How to Solve the Duplicate Content Issue in OpenCart? (Updated)

Read this post to learn how to solve the duplicate content issue on your OpenCart store to increase your search engine ranking.
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How to Manage OpenCart Stock Statuses

The stock status shows your customers the current stock of each product in your online store. OpenCart uses the current quantity of a product to determine the stock status displayed in your store’s product page. If the quantity of a product is above 0, the availability of a product in the front store will be always set to In Stock. When the quantity is 0, OpenCart gives you the option to choose the Out-of-Stock status for the specific product from the admin panel. There are a couple of pre-set OpenCart Out-Of-Stock statuses you can choose from and in this blogpost we will show you how you can edit them, add more of them and change their color.
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OCMOD not working?

Sometimes OpenCart’s OCMOD system may stop working on the front-end and you may spend some quality time looking for the reason. It seems like cases like this are quite common, so here are a few guides on how to fix OCMOD related issue yourself.
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How to hide your Add-to-Cart Button and your Product Price in OpenCart 2.0.x

As an OpenCart store owner you are well aware of the Add-to-Cart button and the product price that are displayed next to each product in your store. There are a few good reasons why you might want to remove these two, but unfortunately OpenCart doesn’t give you the possibility to disable them from the admin panel. This is why we have prepared this short tutorial for you that will show you how you can do this on your own. We will create two OCmod files that will make the needed modifications without the need of changing the core files.
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How to remove 'Compare this Product' and 'Add to Wish List' in OpenCart 2.0

March 13, 2015
‘Compare this Product’ and ‘Add to Wish List’ are great features in OpenCart however for some stores they are just not needed. Unfortunately there is no functionality or setting where you can disable these two features. In this tutorial I will show you how to remove the ‘Compare this Product’ and ‘Add to Wish List’ buttons from all places in your OpenCart store.
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3 Ways to Modify Your Product Options in Opencart 2.0.x

In this blogpost we will show you three ways in which you can easily and quickly modify your Product Options. The suggested implementations will give your product page a clearer, neater and more informative outlook, which will surely make a positive impression on your customers.
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How to disable other shipping methods if Free Shipping is available in OpenCart 2.x

In this post I will show you another nice trick which you can integrate in your OpenCart 2.x store. I will demonstrate you how to show only the free shipping method option in the payment methods section if the customer is eligible for it.
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How to add a Notification bar in your store and admin panel in OpenCart 2.x

Add a custom-made header notification to your front-store and admin panel in OC 2.0 and customize it depending on your own desire, need and imagination with this simple modification and CSS styling tips and instructions.
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How to disable the CAPTCHA validation in the product reviews in OpenCart 2.x

OpenCart has nice review functionality which includes CAPTCHA validation. However, if you want to get more reviews, you should consider removing the validation since this saves time for the customers.
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