Where is the iWeb meta tag template info held?

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Where is the iWeb meta tag template info held?

I'm trying to help my iWeb Published sites run better on latest versions of IE and came across this webpage describing how to make compatibility better:

http://beyondiweb.com/tutorials/compatibility-for-ie11/

It requires replacing the meta line about compatibility with one that includes IE9.

But I'm wondering whether there isn't some form of default file somewhere within the iWeb Application package (or support files) that could be modified to use the replacement text string described on the above webpage.

Does anyone know if there is a simple way to change that within the iWeb application or support files such that every time I publish a site it would automatically include the modified line of code?

iWeb 3.0.4-OTHER, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 14, 2015 5:31 PM

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Wyodor

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May 14, 2015 11:50 PM in response to cglynne

It's hard-coded in the application. You can't change it.

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Ethmoid

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May 15, 2015 12:40 AM in response to cglynne

If you want to change meta tags, then you need to change these in your published site files, which means opening them and altering them with a text editor such as Text Wrangler before you upload them to your server.

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Wyodor

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May 15, 2015 1:34 AM in response to Ethmoid

The OP already knows that.

He

came across this webpage describing how to make compatibility better:

http://beyondiweb.com/tutorials/compatibility-for-ie11/

It requires replacing the meta line about compatibility with one that includes IE9.

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cglynne Author

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May 15, 2015 8:59 AM in response to Wyodor

That's what I feared. Why would they hard code stuff like that when they could have put it in reference files.

Thanks for the answer.

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ragesw

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May 15, 2015 10:05 AM in response to cglynne

Our tool, which is free but now discontinued but still works fine, will do this for you and make your iWeb website more compatible with IE. See this blog post;

http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2011/04/25/iweb-internet-explorer-optimize/

WebCrusher is 100% free, but unsupported at this time. You'll see a free serial number visiting the WebCrusher page in the pop up that comes up after the page loads;

http://www.ragesw.com/products/optimize-web-sites.html

Hope this helps.

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Paul

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