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Muse and Dreamweaver

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
December 27, 2023
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...this is great. Adobe has made Muse unusable, and Dreamweaver developers aren't doing anything to update DW (although all the "expert" Muse community moderators are telling the Muse community to use DW... ) so our choice is to use an outdated, un-updated program (DW) and hope Adobe doesn't make IT non-functional. I'd really like a solution that doesn't involve having to close this, ignore that, turn around three times and bark at the moon while holding down the ALT and Ctrl keys simultaneously. Thanks a lot, Adobe... glad to see my $60/month is being spend on what I need, as long as I define that need as being able to make pretty kitty cat pictures with AI.

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It's evident that the transition from Adobe Muse to Dreamweaver poses challenges, especially with Adobe's focus on AI-centric applications rather than addressing Dreamweaver updates. Users express frustration with the current reliance on an outdated program (DW) and express concerns about potential functionality issues. There's a desire for a straightforward solution without complex workarounds. The sentiment reflects disappointment in the value proposition of the Adobe subscription, which seems skewed towards graphic design rather than addressing the needs of web developers.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

With the recent uptick in bot activity, I'm never quite sure if I'm responding to a human or not.

In any case, a product user-to-user community has no control over the business choices Adobe makes. Those come from corporate decision makers; not from product users & unpaid forum volunteers.

As fellow users, we're more than happy to help customers with their product questions and any "how to" guidance they may need. But ultimately it's the customer's responsibility to choose which products & workflows to use.

For scalable B2B and B2C solutions, see Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Adobe Commerce (Magento).

For social media content creators or photographers seeking a web presence, see Adobe Express and Adobe Portfolio (included with Creative Cloud).

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

...this is great. Adobe has made Muse unusable....
By @photo:staats

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No.

1. Adobe didn't DO anything to Muse. It's exactly the same now as it was in Mar. 2018 when Adobe ended Muse support & development.

2. Meanwhile, everything else around Muse changed including the web, servers & operating systems it ran on. If Muse suddenly stopped working, it's likely due to Muse's age and nothing Adobe did.

3. Muse users had years to find other solutions. Most jumped ship immediately and switched to WordPress with the Elementor plugin or Block themes that offer visual layout ease from the WP dashboard. Other's chose Webflow or Squarespace. There are also lists of other alternatives mentioned in the Muse Community forum (now Read Only).

I'm sorry you waited too long. But that's not Adobe's fault.

Going forward, your best long term web solution will depend entirely on your skills as a developer/coder and what your site requirements are. Make a list and we'll do all we can to direct you to some good options.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

photo:staatsAuthor

Inspiring

You're wrong. Muse worked right up to the time of the latest Creative Cloud app and you know it. Don't sit there and blame me because my clients want a program the can make updates with. And I'm not a coder, ma'am. I'm a photographer and writer, have been for 49 years and 43 countries . You're dead wrong; I can point to the day Muse stopped working and it coincides with a Creative Cloud app update. I don't need good options; I need what I pay $720/year for to work. Period. And I find it very interesting that the Muse discussion forum is now read only.

BenPleysier

Community Expert

I'm not a coder, ma'am. I'm a photographer and writer, have been for 49 years and 43 countries .

By @photo:staats

That is very obvious when I trundle off to your website. This is what I see on an iPhone 14 Pro Max.

How do you expect this octogenarian to read this without having to magnify the the page?

Muse is dead! Dreamweaver is showing its age! Time to move on!

As far as Adobe is concerned, they do not give two hoots about you or me, they are only interested in large corporations that are able to pay much more than the feebily $720/year. Go and have a look at Adobe Experience Cloud solutions https://business.adobe.com/.

You do not need good options? That's your choice. Good luck and the best wishes for 2024.

Wappler is the DMXzone-made Dreamweaver replacement and includes the best of their powerful extensions, as well as much more!

BenPleysier

Community Expert

Alternatives that I use for creative design:

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/

And for web development:

https://wappler.io/

Wappler is the DMXzone-made Dreamweaver replacement and includes the best of their powerful extensions, as well as much more!

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