is wrong. Judging by the Everweb blogs, I am not alone.

    I will give them a couple more days to come up with a solution and then I am done.  As long as iWeb is still working, I will stick with it as long as possible.  For this reason I am staying away from Mavericks as I don't need it anyway.  God only knows how much software I will lose if I upgrade.  Not like the old days when you never had to worry about that.

    I looked at Webacapella (sp?) in the past and may try them again.

     

    if something good happens, I will let you know.

  • by Bobmagg1,

    Bobmagg1 Bobmagg1 Jul 31, 2014 7:45 AM in response to JRIH
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    Jul 31, 2014 7:45 AM in response to JRIH

    iWeb works fine with Mavericks.

  • by JRIH,

    JRIH JRIH Jul 31, 2014 10:10 AM in response to JRIH
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    Jul 31, 2014 10:10 AM in response to JRIH

    I owe Everweb and Rage an apology.  I jumped the gun and was speaking out of great frustration.  But Rage support have the patience of saints and we got my website to work perfectly.  So thanks to Rage support and I withdraw my above rant in its entirety.

    And apologize to everyone else who has read it.

  • by Paul Bordenkircher,

    Paul Bordenkircher Paul Bordenkircher Oct 25, 2014 1:46 PM in response to ErikDM
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    Oct 25, 2014 1:46 PM in response to ErikDM

    I have 3 or 4 different sites in iWeb, and Yosemite may force me to upgrade.  I upgraded my laptop to Yosemite this week, and it exhibits all kinds of strange behavior.  I have trouble in the podcast entries page, the media bar behaves strangely, so I'm just not sure how much longer I can use it.

     

    I'm mostly looking for something that's easy to subscribe to podcasts without submitting it to iTunes.  Any suggestions?

  • by Ethmoid,

    Ethmoid Ethmoid Oct 25, 2014 4:41 PM in response to Paul Bordenkircher
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    Oct 25, 2014 4:41 PM in response to Paul Bordenkircher

    Well have your not already noticed that the whole of this post is about EverWeb?  Why not switch to EverWeb - it can do everything you want and more.

  • by soltltym,

    soltltym soltltym Oct 28, 2014 5:03 PM in response to Ethmoid
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    Oct 28, 2014 5:03 PM in response to Ethmoid

    So it’s better to throw away my free software and pay $80.00 for something that does the same thing? Sorry, I don’t see much logic in that?

  • by Ethmoid,

    Ethmoid Ethmoid Oct 29, 2014 2:30 AM in response to soltltym
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    Oct 29, 2014 2:30 AM in response to soltltym

    Firstly, iWeb is not really free and never was, because to get it for "free", you had to buy some sort of Mac first, which is a little more expensive than $80.

     

    Also, have you not read any of the other posts on this thread?  EverWeb does do the same things as iWeb did, but it can do more and vastly more from within the application, unlike iWeb.  You can enter SEO in EverWeb, use drop down menus, put in slide shows, use master pages, place PayPal apps on your page, use the built in contact form and lots more.  You could do none of these things directly from within iWeb and you had to look at third party options for a lot of these things, such as drop down menus, SEO and contact forms.

     

    Also, remember that iWeb is 5 years old and is no longer sold or supported, so there is definitely logic in switching to EverWeb - EverWeb is a supported product that is actively being updated all the time and can do all those things, such as drop down menus, SEO and contact forms from within the app and you don't need to use other things, so yes, there is most definitely logic in that, in that EverWeb can do all the same things as iWeb, but much more and all without having to leave the application, as you had to do in iWeb.

     

    Looking though old posts on these forums is testament to that, as people asked for explanations of how to insert slide shows into iWeb and what needed to be uploaded to servers etc and what needed to be used to link the 2 together in iWeb - well, this can all be done very simply without all the fiddling around directly in EverWeb without anything extra.

     

    Think on - it is time to leave iWeb behind and move on!

  • by soltltym,

    soltltym soltltym Oct 29, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Ethmoid
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    Oct 29, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Ethmoid

    Yes, I agree that iWeb is "dated" and no longer supported, but until it doesn't run with a newer OS, I'm going to keep using it. What you say makes good sense, and I appreciate your time in responding. The simple truth is that I think $80 is too much. I'd go for $29.95 or something a little more appropriate.

     

    I also use "Coda" if I want to do any detail html, Javascript or css type work. iWeb is just so easy and simple to use to build a really nice website in just a few minutes. I have 9 or 10 sites setup on MacHighway (who provides the SEO and more) and to keep them up to date using iWeb is a breeze.

     

    So, some time in the future when iWeb stops working, I might have to shell out the dough, and EverWeb would most likely be my first choice.

     

    Thank you.

  • by JosTM,

    JosTM JosTM Jan 3, 2015 7:47 AM in response to soltltym
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    Jan 3, 2015 7:47 AM in response to soltltym

    2015 now and iWeb still works fine on Yosemite and pages look good on IOS8 and Windows Explorer 11.

     

    Let's see how long we can stay with iWeb...

  • by charliemacOS,

    charliemacOS charliemacOS Jan 3, 2015 10:08 AM in response to JosTM
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    Jan 3, 2015 10:08 AM in response to JosTM

    JosTM wrote:

     

    2015 now and iWeb still works fine on Yosemite and pages look good on IOS8 and Windows Explorer 11.

     

    Let's see how long we can stay with iWeb...

     

    Actually it doesn't work fine, as you can tell from all the people having problems with it here. Blogging has issues, some widgets do not work anymore etc...

     

    If you haven't encountered these issues then you are one of the lucky ones. The real issue is that one day you'll update your operating system and iWeb simply won't launch or won't be able to load your project. Then you'll be in more of a panic and rush to get a replacement. Why not try to find the right replacement before you are at a critical time when you can't update your old site and have to recreate a new one as quickly as possible?

     

    Just ask the people who tried to see how long they could stay with iWeb 08 which will not lunch on Yosemite. The same thing can happen to iWeb 09.

  • by jeffalbrecht,

    jeffalbrecht jeffalbrecht Mar 4, 2015 4:24 PM in response to greenev
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    Mar 4, 2015 4:24 PM in response to greenev

    Have tried a trial copy of Everweb on a new macbook pro and find that it crashes constantly.  Customer service is very responsive, but as yet it's unusuable to me since it is now crashing within 30-seconds of use.  I have a large website with lots of photos and videos, so maybe it's made for smaller websites?  In the 10-years or so I used iweb, it never once crashed, and it certainly seems like a much more robust platform than everweb.

     

    This seems like a very dedicated company and I'm sure they will work out the bugs, but for now I've got to look for something else that is more robust and dependable.

  • by soltltym,

    soltltym soltltym Mar 4, 2015 7:08 PM in response to Ethmoid
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    Mar 4, 2015 7:08 PM in response to Ethmoid

    No. iWeb IS free. I already have a Mac. When you buy the computer you actually get software with it (unlike some competitors). Also, I can't publish my websites to my hosting provider from EverWeb like I can with iWeb. I am NOT going to setup an account with Everweb just to publish, and why should I have to publish to a folder and ftp as a separate function. With iWeb I just select "publish" and it automatically FTPs my files to my provider (MacHighway) easily.

     

    I resent Rage's attempt to force me to use their hosting If they were to make a version of their software that works like iWeb to let the user setup their provider of choice, then I might consider paying for the software, when (and if) iWeb doesn't work anymore.

     

    Again, I don't like their marketing tacltics. This alone makes me not want to buy their product.

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