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How to add content to top header in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

We all have seen that many websites post some of the content like address, phone number and social media links etc on the top header. This design strategy is quite useful in presenting your information to the online users right away. 

Many online store sites like to post their contact information on the top header so that customer gets the access to the information from any page which is using the top header. This way, online customers do not have to spend time in search for contact or about us page.

Today, we will go over the process of adding content to top header in nopCommerce.

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How to enable username in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

There days many websites prefer to use email address for login purposes so that customer don't have to remember any additional information to manage an account. But, there are times when some websites do require users to create a username for login purposes. In this whole process, an online user need provide a unique username while creating an account on the website.

nopCommerce offer various features for managing customer settings and enabling username is one of them. Today, we will go over the process of enabling username in nopCommerce.

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How to display product ID on the product page in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

Every online store offers some unique features / options that distinguish them from an another store site. For example: some online stores provide detailed description of the products they are offering and some do not, some online stores provide a ton of product pictures so that customer can view the product from every possible angle and some online stores choose not to display all the pictures.

Today, we will go over the process of displaying (or adding) product ID on the product page in nopCommerce.

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How to link an image with a topic page as a hyperlink in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

There are times when store owners wants to use image as a hyperlink. This allows store owner to post an image (like product catalog, product gallery etc) and link a web page to it so that particular page will open when the image is clicked by the customer. 

Today, we will go over the process of linking an image with a topic page as a hyperlink in nopCommerce.

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How to prevent first item from being selected by default in a dropdown attribute in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

There is a really good feature offered by nopCommerce by which customers can customize a product via product attributes.  Product attributes allows a customer to customize a product or add various options to the product that they are interested in buying. This goes hand in hand with the list price as these selections dynamically changes the price (depending what what selections have been made by the online shoppers).

In cases. when a pre-selection option is not being used and a dropdown menu is selected for a product attribute; by default the first value in the dropdown list will be selected. This is not a bug and believe it or not, it is by design.  

Today, we will go over the process of how to prevent first item from being selected by default in a dropdown attribute in nopCommerce.

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How to change CSS style sheet with language in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

There are times when nopCommerce developers / designers have to implement different layout for each language (if there are more than one languages installed on the store site). The requirement certainly makes sense because in different language the length of words / sentences can be different so if your layout is specific to the content of one language; by changing the language of the store site might create some issues with the layout of the site.

Today, we will go over the process to changing CSS style sheet with language in nopCommerce.
How to manage WWW domain prefix in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

Do you ever wonder why some websites work these days without typing "WWW" prefix before the domain name? There was a time when every internet user used to type "WWW" in front of every domain. As time and trend changes, a lot of domain names started dropping the requirement of "WWW" prefix.

So, the question is - Do you need "WWW" domain prefix or not? As a store owner, it is totally up to you and your requirements.

Today, we will discuss how to manage WWW domain prefix in nopCommerce. 
How to disable billing address step during checkout process in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

Every store owner has different kinds of requirement(s) when it comes down to online business. Some like to go with the default  functionality and some likes to customize the existing process by making modifications. There are some scenarios where an online business do not want "billing address" from the customer during the checkout process hence eliminating that step will surely speed up the overall checkout process.

Today, we will go over the steps that are necessary to disable the billing address step during checkout process in nopCommerce.

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How to change footer background color in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

Many store owners like to use nopCommerce out of the box as it comes with a great user-friendly theme which has been designed very nicely and make the store site look very professional. But, at the same time, there are many store owners who do not prefer to use the default theme. Why? The reason is quite simple - If every store owner or developer will use same default theme, all the store sites based on nopCommerce will look quite similar.

In order to make your store site stand out as compared to other websites, you can make some changes that will customize the look and feel of your online store. 

Today, we will go over the process of changing footer background color in nopCommerce.

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How to include product description to compare products in nopCommerce

Written by Lavish Kumar

written by Lavish Kumar

nopCommerce offers a great feature of product comparison that helps customers to compare products side by side.  This not only makes the store site more user-friendly but also lets online shoppers to easily view the specifications of two or more products side by side. Any customer can go to the product page on the public store and add that product in the product comparison list.

Today, we will discuss how to include product description (short description or long description) to compare products in nopCommerce.

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