Sandvox2.5andaboveworksonMacsrunningOSXversion10.6(“SnowLeopard”,10.6.6orhigher),10.7(“Lion”),10.8(“MountainLion”),and10.9(“Mavericks”).
IfyoustillhaveamachinerunningOSX10.5(“Leopard”),youcandownloadandinstallversion2.2.xofSandvox.
Ifyoustillhave10.4.11(“Tiger”)youcandownloadandusetheprevious(1.6.x)versionofSandvox.
Thedownloadbuttononthissitewilldetectyouroperatingsystemandoffertheappropriateversion.
Justusethedownloadbuttononthesidebarofthispage.(Our“demo”istheexactsamedownloadastheworkingapplication,andisfullyfunctionalwhenyouhaveappliedthelicensekey.)
No.Atthistimedemoversionsaren’tallowedintheMacAppStore.Ifyou’dliketotakeatestdrive,downloadthedemofromKarelia.YoucanthenpurchaseSandvoxfromusorfromtheMacAppStore,whicheveryouprefer.(DuetosubtledifferencebetweentheKareliaandMacAppStoreeditions,youmayprefertopurchaseitdirectlyfromus.Seebelow.)
Ifyouencounterthisproblem,uninstallthedemoversionbydeletingtheSandvoxapplicationfromyourApplicationsfolder.Yoursitedataanddocumentswillnotbeaffected.Ifyou’vepurchasedSandvoxfromtheMacAppStore,youshouldbeabletodownloadafreshcopyofSandvoxatanytimefromthePurchasestaboftheMacAppStore.OncetheMacAppStorehasdownloadedandinstalledthesoftware,simplylaunchSandvoxtoaccessyourprevioussitedata.
ForlargeordersfromaUS-basedcompanyandsomegovernment/educationcustomerswewillalsoacceptapurchaseorder.Pleasesendyourpurchaseorder(calculatingtheamountbycheckingouronlinestore)toKareliaSoftware,340S.LemonAve.#5433,Walnut,CA91789USA.
No,purchasesviaKareliaandpurchasesviatheMacAppStorearedistinct.IfyoupurchasealicensefromKareliayou’llneedtodownloadSandvoxfromus.OnlyifyoupurchasethroughtheMacAppStorecanyouthendownloadSandvoxfromtheMacAppStore.
Yes,aslongasyouhavelaunchedtheeditionofSandvoxthatyoupurchasedfromtheAppStoreatleastonce,sothatyourAppStorelicensehasachancetobevalidated.Fromthatpoint,youcandownloadacopyofSandvoxdirectlyfromKareliaanduseitinitslicensedmode.ThisgivesyoutheabilitytodownloadbetaversionsofSandvoxbeforetheyareavailableintheAppStore,andmakeuseoftheminorfeaturesnotavailableintheAppStoreedition.
No,theMacAppStoredoesnotofferthistypeofconversion.YouwouldneedtopurchaseanewlicensefromtheAppStore.
IfyouhaveaversionofSandvoxthatis2.0orhigher,youcanupdatetothelatest2.xversionfornoadditionalcharge.
Ifyouhaveaversion1.x,weencourageyoutoupgradetoSandvox2.xtotakeadvantageofthemanypowerfulnewandimprovedfeaturesintroducedinSandvox2.
Ifyouhaveanysitedocumentscreatedwithversion1.x,Sandvox2willneedtoupgradeyourdocumenttoitsnewformat.NotethatSandvox2usesadocumentextensionof.sandvox,not.svxSite.Anyupgradeddocumentswillbegiventhenew.sandvoxextension,leavingyouroriginal.svxSitedocumentinplace.
BecauseourlicensingsystemiscompletelyseparatefromtheMacAppStore,versionsofSandvoxpurchasedfromKareliacanonlybeupdatedthroughKarelia.
ForcurrentSandvoxownersyoudon’tneedtodoanythingelse.We’llcontinuetoalertyoutoupdates,andyou’llbeabletodownloadthemfromus.YoucannotanddonotnotneedtousetheMacAppStoreforanySandvoxupdates,andyoudonotneedtopurchaseSandvoxasecondtime.
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Althoughlicensingandupdatecheckingarehandledabitdifferently,nearlythefeatures,functions,andcapabilitiesarethesame.
Theonlydifferenceisthatthe“DiscoverPlugins”window,whichliststhird-partydesignsandpluginsforSandvox,isnotavailableintheMacAppStoreversion.(Applewon’tletusembedlinkstothird-partywebsiteswherepurchasingispossible.)
YoucandownloadKarelia’seditionofSandvoxandstartusingit,ifyouwishtousethatfeature.SandvoxwillrecognizethelicenseyoupurchasedfromtheMacAppStoreaslongasyouhaveruntheAppStoreeditionatleastonceonyoursystem.
Ifyou’vepurchasedthesoftwaredirectlyfromKarelia,youcancontactuswithin60daysforafullrefundifyou’renotsatisfied.Ifyoudorequestarefund,we’dreallyliketoknowwhatyoudidn’tlikeorwhySandvoxdidn’tmeetyourneedssowecantrytoimproveit,butotherwisethisisano-questions-asked,money-backguarantee.
IfyouhavepurchasedSandvoxthroughaspecialpromotionadministeredbyanothercompany,suchasabundleorlimitedtimereducedprice,pleasecheckwiththemtofindoutifyourpurchaseisrefundable,sincerefundswouldhavetobehandledbythem.
PurchasesmadeviatheMacAppStorewillhavetheirlicensesmanagedthroughthepurchaser’siTunesaccount,andwecan’tresetorresendthatinformationtoyou.JustdownloadafreshcopyfromtheAppStore.
Sandvoxdoesn’tmakeuseofanyspecialfeaturesthatwebhostsmayoffer(suchasPHP,databases,bloggingsystems,etc.),whichmeansthatyoudonothavetoworryaboutspecifichostcapabilities.
Mostwell-knownhostingservicesworkwellwithSandvox,aslongastheyallowtheuploadofHTMLfiles,graphicfileswithGIF,JPEG,andPNGextensions,andanyotherfiletypes(suchasPDFs)youmightwanttomakeavailablefordownload.We’veencounteredafewwebhoststhatplaceunnecessaryrestrictionsonfileuploads,soyoumightwanttocheckwiththehostyouwishtouse.
Yes!YoucanuseSandvoxtocreateasmanywebsitesasyourimaginationandtimepermit,foryourselforforothers.However,ifyoubuildawebsiteforsomebodyelseandtheywishtothenuseSandvoxtomaintainthatwebsite,theywillneedtopurchasetheirownlicenseforSandvox.
Sandvoxallowsyoutocreateyourowndesignormakechangestotheexistingdesignsofferedinthesoftware,butyouneedtobefamiliarwithCSSinordertodoso.
BecauseoftheproprietarythemesandpagelayoutstructureusedbyiWeb,thereisnowaycurrentlytoimportaniWebsitedirectlyintoaSandvoxdocument.However,Sandvoxcomeswithan“extractor”tohelpbringinthemaincontentofyourpublished(orexportedtoyourlocalharddrive)iWebsite.
Yes!Sandvoxcanhelpyoucreateandpublishablog,eitherasastand-alonesiteoraspartofalargersite.Anycollectionofpages—text,photo,orothers—youcreateusingSandvox,canformthebasisofablog.Themostimportanttaskistoindexthecollectioncorrectly.
Theeasiestwaytostartablogistochoose“Blog”fromthe“New”toolbarpopupmenu.Ifyoualreadyhaveacollectionyouwouldliketotreatasablog,youcanadda“Titles&Summaries”index(fromthe“Objects”popupmenuinthetoolbar)toshowthecontentsofyourcollection.
Yes!Infact,anySandvoxcollection,suchasthehomepageorablog,canautomaticallygenerateanRSSfeed.JustselectthetypeofRSSfeedyouwantfromthe“Collection”segmentofthePageInspector.
Ifyou’refamiliarwithserver-sidescriptingconstructslikePHP,andifyourInternetserviceprovidersupportsthem,youcanalsoputtheseintoyourcustomHTMLobjects.Additionally,youcaninjectcodeintocertainspotsinthepageoutput,whichisusefulforsettingcookiesorauthentication.
We’veattemptedtomakebothourpagestructureandourtemplatesasaccessibleaspossible.However,yourcontentalsoneedstocontributetothis.Forexample,besuretogivenamestoyourimages(calledAltText)sospeechsoftwareforthevisuallyimpairedcan“read”theimagestopeoplewhovisityoursite.
Generallyspeaking,Sandvoxdoesnotutilizecookies,butsomeofitsplug-insdo,notablyGoogleAnalytics.Becauseofthis,andbecausethecookiesaresetbyservicesthatthepluginsincorporate,KareliaisnotmakingchangestoSandvoxatthistime.Additionally,thereisstillsignificantconfusionoverthescopeoftheEU’sdirective,andtheprecisemannerinwhichEuropeanwebsitedevelopersneedtomodifytheirpracticesorsites.AstheeffectivedateapproachesitisnotyetcleartowhatextentEUmembercountrieswillenforcethedirective,whatspecifictechnicalchangestheymaydeterminearesufficienttomeettherequirementsofthedirective,orwhetherthedirectiveitselfmaybemodified.KareliawillcontinuetomonitorthisissueandwillupdatethisFAQwhenmoreinformationisavailable,whetherfromEUmembercountriesorothers,includingGoogle.