Category Archives: StoreFront 6

StoreFront 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, then start back up again and open your site.  … Continue reading

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Using 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 rewrite the styles.css file each time you save your settings.  Not … Continue reading

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Tweaking 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 the defaults set at design time, generating … Continue reading

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StoreFront 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 your site is targeted to users who may be using … Continue reading

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StoreFront 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 does not exist” is a generic … Continue reading

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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.  There were serious issues … Continue reading

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