Weaver Tips

Use the Span tag to change one or more words to another color or class

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Maybe you're not an HTML expert, and when you use Rapidweaver, you don't have to be. But if you understand one of the...

Use Photoshop Actions to bulk optimize images for your Rapidweaver Project

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

If you have Photoshop and you need to optimize many images for web quickly, for example you need them...

A great tool to grade your website in seconds for free

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Inbound Marketing Leader Hubspot has a great tool for you to grade your website in seconds. Whether you've built it...

Great Rapidweaver Shortcuts to make your life easier

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Hide and show the far left panel If you want to hide and show the left panel where you see your pages,...

Difference between margin, padding and border

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

When you place your content in web design, first consider the content to be inside a box. Padding The...

Turn off Directory Listing in .htaccess file

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Prevent users from browsing your web hosting environment like a collection of files and folders. Simply add the...

Stylish fixed vertical sidebar with RapidWeaver and Foundation

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:00:00 +0000

This is an 8 step Rapidweaver project that takes you through the building of the basic structure of a fixed vertical...

GDPR Guidance in RapidWeaver

Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The following guidance is provided as-is with no warranty of accuracy. Please...

RapidWeaver 404 pages

Mon, 14 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

404 pages are a popular topic on the forums. You will...

Force non-www

Mon, 07 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

To force users to the non-www version of your site, simply add the following to your...

Force www

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

To force users to the www version of your site, simply add the following to your .htaccess...

Force SSL

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

There are a few ways to force users to the secure (HTTPS) version of your site. All require the use of a...

Web forms and email addresses

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

All good hosts prevent a form on a site they host from sending an email from an address that doesn’t match the site’s...

Bold text in RapidWeaver

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

For those who are just getting started or like to use keyboard shortcuts. Think of bold as speaking...

Italicize text in RapidWeaver

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

For those who are just getting started or like to use keyboard shortcuts. Think of italics as speaking with an...

Reveal Stacks library in the Finder

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Back up your Stacks or move them to another computer.

Verify your RapidWeaver site in Google Webmaster Tools

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Verify your site in Google Webmaster Tools. Using a...

Duplicate a Stack

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

It's as simple as Cut & Paste! Don't forget, if you're re-using the same content throughout your site, you should...

Enable CSS consolidation in RapidWeaver

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

When you're ready to take your site live, CSS consolidation can reduce the number of CSS files on your site. This will...

Disable CSS consolidation in RapidWeaver

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

CSS consolidation can speed up your site by combining all of your CSS files together. It can, however, make it...

Batch rename images before importing them into RapidWeaver

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Be sure to rename your images before adding them into RapidWeaver. The

Search the Stacks library

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Quickly search the Stacks library to find the Stack you're looking for.

Get organized with Stack Groups

Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Organize your Stacks into Groups for easy reference. One Tip would be to organize your Stacks by Project, Client, or...

View Groups in Stacks

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Expand the Stacks library to reveal the Group names associated with each icon. They're not just for show!

Compress and share your RapidWeaver project

Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Compress and share your RapidWeaver project file. Don't forget to

Compress and share your RapidWeaver theme

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Compress and share your RapidWeaver theme. This is useful when sending your customized RapidWeaver theme to someone for...

Move RapidWeaver to a new computer

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Before installing RapidWeaver on a new computer, be sure to deactivate the license on your old computer.

Optimize your images in RapidWeaver with ImageOptim

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

After locally exporting your site, you can use

Optimize your images in RapidWeaver with Squash

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

After locally exporting your site, you can use

Export your site locally in RapidWeaver

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

As it turns out, there are three different ways to export your site to a local folder in RapidWeaver. A 'local folder'...

Generate Retina images in Stacks

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

If you scale an image by 50%, Stacks will automatically generate the apoprriate retina ready images for...

Force link to open in a New Window in RapidWeaver

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

If you don't want to take users away from your page (e.g., External links), you can force these links to open in a new...

Determine what version of a specific Stack you are using

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Knowing what version of a specific Stack you are using is extremely useful when troubleshooting.

Determine what version of Stacks you're running

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

This is handy information to know when troubleshooting potential issues.

Dynamically preview your page for any viewport

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

RapidWeaver allows you to dynamically preview your page at any pixel width. All the way from 320px and up....

Preview site on an iPad in landscape or portrait mode

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Preview your site on both iPad landscape and portrait orientations.

Preview your site on mobile browsers

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Preview your site on mobile (iPhone) browsers.

Preview your site in RapidWeaver

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Keep in mind that RapidWeaver uses the Safari rending engine. Therefore, you'll want to

Preview your site in multiple web browsers in RapidWeaver

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Check how your page looks in various web browsers. RapidWeaver will automatically add all potential browsers you have...

Duplicate a page in RapidWeaver

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Don't repeat yourself. Duplicating pages make it easy to add new pages on a site that are similar to an existing...

Determine what version of RapidWeaver you're using

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

It is always helpful to know what version of RapidWeaver you are using.

Change default file extension for site to PHP

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Change the default file extension for new pages to .php. Note that this only applies to new...

Change page from HTML to PHP in RapidWeaver

Tue, 07 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In order to have the page processed with PHP, convert your .html to .php. Note that having...

Add Google Analytics to your RapidWeaver site

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Simply copy and paste your analytics tracking code into the of your site.

Rename a RapidWeaver theme

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Be sure to quit RapidWeaver before renaming the theme!

Duplicate a RapidWeaver theme

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Always duplicate a RapidWeaver before customizing it. Also, always save a backup copy.

Create a download link in RapidWeaver

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Linking to a Resource is a quick way to add a download link to your site. For instance, you could link to...

Add an external resource in RapidWeaver

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Resources (images, PDFs, videos, etc.) can easily be added to a RapidWeaver project. They're highly recommended...

Change an Image Alt Tag in Stacks

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

For SEO, use an Image's Alt Tag to provide context about the content of the image.

Change image filename in Stacks

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

For SEO, I highly recommend giving all of your images a unique filename.