iWebExpander has been doing quite well in the past three months. It has become one of the most used applications in cooperation with iWeb and it makes us feel quite proud to find iWebExpander to be found in all forums.

There have been some issues with iWebExpander (like the application freezing) – but Jay and myself have looked into them and we have solved nearly all of them.

One thing was the name of iWebExpander is that it sounds totally stupid. I gave it this name because it related iWeb and the application itself and thus it would lend it very self. Yet now, with iWebExpander being so popular, I thought it would be a great opportunity to change the name.

So, iWebExpander is now iTweak!

Though just a name change is not all. iTweak will have all the features that iWebExpander, which are bug-fixed, but new features as well. These will be the new features for iTweak:

• Backup iWeb 08/iWeb 06 sites
• Add a favicon to iWeb
• Add Google Search to iWeb
• Add hitcounters to iWeb
• Add comments to iWeb
• Add a PHP Contact-form to iWeb
• Search & Replace function for any code…

If you want any other features, now is the time to ask for them!!!

And when will this new stuff come? I am so into working with it, that it will probably be done by the end of the weekend!

Now, iMap and iWebExpander are having some issues with the TimeOut error if you use .Mac.

The reason for this error is that .Mac is simply to slow. Thus, my software is not receiving any answer and so freezes. I’ve recommended to use a faster Internet Connection – but still, people get this error. I am also tired of answer a zillion mails about this. So – I will fix it once and for all.

I have had an update ready for quite a while – but I am planning to make a better fix. This fix will get rid of this error for 100%! So bear with me. I am planning to release the updates next week.

No need to worry!

Update: It’s solved! Updates will be sent out next week.

There is actually a tutorial out there already. It is actually made for Statcounter – but it works for Google Analytics as well!

You will use iTweak which is a free application that allows you to add any Hitcounter you wish (wether it be Google, Statcounter, Mint, CrazyEgg or whatever)! A tutorial for how to use iTweak along with a Hitcounter can be found here.

iWebExpander is a little AppleScript based application that I made to make my iWeb Tutorials easier. Turns out that many people love it and they use it as often as they open iWeb itself. Iv’e gotten mails about some stupid AppleEvent timed out (-1702) – but I have gotten even more emails that just praise Jay’s and my easy application.

Well I’ve been on skiing holidays for the past two weeks, and I have checked the download counts today, and I was just shocked. To make it short:

12,340 people have downloaded iWebExpander!!!

Isn’t that amazing? That is about 200 downloads a day over the first two months of iWebExpander’s existence.
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting iWebExpander to grow that big and I guess that now, I cannot just leave it alone – it’s a project that will continue into the future.

So, I have been working a bit on version 1.1. I’ve got several new features ready which include Haloscan Commenting, PHP Contact Forms or even a full-blown “Search & Replace” function which will be ready soon.

It’ll come soon. Don’t worry

Oh one last thing – I am a bit shaky about the name “iWeb Expander!!!” I might change it to iWebExpander (without the space) – or even change the whole thing into something more usable.

I’ll add it to Coolmacapps soon and then you can all start voting it up!

Yep I know, I am not that kind to just make a post for fun. There is always some info to it. Today I am going to growl on about some boring future of my apps and the site itself.

What I am to do first is to finish iCordion. It has been much anticipated by many of you – but I simply did not have enough time until now to do all of this! Keep in mind that I am only doing this site has a hobby, not full business. Yet, I promise that it will come and it will come like hell. It already has some 40 complete new functions that could make iCordion end up as a whole web-design application rather than just a simple app that makes jQuery Accordions!

iMap! iMap has been quite a mess in trying to make it perfect because the sitemaps not always validated with each site and thus gave errors with Google. In any case, I haven’t got a mail for the past few weeks about this issue and so iMap 2.2 is quite stable with it.
Are there still things to be improved? Yes I’ve got several things that I want to add and change. One of them is a updating system as well as saving values for multiple sites which can then be selected via a sidebar. That’s 08 stuff, nothing for 2007!

iWebExpander is my little app that hasn’t been getting much attention. It is going to be updated as well. The updating system will go in there as well. I will also add a basic search-replace function that will allow you to add much, much more to your sites without having to manually edit the HTML code.

With this post I would also say that iWebExpander has been downloaded over 10 000 times! This is just amazing. Incredible – at least from my point of view.

The tutorials are changing as well! The videos will be updated to Leopard and they will be arranged differently in this blog. I had them as separate pages, which makes them difficult to find in searches and so I will move them all into the Tutorials category.

The iWeb Templates – god – totally forgot about them. They will return – but at the moment I have no clue when that will be.

Lastly we have my recent entry into the Wordpress world. The themes are being download like crazy and so I am planning to make a new one as well.

So, that’s all the things that I have planned for the future, that at least you are allowed to know about – other things that are secret are also coming!

Oh – totally forgot about Macvotes.com. It hasn’t been getting much attention either – but I will give it a fancy design and then make it public and then, it will be a great site!

iWeb Templates

• My iWeb Templates for iWeb 1.X and some for iWeb 2.X are here.
• 11Mystics iWeb Templates for iWeb 1.X and iWeb 2.X are here.
• Lamiavia iWeb Templates for iWeb 1.X and some for iWeb 2.X are here.

iWeb 2.X Tutorials
These tutorials will only work with iWeb 2.X (iLife ‘08). They will not work with the first iWeb. I have my old iWeb 1.X tutorials still up, they are below. Don’t mix them up!

• How To Get On Google with iWeb 2.X – This tutorial will show you how you can get and become number one on Google!
• Integrating Google Search 2.X – This tutorial will show you how you can integrate the Google Search into your iWeb Site.
• How To Add A Favicon to iWeb 2.X – This tutorial will add the little icon next to your URL.
• How To Upload your Site to your own Server (Domain) with iWeb 2.X – Well, does what the title says!
• Adding a Statcounter 2.X – Can add any hitcounter like Statcounter or Google Analytics to iWeb.

iWeb 1.X Tutorials
This tutorial will only work with iWeb 1.X and not with iWeb 2.X (iLife ‘08). So please do not mix them up!

• Get on Google with iWeb 1.X – Will show you how to become number on on Google with your iWeb site.
• Adding Google AdSense, Flash or any HTML to iWeb 1.X – Adds any basic HTML to your iWeb site.
• iWeb 1.X Menus/Buttons Are Not Selectable Or Are Grey – A weird problem, solved!
• How To Add A Favicon to iWeb 1.X – Adds the little icon next to your URL to your iWeb site.
• How To Upload your Site to your own Server (Domain) with iWeb 1.X – Does as the title says!
• Adding a Statcounter 1.X – Can add any hitcounter like Statcounter or Google Analytics to iWeb.
• Integrating Rollovers in iWeb 1.X – Integrate Rollovers into your iWeb site.

iWeb Software
This software was especially made for iWeb and will adds cool jQuery Accordions or do other things:

• iCordion – Creating jQuery Accordions for iWeb.
• iWeb Expander – Add Statcounters, Favicons or Google Search to your iWeb Site.

Enjoy!!!