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Cache Duration

Changes to Umbraco Content

Up to 60 Minutes

Changes to FTP Content

Up to 15 Minutes

After making an HTML change in Umbraco and publishing it, to complete the publish the central cache must be cleared through myLab.

  • Log into myLab using your Lab 50 Dealer Credentials
  • Go to Store Management, then select Cache
  • Click on the Flush button

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To facilitate development, you can point your site browser to our sandbox server, which only caches Umbraco content for 1 minute (after you have flushed the cache via myLab). This makes rapid-fire change-and-test cycles much easier.

To set this up, you will need to edit your HOSTS file to create an alias URL for your site.

If your Photo Finale site address is dealer-name.photofinale.com or www.dealer-name.com, you want to add an entry to your HOSTS file (replacing "dealer-name" with your specific site name):

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65.246.16.150 dealer-name.pfsandbox.com

You'll now be able to You can hit the sandbox version of your site at any time by using that the address (http: https://dealer-name*yoursitename*.pfsandbox.comImage Removed).

(Note: When you first hit your site on the sandbox server there may be a 1-2 minute delay while your site's data is initially loaded into memory.)


CSS Styling

We strongly recommend that you provide an appropriate css namespace scope for your styles to ensure they do not conflict with the default Photo Finale styling.

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  • account
  • addphotos
  • ccvinfo
  • changepassword
  • checkout
  • confirmation
  • create
  • default
  • forgotpassword
  • get
  • getstarted
  • gift
  • gifts
  • guest
  • home
  • link
  • members
  • membershipinfo
  • migrateuser
  • mycart
  • mycollections
  • myfeeds
  • myorders
  • myphotos
  • orderhistory
  • photo
  • photos
  • photofeed
  • prepaidplans
  • pricelist
  • print
  • prints
  • projects
  • share
  • shop
  • signin
  • signout
  • signup
  • signupcomplete
  • startsharing
  • terms
  • trackmyorder
  • trackorder
  • transferconten
  • upgrade
  • user

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  • Typekit: If you use Typekit for the fonts and you can see the site make the font switch from a default to your special font, you are experiencing "FOUT" = flash of unstyled text. You can add code to the stylesheet not to load the page until the font is loaded. More info: http://help.typekit.com/customer/portal/articles/6852-controlling-the-flash-of-unstyled-text-or-fout-using-font-events
  • Put a ‘My Projects’ button in even for anonymous users. They're cookie based.  Tied to the user's browser. Just like the anonymous user's shopping cart. 
  • Use relative links. Relative links are best. If you need it to a link to a secure page like ‘checkout’ then add the class=”secure” attribute to the anchor element.  (or sign in)
  • Linking to products/groups. Use short links like shop/photo-books instead of the direct links generated from Lab 50
  • Newsletter signup.  html can’t have a <form> within a <form>. The site is already wrapped in a <form> so any others get tossed out. The submit would need to be scripted or pop something up.

Flushing the Cache in MyLab after an Umbraco Publish

After making a change and Publishing the change in Umbraco, to complete the publish the cache must be cleared through http://mylab.lucidiom.comImage Removed.

Clearing the Cache

  • Log into mylab.lucidiom.com using your Lab 50 Dealer Credentials.
  • Go to Store Management
  • Select the Option Cahce on the left side.
  • Click on the Flush button.

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However, dealers can preview and test the Umbraco changes sooner by accessing the sandbox version of their site. https://*SiteName*.pfsandbox.com.

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