United StatesRapidWeaver 8.9 is here, and with it we added official support for macOS Monterey and Apple Silicon. RapidWeaver for Mac is a powerful and easy to use web design app that puts you back in control. Build your own beautiful, responsive, websites without having to write a line of code. Build anything from a small personal site to an online commerce store. RapidWeaver is powerful enough to grow with you and your Business. RapidWeaver is the leading Mac web design app and has been ever since its launch over ten years ago. Each release is designed to make your website better, and we’ve carefully ensured that RapidWeaver 8 is better than ever before. This must have upgrade is packed with new features and countless refinements. What's New in RapidWeaver 8? - Improved User Interface - Responsive Device Simulator - Unsplash Integration - Web Icon Generator - OpenGraph Support - htaccess Editor - New Addons Manager - Five New Themes - New Resources Manager - Privacy Notice Support - Refined Snippets Manager - And so much more RapidWeaver 8 also Features: - Build responsive, mobile ready websites - No coding required - Theme based - FTP publishing built-in - SEO optimised - Browser compatible - 100's of add-ons available - Project Backup - Free training videos - And so much more
A huge waste
All of my stacks, all of my themes, and all of the plugins I have used since 5.5… all of my web folders and templates completely unusable. The stack upgrade i paid for only loaded some basic stuff. I can’t use this!
United StatesWish I had gone here years ago.
Over a decade ago, I was an iWeb refugee for several years once it was clear Apple as abandoning it, then chose Sandvox, the closest thing I could find. For well over five years, I've been searching for a Sandvox replacement since it, too, was orphaned by its developer. For me, a sitebuilder that doesn't require coding is essential, as I have no time to go back to school to learn to code. But it's also essential to have a platform with a robust ecosystem of addon developers highly unlikely to get abandoned; the #1 requirement was that my next sitebuilder must outlive me, and I'm still young. After trying several sitebuilders, I hit on RapidWeaver, an app I had tried after iWeb, but which wasn't nearly so good then as what it is now. And I'm really glad I kept looking, because I really believe there's nothing better for non-coders in the Mac universe. No, it's not just a single purchase. You've gotta buy RapidWeaver, then you really must by Stacks from YourHead because it empowers so many other things. Then you need to buy either Foundry or Foundation as a robust site-building platform. I tried Foundry first, but went to Foundation. And yeah, RW Stacks Foundation is $259 or so, but measured by my hourly rate, that's a vanishingly small percentage of what it would cost me to become a robust HTML5 & CSS3 coder and run a behemoth like Dreamweaver. So buy your RW ecosystem in several small, inexpensive parts and be happy. I certainly am.
United StatesNeed to spend anothe $100 to be useful
Absolute waste of $84.99. SW alone doesn’t do anything more than other free Webpage editors. Their first training videos start by pushing purchases of other plugins for $100 so you can do something semi-interesting. I assumed it has more to offer for $84.99…. WRONG! No wonder there is no trial period.
United StatesCompany abandoned Ember, didn't provide route forward
I put a lot of work into one of this company's main products called Ember. The developers no longer have time or want to develop it? Then sell it to someone who will put time into the project. Don't just sit on it as I wait to access my files. Very, very unprofessional and it should make everyone reading this question how commited they are to Rapidweaver. Will this product also be dropped in a similiar fashion?
United StatesNeeds two plug-ins to be fully functonal
Sadly, to the best of my knowledge, no one makes a true WYSIWYG web design app like Apple’s discontinued iWeb. This is partly due to the requirement that modern websites be “dynamic,” to accommodate a wide variety of display sizes on PCs, tablets and smartphones. RapidWeaver competes with browser-based, templated dynamic web design & hosting services like Wix, Squarespace and WordPress. The most economical web-based plans cost more per year than the one-time purchase of RapidWeaver, plus you don’t have to deal with the sluggish browser-based interfaces. On the other hand, RapidWeaver only offers a couple of dynamic templates and is not a full-featured product. To approximate the functionality of, say, WordPress you need to also buy Stacks (about $50) and Foundry (about $85). You may also need some additional plug-ins to add functionality like including audio-clips. So, before you buy, first figure out if there’s a template you can use with it. These templates offer almost no customization. You have to make you photos and copy fit the layout. Finding stock photos or acquiring custom photos to fit the layouts could be a substantial additional expense. Still, if you can use the site with only a few copy changes for 4-5 years, it’s probably a better value than the web-based services. Like it’s competing dynamic web apps, the interface is not very intuitive. It is not WYSIWYG. The learning curve is steep. Save versions as you go along so that you can step back to an earlier version if something goes wrong. I’m only giving it 2 stars because it should be full featured at its price point. (Note: Online design sites also include web hosting as part of their offering).
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- Project window will ignore Classic documents - Various bug fixes and improvements to keep things running smoothly.
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