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#1

Tips and Tricks / Re: AI and AbanteCart

Last post by spidersolitaire - August 06, 2026, 10:51:50 PM

I bet, AI can also clone template and create a new template. Awesome.

#2

SEO / Re: Google Search Console Tips

Last post by eddyevans - August 06, 2026, 10:05:32 PM

How can fix 302 and 301? which is best practice for SEO? how i save my crawl budget?

Anyone can help me?

For SEO, 301 redirects are the best choice when a page has been permanently moved because they pass ranking signals and tell search engines to update their index. 302 redirects should only be used for temporary changes, such as maintenance or short-term promotions.

To help with crawl budget, avoid redirect chains and loops, keep your XML sitemap updated with only canonical URLs, fix broken internal links, and make sure your internal links point directly to the final destination instead of a redirected URL. Google Search Console's Indexing and Page Indexing reports are a good place to identify these issues.

#3

News and Announcements / Re: AbanteCart Version 1.4.4 i...

Last post by Teks Kosong - August 06, 2026, 11:52:47 AM

Nice.

#4

Built-in Features / Re: Last updated time to produ...

Last post by timlight10 - August 05, 2026, 03:20:03 PM

Feature request added https://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,12126.0.html

#5

New Features Discussion / Re: Last updated time to produ...

Last post by timlight10 - August 05, 2026, 03:19:48 PM

Right, so I am requesting it be added as a feature request. Per https://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,12118.0.html this is place to make feature requests.

#6

Built-in Features / "Free shipping" indicator does...

Last post by timlight10 - August 05, 2026, 03:18:28 PM

If a product has a "fixed shipping price" even when the "free shipping" flag is set, the "Free Shipping" icon does not appear on the storefront. Although the cart will offer free shipping correctly to the customer, it is not properly advertised.

For example, this product: https://dedicatedpresentation.com/collegiate/sharp-np-p547ul-5400-lumen-wuxga-laser-lcd-projector has the free shipping flag enabled, but does not have a fixed shipping price entered.

But this product does have a fixed shipping price entered, but its "free shipping" flag is also set. https://dedicatedpresentation.com/elite-screens-180-inch-yard-master-pro-2-series-portable-16x9-front--and-rear-projection-screen?key=13961

Notice though that for the first product it does have the red truck icon, but the second product does not have the red truck. But, since both products have free shipping, they should both have the red truck icon.

The use case is that for the second product, I would like to promote the free shipping until which time I revoke the free shipping offer and return to paid shipping. Therefore, the free shipping should be advertised when the flag is enabled, regardless of whether or not the other fields have values.

In both situations though, the customer is not charged for shipping, which is correct.

I filed this as a bug, because the free shipping indicator does not appear in all situations when shipping is free. The developer closed the bug report and responded:

please check this line
https://github.com/abantecart/abantecart-src/blob/master/public_html/extensions/novator/storefront/view/novator/template/pages/product/product.tpl#L293 and review product details in admin

Sure enough,

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if($product_info['free_shipping'] && $product_info['shipping_price'] <= 0) { ?>
They pointed the bug out, but did not commit a fix. The correct fix would be to change

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&& to

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|| so that either situation will activate the free shipping label.

How is this not a bug?

#7

Built-in Features / Re: Import PDF

Last post by timlight10 - August 05, 2026, 03:15:39 PM

Wonderful, thank you for your transparency in the development. I am excited for this new feature.

#8

New Features Discussion / Re: Last updated time to produ...

Last post by Basara - August 05, 2026, 06:07:50 AM

Hello.
Yes, it's possible to add a "last updated" timestamp column to the product grid in administration, but it requires code changes. There isn't a built‑in setting or configuration option for this.

#9

Built-in Features / Re: Import PDF

Last post by Basara - August 05, 2026, 06:04:55 AM

Checking on development status of this feature.

Thank you for following up, timlight10.
The requested feature has already been in work, and you can see the commit here: GitHub Commit.
At the moment, the changes are still undergoing testing. We discovered a few issues during review, and we want to ensure they are fully resolved before releasing the code to all. Please allow us a bit more time to finalize and polish the implementation.

We truly appreciate your support and patience

#10

General Discussion / Re: Product reviews listing in...

Last post by fragiles - August 05, 2026, 03:06:43 AM

This sounds like a solid plan to get those reviews showcased! Tapping into existing product.tpl logic is a smart move. I'm sure you'll have that block blast of reviews appearing exactly where you want it on the homepage. Good luck, and I'm keen to see your achievements!