# Is there a way to bring in an existing website?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-bring-in-an-existing-website/10667>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [October 26, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-bring-in-an-existing-website/10667 "2016-10-26T18:45:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![GigG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/13edae/32.png) [@GigG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/GigG)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-bring-in-an-existing-website/10667/1 "2016-10-26T18:45:16Z")

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Is there a way to import an existing website that was not created with RapidWeaver to use as a starting point for an update?

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**Author:** ![zeebe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zeebe/32/22007_2.png) [@zeebe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zeebe)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-bring-in-an-existing-website/10667/2 "2016-10-26T18:53:21Z")

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Joe Workman makes a stack called OffSite

> **[Offsite Stacks for RapidWeaver](https://www.weavers.space/rapidweaver/stacks/offsite)**
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> Offsite gives you the ability to display the contents of an external website on your Rapidweaver site. Offsite does its best job at trying to figure out the desired height and overcome the common issues with iframe height. However, there is a...

  
Not all sites will work, some sites will not allow them to be imported to another site. Google and Apple are just two.

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**Author:** ![GigG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/13edae/32.png) [@GigG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/GigG)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-bring-in-an-existing-website/10667/3 "2016-10-26T19:23:25Z")

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Thanks, I will give it a try.

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**Author:** ![thang](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thang/32/303_2.png) [@thang](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thang)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-bring-in-an-existing-website/10667/4 "2016-10-26T20:12:34Z")

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Here are two more options in addition to JW’s. I’ve found sometimes one may work better than the others depending on the site you’re importing. All three are good options though.

[http://www.defligra.com/layout-stacks/niceframe-stack/](http://www.defligra.com/layout-stacks/niceframe-stack/)

[https://stacks4stacks.com/embed/](https://stacks4stacks.com/embed/)

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-bring-in-an-existing-website/10667/5 "2026-08-12T20:22:17Z")

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