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Bev@mcr
Bev@mcr
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How can I import an existing website?

May 30, 2012 1:56 PM

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This is something that I did before Adobe took over Business Catalyst.  I would go into the Partner Portal, select Create Site, which would bring up the Create Trial Site dialog.

Under Site Options > Choose the site creation method:

there would be four options.  I would choose the third, Import your current website.  This is now disabled, with a message (This option is currently not available).

Has this feature been removed from Business Catalyst, or is there something wrong with the account?

1971 Views   12 Replies   Latest reply: ChrisBartell, Apr 6, 2013 7:23 AM
 
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  • Sidney Mitchell
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    1. Sidney Mitchell,
    May 30, 2012 2:05 PM   in reply to Bev@mcr
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    Hi Bev,

     

    This is disabled for the time being however please view the post below for the workaround at this stage until resolved.

     

    - http://forums.adobe.com/message/4413345

     

    Kind regards,

    -Sidney

     
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  • Bev@mcr
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    2. Bev@mcr,
    May 31, 2012 11:26 AM   in reply to Sidney Mitchell
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    I downloaded HTTracks and it worked flawlessly.  I then created a new site using the 2nd option - create from scratch and then load files through FTP.

     

    And now I have a new problem.  Though the new site certainly exists since I can access it from Business Catalyst, I can't figure out what address to enter in CoreFTP.  No matter what I enter - and that includes loading the new site (with it's Coming Soon roadsign) and then copying the address to CoreFTP - it still loads the files for our tundrasoftware site, where the new site is not visible.

     

    I then sighed deeply, opened the site in BC and went to File Manager.  I was able to load the css file and all the pictures - which of course must be selected one at a time.  But when I tried to load the pages in the same manner, I got an error message that was on the screen too briefly to memorize, but it is telling me to use Website > Web Pages or FTP.

     

    FTP has already been a bust.  I have not been able to find a menu item for Website > Web Pages, but that is definitely a menu option from the old interface, and it is NOT for uploading a web page.

     

    I'm under a deadline, so it looks like I will be creating each page and then copying in the html code.  I sure would like an easier way.

     
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  • mario_gudelj
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    3. mario_gudelj,
    May 31, 2012 4:47 PM   in reply to Bev@mcr
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    Hi Bev,

     

    From your post I'm getting an idea that you can't access a newly created site through CoreFTP...

     

    So, you'd need to setup a new site in your FTP and enter the following details:

     

    host: sitename.businesscatalyst.com

    username: simename.businesscatalyst.com/user@doamin.com

    password: this is your admin password

    Passive: make sure this is ticked

     

    Any screenshots or error messages will be helpful if you still can't get this working.

     

    -m

     
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  • Mohd.Osman
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    4. Mohd.Osman,
    Jul 23, 2012 12:09 PM   in reply to mario_gudelj
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    Is there any tutorial or reference document that you could lead to? I m having the exact issue as Bev. I have code the site in dreamweaver and successfully logged in to FTP and uplod the entire site but BC started showing me default Coming Soon page. Then I tried with the index.html and all i could see is the menu. All other files are linked with index.html.

     

    I though it would be fairly simple but it seems quite confusing. I m not sure how the disabled site option would work but for now FTP option isn't working for me.

     

    I will appreciate if you can help. You can view the weird site here. 

     

    Thanks.

     
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  • Bev@mcr
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    5. Bev@mcr,
    Jul 23, 2012 12:11 PM   in reply to Mohd.Osman
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    I’m afraid I’m no help.  I ended up cutting and pasting the html code.

     
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  • Mohd.Osman
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    6. Mohd.Osman,
    Jul 23, 2012 12:13 PM   in reply to Bev@mcr
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    Thats rediculous amount of time waste

     

    how did you link the images folder? Right now I can't seem to see my images.

     
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  • Bev@mcr
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    7. Bev@mcr,
    Jul 23, 2012 12:17 PM   in reply to Mohd.Osman
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    I had to modify the html code to change the address of each image, another ridiculous waste of time.  The images themselves had to be uploaded to the images folder.

     
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  • Brad Lawryk
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    8. Brad Lawryk,
    Jul 23, 2012 12:19 PM   in reply to Mohd.Osman
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    Is there a reason why using the import Business Catalyst site in Dreamweaver won't work for you?

     

    Screen Shot 2012-07-23 at 12.17.37 PM.png

     
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  • Mohd.Osman
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    9. Mohd.Osman,
    Jul 23, 2012 1:09 PM   in reply to Brad Lawryk
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    Hi Brad,

    I tried that but there is an error while connecting BC from Dreamweaver. IMSLibrary_Error_Request_Failed

     

    On top of the while creating the stie, this option is not currently available either. It's kind of disappointing.

     
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  • Wayne Freeman.
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    10. Wayne Freeman.,
    Oct 13, 2012 3:51 PM   in reply to Mohd.Osman
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    Any news on ETA from Business Catalyst when this deature will be turned back on?

     
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  • koldhands1
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    11. koldhands1,
    Nov 7, 2012 11:48 AM   in reply to Wayne Freeman.
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    Not soon then! The only way to work if you have existing clients trying to convert them over to BC is to import full sites.

     

    None of the FTP methods have worked for us.

     

    Sean.

     
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  • ChrisBartell
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    12. ChrisBartell,
    Apr 6, 2013 7:23 AM   in reply to Bev@mcr
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    Mac Users:  I just used "SiteSucker" and it worked great!

     
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