See also, RW Vendor Contact Info
Copyright Dates... Use PHP
Copyright years in website footers - most of the answers to this discussion on the RapidWeaver forums are wrong!
Does having a copyright year give more legal protection to a website? Perhaps so in some jurisdictions; but the main benefit I see is that it demonstrates to website users and search engines when the content was last published or revised. A website with a copyright footer of '1996' is possibly going to have less credibility compared to one showing the present year.
My preferred way of setting the copyright year is with PHP code. The year automatically synchronises with the clock on the web server, so you don't have to manually update and republish your websites each January. Just replace the current year in your copyright footer with the tiny piece of PHP code pictured. It's reliable, self-updating, and doesn't depend on Javascript (which may not always display the correct year for some users and might be more prone to being manipulated). The only proviso with PHP is your page needs to already have a PHP extension. The same code works perfectly outside of RapidWeaver too, like with Wordpress.
This PHP code will insert the current year into an html footer. However, the file type has to be PHP
<?php echo(date('Y')) ?>
Quote from Rapidweaver Builders Facebook Group post by Will Woodgate on January 4, 2022
Copyright Dates... Use PHP
Copyright years in website footers - most of the answers to this discussion on the RapidWeaver forums are wrong!
Does having a copyright year give more legal protection to a website? Perhaps so in some jurisdictions; but the main benefit I see is that it demonstrates to website users and search engines when the content was last published or revised. A website with a copyright footer of '1996' is possibly going to have less credibility compared to one showing the present year.
My preferred way of setting the copyright year is with PHP code. The year automatically synchronises with the clock on the web server, so you don't have to manually update and republish your websites each January. Just replace the current year in your copyright footer with the tiny piece of PHP code pictured. It's reliable, self-updating, and doesn't depend on Javascript (which may not always display the correct year for some users and might be more prone to being manipulated). The only proviso with PHP is your page needs to already have a PHP extension. The same code works perfectly outside of RapidWeaver too, like with Wordpress.
This PHP code will insert the current year into an html footer. However, the file type has to be PHP
<?php echo(date('Y')) ?>
Quote from Rapidweaver Builders Facebook Group post by Will Woodgate on January 4, 2022
Began Fri, May 13, 2022
Excellent PHP example for Date Last Updated in HTML in a Facebook post by Will Woodgate on Jan. 8, 2022
See https://www.facebook.com/groups/rapidweaverbuilders/posts/2008406939335044/
Email Links are described in this W3Schools Link
An Example would be "mailto:info@w3docs.com?cc=secondemail@example.com, anotheremail@example.com, &bcc=lastemail@example.com&subject=Mail from our Website&body=Dear W3docs Team"
Externals are Partials that are saved outside of the Rapidweaver project. So changes in an external that is used in two projects, if changed, witll affect other projects.
So externals are system wide Partials.
See this Yourhead Video (#5 in the series) that explains Externals in some detail
ExtraContent allows users to take their RapidWeaver site beyond the usual sidebar/content layout and add content in places otherwise out of reach for RapidWeaver-based themes. Using a special stack, or a snippet of code, you can place your content into ExtraContent areas. The content you add within DIV tags is automatically "moved" to the extracontent areas by Javascript routines in RapidWeaver.
Extracontent including stacks can be added to the ExtraContent Stack (see explanation link above). You may also embed your extracontent code anywhere HTML is allowed, perhaps in the sidebar section. It will not show up in the sidebar, only in the extracontent area #2 (in this example). For Example this code:
would produce your social networking icons in the extracontent area #2.
Occasionally, one might want to choose items to put in an Abour or FAQ section on their web site. Here is a good examples of an FAC from https://ldsgenealogy.com/faqs.htm. See website for detailed answers to each item.
I don't know, there's always been something very sexy about content that scrolls against a fixed background. Maybe it's a 3D effect? I'd like to explain how it works but so far, all I can find are a few stacks that have a "fixed background" indicator to check. Googling "Fixed Backgrounds" did reveal HTML/CSS How tos.
Example CSS background CSS (insert between head and style tags.
Ref:
https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_background-attachment.php
body {
background-image: url("img_tree.gif");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
}
RESPONSE
To scroll text against a fixed background image in HTML, you can use the CSS property background-attachment: fixed
for the background image to keep it fixed while the text scrolls. Here's a simple example of how to achieve this:
Get Google Analytics - GA acount, limit of 99 web sites, insert the script provided, that os inserted between HEAD tags in web pages. Then go to https://analytics.google.com periodically to retrieve the results of visits to your web site.
Subject to browsers that have disabled cookies, so results are generally better than what GA reports.
Joe Workman .Htaccess Rules For Every Site Click Here
Weavers Space How to use an .htaccess File by Joe Workman. Video
Weaver Radio episode about .htaccess Aug 2018 Video
How to Edit .htaccess Files in Rapidweaver 8 (Video) Click Here!
What is the deal with .htaccess files? Click Here.
How to Deal with 404 — Not Found Error
ErrorDocument 404 /errors/not-found.html
Hide .htaccess file
It is very easy to hide your .htaccess file from public view. Just add the following code:
<Files .htaccess> order allow,deny deny from all
Disabling Indexes
Many web hosting accounts will have disable this already as part of their global configuration. But not all do so.
If you need to disable automatically generated directory listings, doing so is easy:
Options - Indexes
Enabling Indexes
If your web server has disabled indexes as part of global configuration, but you do want them, you can enable them with the reverse of the above command.
Options +Indexes
Also, see https://htaccessbook.com/disable-directory-indexes/
Why can’t I see my .htaccess file?
If you can’t see your .htaccess file it’s because it doesn’t exist or it’s hidden. To force your FTP client to show these files, you’ll need to change your client settings (i.e., in FileZilla, go to Server > Force showing hidden files). If you’ve made this change and you still don’t see .htaccess, you will need to re-create it.
Where is .htaccess in the cPanel?
To see the .htaccess file, log in to your cPanel account. Then go to Files > File Manager. When asked to choose the directory, select Web Root and make sure that Show Hidden Files is checked. You should now be able to view your .htaccess file in cPanel.
Thank you Adam Michael Wood
A few .htaccess Directory Commands
# Causes Files to be shown
Options +Indexes
# Causes Files to be shown with pretty formatting
IndexOptions FancyIndexing
# Causes File not to be shown
Options -Indexes
# Change from index.htm to main.php as index file
DirectoryIndex main.php
# Ignore/Hide file extensions of ".txt" in directory listings
IndexIgnore .txt .ico
# Hide all files (from directory listing?)
<files e.txt>
order allow,deny
deny from all
# Block handfull of files
order allow,deny
deny from all
# Ignore Everything PHP and txt
IndexIgnore .php .txt
htaccess commands that redirect http traffic to https
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}[L,R=301]
WebHostingHub htaccess commands that redirect http traffic to https RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+..+.cpaneldcv$ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$ RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
See this WestHostingHub Link about forcing SSL
See this Dreamhost link on .htaccess
**Using WestHostingHub Security to Add Password Protection
HTML/CSS WYSIWYG Editor
What the world needs now is a competitor to Dreamweaver
Try Googling "html/css editor" (withouth the quotes)
With W3Schools online code editor, you can edit HTML, CSS and JavaScript code, and view the result in your browser. The window to the left is editable .
Build, share, and learn JavaScript, CSS, and HTML with our online code editor.
Test your JavaScript, CSS, HTML or CoffeeScript online with JSFiddle code editor.
Online HTML, CSS and JavaScript editor with instant preview. The HTML-CSS-JS trio are the parts of all websites that users directly interact with. THIS ONE IS REALLY GOOD!
HTML Entities
Question at hand was how to make the degree symbol, & article describes several ways including HTML Entities
HTML to Markup Converter
Sometimes with Rapidweaver (RW), one needs to convert what's on a web page to Markup for use in RW's Markdpwm Stacks. One way is to do it manually, and copy paste the URL into the URL area of a Markup tag.
Another way is to copy the HTML altogether and paste into a website-utility that converts raw HTML into markdown code.
The URL for this website (there may be more) is:
https://codebeautify.org/html-to-markdown
Don't forget to refer to Daring Fireball's website for mor tips about the Markdown language:
https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
William C. George Jr., 2/20/24
Limelight Stack will produce iFrames, or webpages within another webpage.
Defligra has an iFrameView Stack
Defligra has a Niceframe Stack
Stacks4Stacks has an Embed Stack
Offsite Stack Which I don't have by Joe Workman
Embed Stack by Stacks4Stacks
Embed Stack in Foundation 6
Embed stack in Bootiful Stacks
Freestyle stack in Themeflood Specialty Stacks
Simple Videos from 1LD maybe does i
Link in Weaves Space explains Image vs Site Image
Site image is RW8 Concept allowing re-use of images
Foundry Image adds links and other niceties to imagesv
To be explored more...
• Display invisible files (that start with a period) • COMMAND SHIFT PERIOD (Toggles on/off). If you send folder to PC, they will see the invisible files. "How to access hidden files on a MAC" • Hold OPTION key in Go Menu to see invisible Library selection • and, a tip...MacMost Clip Tools is a very handy Keystroke shortcut utility that I have installed. https://macmost.com/cliptools
Generate Dummy Text for test cases. Specify number of words, characters, paragraphs and specify types of Dummy Text.
Foundry's Markdown Cheat Sheet
Writing in Markdown format is a simple and fast way to add styled text to your web pages.
10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
The last Markdown Editor, Ever
It displays Markdown code in left-hand panel and displays the result in a right hand panel interactively.
There are lots of resources you can use to learn Markdown. Here are some other introductory resources:
The Evolution of HTML
Excellent W3.ORG article covers through 1998 and CSS https://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/book4/ch02.html
Came across this webpage at Allston Webweavers (Aliston
https://alstonwebweavers.com/credits/
and couldn't resist memorializing it. Rapidweaver seems to be under fire these days with RW 9, and its excluding of the upcoming standalone Stacks 5.
Read More Read Less Button
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus imperdiet, nulla et dictum interdum, nisi lorem egestas vitae scel...erisque enim ligula venenatis dolor. Maecenas nisl est, ultrices nec congue eget, auctor vitae massa. Fusce luctus vestibulum augue ut aliquet. Nunc sagittis dictum nisi, sed ullamcorper ipsum dignissim ac. In at libero sed nunc venenatis imperdiet sed ornare turpis. Donec vitae dui eget tellus gravida venenatis. Integer fringilla congue eros non fermentum. Sed dapibus pulvinar nibh tempor porta.
Recover Passwords From FileZilla
METHOD 1
1. FILE | EXPORT | Site Manager Entries | EXPORT SITE MANAGER ENTRIES | OK | Save to Desktop
2. Find Entry in "FileZilla.xml" file you're looking for & copy Password
3. Launch App "Base64Anywhere.app"
4. Supply the encripted password and app will convert to actual password
METHOD 2
After Googling "Recover saved Passwords in Filezilla,
Go to THIS WEBSITE
METHOD 3
Goto this website https://www.hcidata.info/base64.htm after obtaining encripted password to convert to "regular" password.
What is a robots.txt file?
Robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct web robots (typically search engine robots) how to crawl pages on their website. The robots.txt file is part of the the robots exclusion protocol (REP), a group of web standards that regulate how robots crawl the web, access and index content, and serve that content up to users. The REP also includes directives like meta robots, as well as page-, subdirectory-, or site-wide instructions for how search engines should treat links (such as “follow” or “nofollow”).
In practice, robots.txt files indicate whether certain user agents (web-crawling software) can or cannot crawl parts of a website. These crawl instructions are specified by “disallowing” or “allowing” the behavior of certain (or all) user agents.
Basic format: User-agent: [user-agent name]Disallow: [URL string not to be crawled]
To have the folder not be indexed use this syntax in a robots.txt file in the root of your domain that you desire NOT to be indexed.
*Yourhead Videos on Stacks 4 features *
1. Multiple Selections
2. Library Customization
3. Text Editing
4. Site Images
5. Externals
Some swatches use Joe's Site Styles and if not F6, you lose those features. Site Styles may be used in other themes. Joe also has some F6 stacks that work with any theme, that are also discussed in the link below.
A Template is an External i.e. an External that can't be changed.
Will Woodgate Themes and "Skins"
Transparent Backgrounds
These are images that, when viewed, reveal the background behind the image. The PNG image type supports this.
The way to produce this effect is to delete the background layer in your image editor or set some level of transparency.
Ways to accomplish:
Use image editor e.g. Pixelmator, affinity photo, Gimp, Luminar
A great example using the free (ancient) image editor Pizelmator is demonstrated by Macmost's Gary Rozenkreig at **https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CHrxnZ_qpM. In Pixelmator do the following?
You may have to Lasso more, if there are missing areas that need to be made transparent
BTW this is a good way to make desktop icon images
My Utilities
I finally use so many utilities I need to write them down
• Display invisible files (that start with a period) • COMMAND SHIFT PERIOD (Toggles on/off). If you send folder to PC, they will see the invisible files. "How to access hidden files on a MAC" • Hold OPTION key in Go Menu to see invisible Library selection • and, a tip...MacMost Clip Tools is a very handy Keystroke shortcut utility that I have installed. https://macmost.com/cliptools
Tips to help create all of the Web Icon types.
To be developed....
William C George Sept. 29, 2020
Archetypon, previously Weaverskingdom - https://weaverskingdom, Lucas Tsolakian, Brazil, Forum. Also sells UIKit a framework for RW
Barz Stacks Maik Barz, Barz Stacks, Mangoldtstraße 1, Kiel 24106, Germany. Note: Not able to open Free Facebook Zipped stack. support@barz-stacks.eu
Brandon Lee Theme Design - Brandon Lee Twitter (Whole Collection $175 17 Jul 2020)
Bryn Owen Design, 18 Stack Bundle $45, bryanowendesign@gmail.com
CosCulture - Not sure if they are going concern. I've seen concern expressed that they are no longer in bus. They have Responsive Lightbox Stack in the RapidWeaver Community, catering to RW8.
EgoMade Theme Design - (Whole Collection 90 lbs 14 May 2021), Twitter
Instacks Software - email - Forum - Has gallery, Membership, Blog Replacement
Michael David Designs, - Michael David, Twitter, RapidWeaver Designs
Nick Cates Designs - Nick Cates Twitter, Youtube. Knowledge Base. Nick retired, his stacks were taken over by Joe Workman.
Nimblehost - Jonathan Head, Twitter
Rapidweaver Classroom, Twitter
Stack-its.com -Just discovered, they feature "Dynamic Content" and have several modestly-priced stacks for sale. Company name, Parti Productions. Bill Adelstein, owner, located Joshua, Texas, Twitter #partidesign
Weaver Themes, Vitor Costa, Europe, Twitter, Dribble, github
Weavium, 34 Stacks for sale, Complaints about slow response, Facebook, Twitter,
Webdeersign - Gary Webdeer?, Support,
Yabdab & Cartloom - Mike Yradedra, Twitter
Some Vendors include example projects to demonstrate their stacks. Joe Workman includes his production Stack Demo Projects. There are a few vendors that also give away a project or two. All the vendors I could find, that sell pre-made projects (as opposed to designing custom projects) are listed below.
Bill George - http://billgeorge.com Last Published 11/19/24