What happens to iWeb when there's no Mobile Me?

I agree that iWeb will disappear in the future, but then so will everything, including you and me. I do not, however, see the need for an immediate move to another app if iWeb's working fine for you. It's evident, from all the discussions here, that no other app right now that allows you to prepare simple web pages with such elegance and ease. I am on the lookout, and when such an alternative appears I'll be the first to switch.

Yes, we'll all disappear 😁, but iWeb will in the near future for it's not just not updated anymore, but also non-existing in the latest version of iLife. To me that means we will have to switch in the near future. As I want to be prepared, I'm busy remaking my site with Sandvox.

Yes, in fact iWeb is included in the latest version of the iLife 11 boxed set and still available from the Apple retail store online. You can also get it on Amazon or Ebay.

It is just not available for purcahse separately on the Mac App Store.

Don't be too hasty to change as iWeb is an app and works with both Snow Leopard and Lion so you can still use if you have it and you can still get hold of it if you want it.

Yes included, but not mentioned, as opposed to GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto. The latest update was to make it fit for Lion and I think that may be the last. As you say, it is not available on the Mac App Store, I wonder why ?😉 All the others are. I'm not complaining, I just think Apple will not continue with it. Too bad, but not a disaster.

hi guys, i know i posted this and said it already but i use to us iweb befroe. now that it will be gone, i found a good solution with jimdo.com, they make it easy to create a site withthem . you don't even need to know coding and you can build you r site that you made on iweb with them. i'm just trying to help becaus i will miss iweb but what can we do if they already doing this?

Please, please, iWeb HAS NOT GONE and is not going anywhere. It is an application and if you have it you can still use it with both Snow Leopard and Lion.

There is no reason whatsoever to use any other software or to panic in this way - it is not as if iWeb is suddenly going to stop working and become unusable.

Continue to use iWeb.

With the Mac App Store Apple are trying to make things more digital, so getting rid of the CD's and DVD's, so the Lion upgrade was via the App Store only and no DVD version available. This is why. GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto were all updated so they are all included in the App Store individually. As iWeb and iDVD were not updated, they are not available through the App Store.

The update to Snow Leopard was still available as a DVD as the App Store did not exist then and iWeb and iDVD were included in the boxed set of iLife 11, even though iWeb and iDVD were not updated. This is why. If they were not updated, then they are no longer included for individual purcahse via the App Store.

Until something better comes along, using an online site builder is a sensible option if you want to stick with drag and drop.

Do make sure that the one you sign up with will create a mobile version of your site - as a lot of them are doing now. Otherwise you will be left in the dust along with all those who are sticking with iWeb!

I haven't seen any sign of the other drag and drop software developers coming up with flexible designs so, for the time being, they are almost as useless as iWeb except for the fact that they are maintaining compatibility with Facebook if that is important to you.

iWeb is the App and that will NOT stop working but it's MobileMe that is the Hosting Service and it is for that witch a replacement will need to be found.

So if you like iWeb don't stop using it, but you will need find a hosting company I use godady and use FTP.

Has any changes been made that would allow the blog, comments, podcast etc to work using an outside host (i.e. GoDaddy) in place of MobileMe? I am trying to determine if to create a website for a client using iWeb or Rapidweaver. So disappointed Apple still has not announced anything in regards to iWeb and the hosting aspect of it. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

The blog comments have never worked if you publish an iWeb site to an external host - it has always ever been MobileMe only and you have to use a third party comment system of which there are many - Disqus or IntenseDebate.

I would suggest that you go ahead and build the site in iWeb, but just use a different blog and link to it from the iWeb site. This is what I do with my own websites. I have never used the iWeb blog, preferring to use WordPress instead and then I just create a link from my site to my blog. It is musch better and with WordPress, you can update your site online too, so you don't need any kind of domain file either.

Just came across this which sound like a pretty good option for replacing mobileme?

http://www.macmate.me

anyone heard of it, or MacAce - the company behind it? Judging from their site, they're pretty well know in the UK and seem to be okay - judging by the awards they've won. Defo Mac people which is a plus.

I have never heard of them and I think they are one of a number of new companies setting up to fill the gap in the market with MobileMe ending.

There is another company that has just set up called NewMobileMe. MacMate does say that it is coming in Spring 2012.

Personally I use HostExcellence because I want the added benefits of using a server such as the ability to use a CMS such as WordPress and Drupal etc., and FormMail, which MacMate probably does not offer as they are not targetting that area, but I'm sure it will be fine for others who have used MobileMe for a long time and want to continue to use that kind of service.

I would be very surprised if Apple didn't make a new version of iWeb + Apple hosting.

For this matter I will use iWeb until the very last day, unless the replacement comes up.

"iWeb" is an app it will NOT stop working! but its unlikely Apple will make a new version of "iWeb" Its the "Hosting" Apple is stoping. But "iWeb" makes pages/site that can be hosted by most 3rd party hostting services. Apart from some of the Apple spificific(opps my dislex...) parts all of witch have alternatives.

Have a look as "Sandvox" that's the closest thing to iWeb I have found.