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RapidWeaver

Rigid, linear, indistinct

Written by BF from San Diego

Oct 20, 2009

I bought this as a "more powerful alternative to iWeb." I wish I hadn't. RapidWeaver screams pre-canned website. Expert design is hampered by template gridlock. In the other direction, drag and drop images don't work.

Themes and options are often (always?) controlled by javascript and css. So while my rapidly weaved website works, the banner loads last after a longer-than-a-second pause. Bah.

I'm setting up a site for an elementary school and thought this would be perfect for the non-tech faculty. I found a template that I like. And I can get it to work, especially considering I already spent the money. But it's going to be a lot of boiler plate coding on my behalf to get rid of all the style-specific image doubles, style sheets, and goofy theme hacks (while keeping the rw editor happy).

Summary: This software is only suitable for hobbyist sites. Reconsider iWeb if you already own it.

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