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Actually this just simple, just set up your carrier, zones and weight ranges.  In your BO open the  carrier you want to use as the default carrier and edit the group access. Do not leave it to default only, select it to apply to all the groups. In this case it would show the default shipping price  according to the default carrier selected and would remove the Free Shipping text. If the user is logged in, it would select carrier according to the country of the user. Please do this only for the default carrier you want to show shipping  price for to  non registered  users.

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For those that prefer not to use the default Joomla Templates and decides to code theirs would find some common problems associated with custom templates. One of the problem is the word ‘Details’ sticking out above the article parameters. While some may struggle to adjust this from the Article options parameters in the backend, one of the best ways  is to adjust it in the template CSS file. Adding this CSS syntax .article-info-term {display:none;} would remove it.

Enjoy!

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We cannot deny the fact that Joomla is one of the best Content Management Systems on the internet today and even the best for some people. Extending Joomla is quite easy with loads of free and commercial Components, Modules and Plugins. Phoca Gallery stands out as one of the best  extensions with an active online support.

For those wishing to publish pictures online, you may wish to consider Phoca gallery. As you go through the Phoca gallery extensions parameters, you would discover how easy it is to configure your gallery into anything you want it to do.

One of the problems you would find after installing Phoca gallery is how to remove the ‘ Powered by Phoca gallery link’. Dont worry, just search the forums or make a donation,  contact the phoca team with your donations details and you would be sent files that would remove the link.

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Prestashop 1.5 version is really pissing users off but this is just because there are so many problems here and there . We find that some of these problems are also due to the fact that people are still not used to the new features added in Prestashop 1.5 and also lack of simple documentation.  The problem below is not a feature problem but we cant call it a bug also since it has not been raised as a bug. We regard this as a work around and not the final solution.

Problem: Once product is added to the cart, it disappears if you want to view the cart.

Solution 1: For the moment, the work around would be to go to BO > SEO/URL and remove the www prefix in the shop url. (this would reduce the font-sizes in your shop)

Solution 2: If you have enabled Layered Navigation module  in the header block, this may be causing the problem. Check  this and if it is the problem, you do not need solution 1.

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We know that the Prestashop 1.5 version is still yet to convince Prestashop users that it is totally bug free but one thing we would not disagree on is the great  theme design and new features that has been added for users. The Top Horizontal Menu at the top of the page is highly welcomed by users. The problem with this is just the issue of all created categories going on sub menu under the Home menu.

What users must understand is that the Top Horizontal Menu is actually a module and can be configured by going to the module section under Front Office Features . In the configuration you can now add the links you would like to appear on the top menu.

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Two problems in the Prestashop 1.5 version that messes up your head is the Free shipping appearing on shopping cart and No carrier available to deliver to this address on checkout.

Lets  address them here.

1. Free shipping on shopping cart even if your shipping and carriers are configured correctly:

Make sure you have actually configured the weight and prize ranges , carriers, and had made sure you have not allowed free shipping . You may wish to make sure you have not altered the zones. In this regard we mean that you have not tried to add a new Zone other from the default Zones.

Lets say you added a new zone, assigned a carrier to that zone and then changed your preferred country(s) to that zone. This may alter your whole settings. Leaving the zones as they are and then in the carriers just indicate  somehow to which countries it may benefit. Changing the country(s) to the custom  zone may cause problems.

2. No carriers available to deliver to this address:

Make sure your carrier is well configures and the weight or price ranges are set within the range applied to the products. Are all your countries enabled? are your carriers pointing to the right zones?. Usually if everything is ok, once step 1 above is fixed, you should also see the step 2 as fixed.

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We all love the Prestashop 1.4 version and we are afraid to upgrade to the 1.5, we dont blame you if you dont want to do that considering the fact that upgrades usulayy come with problems. especailly for a shop that is doing very well, upgrading may be slow down your business dramatically.

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Whenever confronted with this error in Joomla, especially if its a new installation, i would recommend deleting and installing again.  While this may be difficult process, it may eventually save you time trying to fix the bug which may take days to even locate what the problem is. This error is common in the 2.5 versions of Joomla.

For old Installations with data, it may be wise to investigate further using Joomla error report but do not forget to backup your site.

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