iWeb Publishing Solution in El Capitan

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iWeb Publishing Solution in El Capitan

Not really a question but more an important solution I wanted to provide. After a recent upgrade to El Capitan I noticed that iWeb links were no longer visible after I updated two websites that I manage. The links were there - you could hover over them on the website and see the name of the hyperlink action to be taken - and they even worked but simply weren't visible. A major functionality obstacle.

After much investigation I published the websites to a local folder on my drive and then ftp'd onto the the hosted domain sites. File comparisons revealed fewer files published to the hosted domain site than the local folder. I deleted all files and folders on the hosted domain site folder and uploaded all files from my local website to those folders. Worked like a charm!

Very important information for those still using iWeb. Yes, it's an extra step but will save your behind should you run into this situation.

iWeb '08

Posted on Oct 28, 2015 11:51 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 28, 2015 8:18 PM in response to stephenpeterson

Most likely you just had to go to the File menu -> Publish Entire Site to republish all of your files. I don't think this is an El Capitan issue.

You also noted that you are using iWeb '08. Are you sure that is the version you have? iWeb 08 did not allow direct publishing to FTP and I don't believe it works on OS X 10.9 and later...

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Answer 2

Oct 29, 2015 3:39 AM in response to charliemacOS

I chose iWeb 08 because when you add a product that's the highest iWeb selection in the list. I'm using the latest version (3.0.4). In all my time using iWeb I never knew nor looked for the Publish Entire Site option. You learn something new every day 🙂 Thanks so much!

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Answer 3

Oct 29, 2015 4:54 PM in response to charliemacOS

Update. After further investigation it indeed appears to be an iWeb and/or El Capitan issue. Today I migrated another client to CPanel web hosting. Brand new empty domain in which I published the iWeb files - from a different user profile than the previous referenced issue above - in the manner you suggested (File/Publish Entire Site). Again no links visible. Used the FTP client to log into the site, delete all files in the just created folder and uploaded a local copy of the website into the hosted folder, after which all links were visible and worked.

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Answer 4

Oct 29, 2015 7:14 PM in response to stephenpeterson

Hmm, next time this happens can you provide a link to your web site?

I don't think it is an El Capitan problem but perhaps I am wrong...

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Answer 5

Ethmoid

Level 6

11,488 points

Oct 30, 2015 1:05 AM in response to charliemacOS

Basically what the OP is saying is that they used the iWeb built in ftp to publish the entire site to the host/sever and no links were shown. When they used an ftp programme such as Cyberduck to connect to the server and then upload the files, the links works, so one would have to suspect an issue both between iWeb and El Capitan - not sure what, but there must be something in El Capitan that is knocking out the correct working of iWeb's in built ftp.

The solution seems to be that you need to publish your site to a local folder and then use an ftp programme to upload it.

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Answer 6

Oct 30, 2015 6:55 AM in response to charliemacOS

That would be a tough request to fulfill since when it happens the site is rendered useless and I immediately have to boot up the ftp client and replace all the files in order to make it functional again. By the way, this is not intermittent. It happens every time I publish from iWeb.

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Answer 7

Oct 30, 2015 10:46 PM in response to stephenpeterson

Can't you publish it to a temporary location on your server, such as in a special folder?

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Answer 8

Oct 30, 2015 10:48 PM in response to Ethmoid

Yeah I understand what he is saying but I was just trying to confirm because it would seem strange that this would happen just on El Capitan and perhaps with a little more research the issue can be solved in another way that makes it easier for the OP to publish their web site from iWeb directly to their FTP server.

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Answer 9

Ethmoid

Level 6

11,488 points

Oct 31, 2015 1:20 AM in response to charliemacOS

Actually, publishing your site to a local folder and then using an ftp programme to upload it, is no harder than publishing direct from iWeb and more consistent too.

There probably is no 'fix' for this, so if publishing to your desktop and then uploading with an ftp programme works, then the OP will have to continue to do this.

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Answer 10

Oct 31, 2015 5:59 AM in response to charliemacOS

As correctly stated by Ethmoid, I am indeed publishing from iWeb to a local folder on my machine and then uploading the files via ftp to the hosting sever. simple and straightforward. As for it being El Capitan upgrade related I cannot ascertain that completely since I have no other machines running Yosemite and iWeb. I only know that this started happening after my El Capitan upgrade.

I can also say that since the upgrade if I create a new link and format my text (font style, size, color, etc.) and publish straight from iWeb to the hosting server all formatting is lost in the publishing process and although a new link is visible (sometimes) and hyperlinks correctly the link is essentially a 7 to 8 point blue hyperlink in what appears to be Times Roman.

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Answer 11

DD445

Level 1

13 points

Nov 5, 2015 1:19 PM in response to stephenpeterson

Same problem here, stephenpeterson. Since I've upgraded my Mac mini to El Capitan, any new text entry to my website using iWeb (3.0.4) appears to be in Times Roman, regardless of the font I set it to be. I'm also using the method of publishing to a folder, then uploading via ftp (FileZilla). So frustrating.

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Answer 12

Nov 5, 2015 3:16 PM in response to DD445

Same problem here. Big commercial problem for me. Will take a look at publishing from local folder tomorrow. What is the best FTP programme to use please?

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Answer 13

Nov 5, 2015 8:44 PM in response to Community User

I use OneButton FTP. Works like a charm.

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Answer 14

Ethmoid

Level 6

11,488 points

Nov 6, 2015 12:25 AM in response to Community User

Cyberduck, Yummy FTP and Transmit are all good and worth a look.

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Answer 15

Lisa C.

Level 1

10 points

Nov 7, 2015 6:59 AM in response to stephenpeterson

Same problem. It definitely is an El Capitan problem. Only some links appear when published after upgrading to El Capitan. They all are functional but some are invisible. Actual image links work and appear(jpeg, psd, gif) and text links work and appear. Text boxes used as links work and appear. Shapes used as links function but disappear. Discovered this the hard way. I would not suggest using Publish entire site until you have addressed these issues. I had to rework my site and discover ways around the problem. Perhaps following the op's advice is a good idea. I just changed my links into text, text box or jpeg, psd or gif files. Seems to be working fine.

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