Upgraded to Yosemite and my iWeb site has disappeared

To open your domain file in Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks 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: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible in Lion or Mt. Lion 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, 10.9 , go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:

iWeb 08 or version 2 is not compatible with Yosemite, so iWeb 06 or version 1 that you are running will be even less compatible.

As you have already found, you cannot upgrade online and you cannot download the full version of iWeb 09 or 3 and you never have been able to because this is the upgrade between versions of iWeb, so if you want to upgrade to iWeb 09, then you'll need to go to Amazon and purchase either the iLife 09 or iLife 11 boxed set DVD to be able to install this on your Mac. iWeb is has not been sold or supported by Apple for over 2 years now, so perhaps you should think about ditching iWeb and purchasing another programme that is still supported and works.

For iWeb alternatives, take a look at EverWeb - this is by Rage Software and is very like iWeb and easy to learn and has lots of extra features built in, such as drop down menus, SEO, PayPal integration, a contact form etc., and these are all built into the app.

Other alternatives to look at are RapidWeaver, Sandvox, Freeway Pro/Express 7, WebAcappella 4, Flux V and Macaw.

If you switch, you would have to re-build your site in one of these programmes, with the exception of Flux V, which has the ability to import your html files, but comes with a steep learning curve and you need to know a little html and css to use this.

Sondradl wrote:

My version of iWeb is 1.1.2 I'm downloading 3.0.4 from support.Apple.com

Ethmoid has said it all. Follow his suggestions regarding switching to an alternative web design application. You're at a crossroads and its time to move on and up to a modern web design application.

I have the same issue. I get that we have to dump iWeb and start over, but how do I access my current sites to delete them or will the new software write over the old iWeb bits?

will the new software write over the old iWeb bits?

Once you're ready to publish the new site files it would be best if you used a 3rd party FTP client like the free Cyberduck to access your hosting account and manually delete the iWeb site folder and it's index.html file. Then publish the new site files to the same account location with the new application.