How to Tag, test, and publish your web pages
1 Check your health
RapidWeaver’s Health Check button runs a scan on your website to identify any errors that might prevent it from working properly. If its finds anything, click Fix next to an item to go to the appropriate page.
2 Tag your pages
Make sure you’ve added meta descriptions not just in Code View here, but for individual pages in the Inspector as well. Try to keep your descriptions under 156 characters and don’t write them for robots.
3 Prepare to publish
Click Publishing in the left-hand pane. To continue you’ll need to know your hosting space’s FTP server address, your username and password for logging in to it, and the server type your hosting provider uses.
4 Choose your path
By default, RapidWeaver uploads your site to the top level of your hosting space (and your domain as well). If you want it in a subfolder, such as “mysite,” enter or browse to
/mysite/ in the field labeled Path.
5 Test connection
Click Test and RapidWeaver will try to establish a connection to your hosting space’s FTP server. If the test doesn’t work, double-check you didn’t make any typing mistakes in the details you entered in the last two steps.
6 Speed it up
If you received the OK message, go back to the Connections pop-up menu and choose the fastest connection option that’s listed in it. Make sure you add your FTP server to RapidWeaver’s bookmarks as well.
7 Publish your pages
When you’re ready to upload, click the arrow to the right of the toolbar’s Publish button and choose your server to start the FTP process. You’ll be asked for your site’s address; for example, mysite.com.
8 Make coffee
Even a fairly small website can take a while to upload because internet upload speeds are a fraction of download speeds. RapidWeaver keeps you informed and will notify you when it is finished.
9 Admire your efforts
Once the upload is done, click Visit on the notification (top right) to view your site in Safari. Pick a browser in RapidWeaver’s preferences, or turn on Safari’s Develop menu in Advanced prefs; pick Develop > Open Page With.