Web Builder discontinued - how to change index page

Neil-Woodcock wrote on 1/18/2020, 11:54 AM

I have a domain ukulele.magix.net whose index page redirects users to my main /public web site. Here I uploadrd my main website using Web Designer.

The index page was initially developed and uploaded in Web Builder Free so uses Flash. Since the free WebBuilder will be discontinued I want to change that index page to be a simple HTML page which does not use Flash. However there is no way to FTP anything to that main ukulele.magix.net folder. Only free Web Builder does that and it uses flash and will be discontinued

How can I override the ukulele.magix.net main index page with a simple HTML page?

I tried raising a ticket with Magix but I don't think they understood the issue, or assumed I have a paid domain, I don't, I have a free one. However I think they implied the free domain would continue to be available.

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johnebaker wrote on 1/18/2020, 1:17 PM

@Neil-Woodcock

I would recommend the following:

Replicate the home page in Web Designer and export it as index.html.
Using FileZilla FTP connect to the website the FTP settings are:

FTP-Server (Host):   ftp.magix-online.com
Login / username:            Your email address at MAGIX
Password:                       Your chosen password
Backup the web site, ie download the entire website to your computer - it is good practice to keep backups of the complete site in addition to the published/exported Web Designer project.
Upload the new page to replace the old home page.

HTH

John EB

Neil-Woodcock wrote on 1/18/2020, 6:01 PM

thanks john. i understand all that. the issue is that you cannot ftp an index file for your main website if created in free Web Builder, eg ukulele.magix.net, you can only do it for /public, eg ukulele.magix.net/public.

johnebaker wrote on 1/19/2020, 3:21 AM

@Neil-Woodcock

. . . . the issue is that you cannot ftp an index file for your main website if created in free Web Builder, eg ukulele.magix.net, . . . .

In your magix-online account under 'Your homepage' is the root URL assigned to Website Maker - you actually may not see this and only have the /public folder as FTP?

I had both mine set to FTP and therefore have no Public folder visible in FileZilla.

HTH

John EB

Neil-Woodcock wrote on 1/19/2020, 10:41 AM

Thanks John, I figured it. Not in 'My Homepage' but in Domain & Email I simply had to transfer ukulele.magix.net from being assigned to Web Maker to assigned to FTP. That is all. Now typing ukulele.magix.net takes people direct to correct website!

Seems obvious now, but a simple hint in the original email from Magix would have helped! Anyway thanks for your help.

Neil

Jeffrey-Francis wrote on 1/19/2020, 10:37 PM

How can I upload my website to my new Xara Designer Pro X?

emmrecs wrote on 1/20/2020, 4:27 AM

@Jeffrey-Francis

Welcome to the Magix forums.

Please do not hijack another user's topic by posting a question which has nothing to do with the original question, but rather start a new thread with your question, ensuring you include as much detail as you can that could be relevant. At the moment what you have written is open to interpretation in various ways: "upload" suggests you are asking about web hosting, but mention of "Xara Design Pro X" suggests you want to be able to open an existing web site in that program.

So, much more info please!

In the meantime, this thread will be closed.

Jeff
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