Yosemite - lost access to web site via iWeb

You need to get your Domain.sites2 file from the old Mac (located in the Home/User/Library/Applications Support/iWeb folder) and place it in an iWeb folder in the same location on your new Mac. Then:

To open your domain file in Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks or Yosemite 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. You don't need to use it each time you want to open the same Domain file.

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. It also works for Mavericks and Yosemite.

For Mavericks, 10.9 , go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:

Since you have to start over from scratch this would be a good time to leave iWeb and start using a supported, up to date, modern web development application.

If you do a search in this forum for "iWeb alternative" or "iWeb replacement" you'll find many topics discussing them.

One that many users have migrated to because it is so very much like iWeb in its user interface and operation is EverWeb. There's a demo version available you can try. If you know HTML coding you might give Flux a try as it combined direct HTML coding injection with drag and drop. There are many more out there.