iWeb's not going away is it?

Yes if you have Time Machine set to backup your home folder. iWeb keeps all of the files needed to create the site in a package titled Domain.sites2 which is located in your User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder.


Regarding iWeb going away. Just because it didn't get updated this time around it doesn't mean it will be dropped. Apple has too much invested in the MobileMe concept of which iWeb is a major player.

Maybe Apple is working on a pro version of iWeb or it's just taking longer to incorporate all of the features users requested. And there were a lot requested.

With iWeb 09 (Version 3) it can be used to publish to any server of your choice.

OT

Have a look at RapidWeaver - this is currently available through the new Mac App Store as RapidWeaver 5.0.3.

There is also Sandvox/Sandvox Pro from http://www.karelia.com.

Those are two to start with, along with the online web creation systems such as http://www.weebly.com or http://www.wordpress.com.

There is also another editor that seems to work very well: WebAcappella. You can give a look at it here: http://www.webacappella.fr/crbst0en.html
I've downloaded and tried the free version and was really impressed. Unlike RapidWeaver, WebAcappella is a true WYSIWYG editor, thus very close to iWeb. It is just as easy to use (drag and drop). Also, it has many many features like native support for flash files, rollovers, eBusiness, html5, CSS, dynamic menu creation, buttons, search engines optimization and more... WebAcappella also seems to get along with IE better than iWeb does.