Developing Locally with LaGarde’s StoreFront 6.x
I’ve used LaGarde’s StoreFront product for years, and currently have a number of websites running it. Although it’s been out for a few years, I’ve started upgrading them this year from SF 5 to SF 6....
View ArticleStoreFront 6 Error: “Database does not exist”
If you’re setting up a new store through LaGarde’s wizard in FrontPage, and you get a “Database does not exist error”, check the user ID and password if you’re positive the database exists. “Database...
View ArticleStoreFront 6: The Annoying TopSubBanner, and How To Fix It
Don’t let anyone ever tell you LaGarde’s StoreFront produces clean HTML. Far from it! Most modern browsers will work around the duplicated attributes, missing tags and non-compliant HTML. But, if...
View ArticleTweaking StoreFront 6 Page Layout
The design and layout of pages in StoreFront 6 can be somewhat controlled through their design and configuration tool. When the page is rendered, the values you set in the configuration tool overwite...
View ArticleUsing An Alternate Stylesheet With StoreFront 6.x
StoreFront includes some client-side design tools which plug into FrontPage or Dreamweaver, and they’re not too bad (especially for beginners). One downside to these tools is that they completely...
View ArticleStoreFront 6 Error: Cannot Find web.config
If you’re receiving this error when you Compile Components, chances are you have multiple websites on the same computer, and you’ve simply connected to the wrong one. Exit FrontPage or Dreamweaver,...
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