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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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charliemacOS

Level 2

218 points

Posted on Oct 28, 2015 8:18 PM

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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Wyodor

Level 6

19,930 points

Mar 30, 2016 9:31 AM in response to cglynne

Do not use linked textboxes or shapes.

Use the solution that's been around in this forum for ages.

Select the textbox or shape.
Copy the textbox or shape.
Open Preview.app
Do Command-N (New).
Save the image as PDF (Benefit is that text will scale better in iWeb).
Give it a proper name.
In iWeb, delete the textbox or object.
Save and Publish the page to clear the old object.
In iWeb, drop the pdf on the page at the former location of the textbook or shape.
Resize the object if necessary and hyperlink it.
Save and Publish the page.
View page in Browser. Reload page to clear old info.
Practice.

Apr 29, 2016 7:51 PM in response to stephenpeterson

I had a similar problem after upgrading to El Capitan, but my symptoms seemed worse than what some of you described: Anytime I put a link in any text box, the entire text box would disappear. At any rate, I found a solution for this and probably for the other problems listed here:

When you are highlighting the characters that you will use for your link, open "Inspector" and go to the "Graphics" tab. If "Shadow" is checked, uncheck it. Then your link will appear.

-GlenInBoston

May 5, 2016 7:26 PM in response to Wyodor

Wyodor:

Last year I posted a similar solution:

1. Import the desired background shape from Pages [or another graphic program], setting the background color or texture in Pages, but formatting the Stroke [the line around the shape, for you newbies] and any desired shadow in iWeb. Assign the hyperlink.

2. Superimpose the text box [without background] from iWeb, making sure the text box is in front of the shape. Assign the hyperlink.

3. Breathe a sign of relief that you can continue to work using iWeb for a few years more.

Richard

BTW, for anybody new to this post: This is clearly an El Capitan issue. I'm running two iMac's, luckily having kept the other on Yosemite. This problem does not occur on Yosemite.

[For anyone having difficulty with Vimeo videos not showing the fullscreen option anymore, Wyodor posted a work-around for that, that is pure genius.]

jsnps

Level 1

4 points

Jul 26, 2016 2:22 PM in response to stephenpeterson

I have little expertise i this field but my problem , as already stated by several others , was solved when I realised that you cannot have a root entry in iWeb ( El Capitan ) because it always insists that the root folder has a name . The default is / ( at the Site Publishing Settings ) and it will accept nothing less . Consequently I could not see my upload , and yet it was there all the time but with the extra level of / .

I get around this , as others have , by using an FTP programme to defeat the / level and it works perfectly even though I primarily publish through iWeb .

Sorry if this does not make sense .

iWeb Publishing Solution in El Capitan