Modify graphics in iWeb templates

Feb 09, '06 06:17:00AM

Contributed by: rscottv

It is possible to modify the graphics in iWeb templates, but it is a bit labor-intensive. Here is how:

  1. Control click on the iWeb application and choose "Show package contents" from the pop-up menu.
  2. Navigate into Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj. (For other languages, open the folder with the appropriate label.)
  3. Open the Templates folder. Inside, you will see one folder for each type of page. As an example, open "About me."
  4. You will see a .webtemplate file for each style of page. Select one style, control click on it, and choose "Show package contents" from the pop-up menu.
  5. Copy all of the graphic files in the folder that opens. Back them up!
  6. You can now edit each of them, and copy the modified versions back to the folder. This will permanently change the template graphics. To go back to the old graphics, just copy the original files back to this folder.
You must repeat this process for the "Photos" folder, the "Blog" folder, etc. Once you are done, any site that you make with that template will have your changes. The next step, which I have not figured out, is to find a preference list of some sort that would allow you to add a template, instead of modifying one. It would also be nice to find a spot where the font information is kept, so that you could change that.

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