Technical Blog

  • Dec.
  • 17.
  • 2011

Importing Google Web Fonts, LightSpeed Web Store & SSL

As I am sure you know, SSL is very sensitive. Every link href, script src and img src in the document must be HTTPS for the page to be delivered completely secure. If not, the encryption is partial and you may receive warnings about it. Worse, your customers will see warnings about it and might leave your site before buying …
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  • Nov.
  • 25.
  • 2011

LightSpeed Web Store: What Product Attributes Get Displayed in the Slider?

Now that all the core files (any file that is not included in the template package is a core file) of LightSpeed Web Store are Open Source I can loosen the iron grip that many core files place on what the Web Store templates can do, within reason. Case in point: the Slider aka the Accessible News Slider – by …
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  • Nov.
  • 17.
  • 2011

If you Buy LightSpeed POS and Web Store Seperately

Common Enough Situation: You buy LightSpeed POS and then down the road decide you want to add the eCommerce connector (for an online store, using either Web Store or Magento). The Potential Problem: After you make the purchase,LightSpeed issues you a revised/new license that includes the eCommerce Connector but until you perform the steps listed below, you’re still using the …
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  • Nov.
  • 17.
  • 2011

Internet Explorer and Z-Index and me

I’m sure you’re already aware of this but IE is a pain in the butt. I just spent more time than I like to admit trying to figure out why my dropdown menu would not stay open (on mouse hover) over my stupid slideshow. At first I thought it was because my stupid slideshow had a z-index value that was …
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