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does iweb still work?

I know mac doesn't host sites anymore but does Apple still support iWeb for building sites? Can you use iWeb to build and upload web pages?

Posted on Sep 7, 2012 10:33 PM

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Sep 7, 2012 10:36 PM in response to rangerdave

iWeb still works. Apple does not support it.



Info About iWeb Curtesy of Old Toad


As you now know iWeb and iDVD have been discontinued by Apple. This is evidenced by the fact that new Macs are shipping with iLife 11 installed but without iWeb and iDVD. On June 30, 2012 MobileMe will be shutdown. HOWEVER, iWeb will still continue to work but without the following:


Features No Longer Available Once MobileMe is Discontinued:


◼ Password protection

◼ Blog and photo comments

◼ Blog search

◼ Hit counter

◼ MobileMe Gallery


Currently if the site is published directly from iWeb to the 3rd party server the RSS feed and slideshow subscription features will work. However, if the site is first published to a folder on the hard drive and then uploaded to the sever with a 3rd party FTP client those two features will be broken. All of these features can be replaced with 3rd party options. There's another problem and that's with iWeb's popup slideshows. Once the MMe servers are no longer online the popup slideshow buttons will not display their images.


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However, Roddy McKay and I have figured out a way to modify existing sites with those slideshows and iWeb itself so that those images will display as expected once MobileMe servers are gone. How to is described in this tutorial: iW14 - Modify iWeb So Popup Slideshows Will Work After MobileMe is Discontinued.


This also may be of interest to you: Life After MobileMe.


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Sep 8, 2012 1:11 AM in response to rangerdave

It was MobileMe that hosted websites. Apple does not support iWeb any longer, but yes of course you can still use iWeb to build and upload websites to another server if you have it on your Mac.


There will be a time when it will become obsolete with future OS updates, but at present it still works with Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion, so you can continue to use it.


Might be an idea to look at alternative web site builders now and make the switch - have a look at RapidWeaver, Sandvox, Freeway Pro and Express, Flux 4, Goldfish, WebDesign and then the content management systems such as Drupal, Joomla and WordPress.org. You can download free trials and try before you buy.

does iweb still work?

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