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I. Issue Details -> Google Search Console

II. Indexing -> Pages -> Not Found (404) – What is Google ? – How google list your url/website/domain ?

III. Fixing 404 Issues on Google Search Console

We have be investigated a lot on the above topic and extract facts and correct solution which will be really beneficial when you go through the article you will understand the core concept how google behaves and how your website responds.

So, there are many question hidden in the same article which we will explain in details step by step:

I. Issue Details -> Google Search Console

We want to fix Not found (404) issue of Google Search Console. We have fixed but, it is repeating again and again and our number of Pages keeps on increasing earlier it was around 100 and now after 1 month it is around 200 like that the number is increasing and we are worried to get rid of this.

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II. Indexing -> Pages -> Not Found (404)

What is Google ? ( Do you think I don’t know about google LOL )

Before, move ahead we will first let you know we want to make your clear that google is a search engine which will only list your url (website) and redirect users/visitors/customers to your website those are interested in buying the product, reading the content on you website.

Now, once user land on your website then you can show what ever you want like you can redirect use to product page, you can redirect user to blog page, you can redirect to contact us page it all depends on how you want to behave with the users as the user is on your place. right ?

From above two things extracted:

1. Search Engines ( like google ) – Will bring the user (Google Crawling)
2. Your website/app/page – Will display the content to that user

How google list your url/website/domain ?

What happen is since google bots keeps on searching new things on internet they will find your websites domain and list all the pages present on your website and keep all of them on their server so, once user searches they will bring that result and show them so, that user get redirect to that page.

What is Searching of Google is called ? It is called as “Google Crawling“

Google Crawl faster when you submit sitemap on google which help google in telling that these are the url’s which you can list on your server and save your time. If that sitemap is dynamic it is easy for google to get only the updated sitemap when again it will start crawl your website/domain.

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Now, coming back to topic how 404 pages appeared so, 404 means NOT FOUND

404 (server could not find a client-requested webpage) = NOT FOUND

Google will crawl you domain and if a page url which was existing previously does not exist will add to pages in Not Found (404) section.

In SHOPIFY:

When a product which was live few days back and indexed by google after crawling becomes out of stock after some time and move to Draft Mode then, google will move that page to Not Found 404 section on Google Search Console.

What will happen on shopify ? It will auto redirect those product to home page internally. Now, google crawled that page as 404 and on our website it redirected to home page of which google is not aware. So, now when ever you will hit Start New Validation it keeps on Failing as that url technically exist and will ask you fix those to start the validation again.

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III. Fixing Issues on Google Search Console

The question arises “how to fix Google Search Console errors” on shopify

Step 1: First you have to login to google search console and choose your property.

Step 2: Now, you have visit left menu in which Indexing > Pages >> Not Found (404) pages showing.

Step 3: Click on Not Found (404) and then it will display list of pages

Step 4. Click on any single URL it will open a slide from right and you see Inspect URL

Step 5: Click on Inspect URL you will see a message “URL is not on Google“

Step 6: After that you have hit the URL directly as see if that url is redirecting to home page or 404 page. If that url is redirecting to 404 page then it is fine else you have to visit shopify.

Step 7: Login to shopify Admin Left Menu >> Online Store >> Navigation >> View URL redirects (Top Right)

Step 8: Hit that button and you will see list of url you have to find your url and remove that from redirect.

Step 9: Go back to google search console and Test the URL again and see that URL is now 404.

Step 10: Like that you have to repeat it again and again until all your url’s goes to 404 and not to home page

Step 11: Now, you have to submit that same for New Validation, the new validation will complete it 4 to 5 days approx till then keep on removing url redirect from shopify.

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Cheers all is done now.

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There are number of Shopify online stores that utilizes App to fulfill requirement as the App that is installed does not have full UI control in which lots of problems occurs when any functionality is not required and installed or some time that UI change is extra which cases damage on UI which and we do not have anything which can hide that.

Issue Details: Here we will teach you some of the essentials things by taking Whislist APP as example. The tips you can use in you development and optimize the App and make the client happy.

Warning: Just to inform you prior that expert shopify developer’s can only use these methods as it may break down your online store.

Before moving ahead we always recommend you to take following actions:

• Take backup of your current theme
• Duplicate theme
• Do changes in duplicate theme only
• Test changes after doing changes

Now, here some of the FAQ that will try to explain in details so, that any unknow mistake can be avoided.

If you know you can skip this part else you can go through the same:

How to take backup of Shopify Store ?

Step 1: Login to Shopify

Step 2: Click on Sales Channels and then Online Store

Step 3: Let’s assume you have installed “Dawn” theme and you have to take backup of same

Step 4: Click on the three dots (…) you will get small popup that will show you option to download theme file.

Please note once you hit Download theme file and email will be sent to owner email in which you will get download link.

Step 5: Download link on your Email

Cheers you are done! We hope that your confusion is now sorted.  

How to Duplicate Themes in Shopify Store ?

If you have followed above step it will be now easy for you to duplicate your theme

So, now once you click on Duplicate it will start duplication and below the heading Theme library you can see it will say Copy of Dawn ( Copy of Your Current Theme Name appears )

It was easy right ?

How to do changes and preview them ?

Let’s say you want add a text “HELLO” so, for that what you have to do is Edit code of your current theme.

Once you click on Edit Code it open a Editor and there you have to open file theme.liquid which is actually the base file or we can say master file or index file of your theme.

Now, will add the following code that will add the “HELLO” text on home page as we are doing changes in theme.liquid

Line No. 269 ( Remember this is default theme and we did not done any change in the same )

<h1 style="background:yellow;color:black;text-align:center">HELLO</h1>

Hit on Preview Store right corner and you see your changes will get replicated on frontend and see how it looks:

This is again very easy.

As the article is very long so, please move on to next articles in which we are continuing

click here to view the next article…read more.

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Anyone who is planning to setup a brand new ecommerce business in current 2018, it is important for them to understand what are the new changes evolved in last 2 to 3 years and where it is now. Let us look at the new features of ecommerce that is evolved and can impact your current business growth.

Due to increase of smart phone and ecommerce has been adapated by major part of world and now it is continuely increasing day by day but, still it did not reached to a saturation points as big player of ecommerce market like Alibaba is forcing other to compete them.

Therefore, few things are more commonly raised to achieve and compete the big players:

– The customization level is increased dramatically as you can see very quick changes in the version of ecommerce platforms in the previous years like moving forward to template engines from structure point of view. In build chat system etc.

– The use of digital wallet is also increased as it easy and quick way of doing payment. The eCommerce platforms are now adding more and more payment gatways preintegrated so, that they can capture the major part of the transaction methods. Right now, It’s a sign for upcoming startups to invest in payment features that customers already expect.

– New improved dashboard with built-in analaytics system is also playing crucial role in increasing the conversion rate. It is important because if did not collect the it is really diffcult for you to understand the customer’s behaviour towards your website.Simply put, a focus on analytics is important to run an ecommerce business successfully.

– As the industry of sale & purchase is increasing people use Mobile Devices to purchase the product as this is really a convenient way of of shopping. But, we normally ingore them but, we need to thank to ecommerce industry that they are creating more mobile friendly or we can says responsive UI those are fit to any kind of mobile browser so, the conversion via mobile device can be successfully recorded.

Keeping in mind the recent developments, We have assembled a list of top five ecommerce platforms that can help you get started in 2018.

1. Opencart

OpenCart is an online store management system. It is PHP-based, using a MySQL database and HTML components. OpenCart was originally developed in 1998 by Christopher G. Mann for Walnut Creek CDROM and later The FreeBSD Mall.

The Good Thing about:
– It is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
– OpenCart uses fraud management services such as FraudLabs, ClearSale and Global Payments to review customer orders.
– It requires less man power and really a cost effective framework.
– Recent opencart 3.0.x.x has been introduced with template engine which provides really a good speed and improve the performance.
– Development is cheap from technology point of view due to easy MVC structure.

The Bad Thing about:
– Multivendor extension for opencart is not free though you can download it for $150 to $300 as per your requirment.

2. Magento

Released in March 2008, Magento is an open source ecommerce website platform. Its reliability and scalability has made it one of the most popular ecommerce platforms available today. Many prominent names such as Burger King, Huawei, Pepe Jeans and Liverpool F.C. have their websites built on Magento.

The Good Thing about:
– Open source and unlimited customization options.
– Usability and Manageability.
– More than 9000 plugins and extensions to make room for scalability.
– Free social media extensions.
– Extensive resource library for demos, new plugins, store management and everything around ecommerce stores.

The Bad Thing about:
Using Magento is not for everyone, especially if the store owner is not a programmer, or doesn’t have a team of programmers working on his or her team. And then there’s the price tag; the basic version is free, but getting an enterprise version means you’ll need to shell out at least $20,000/year. If you don’t have programmers on staff, be prepared to invest in third-party programming costs as well.

3. Shopify

A Canadian-based ecommerce solution, Shopify has been helping online businesses across the globe with a sharp focus on the trending social commerce and mobile shopping. Founded in 2004, Shopify has always kept up with the pace of evolving ecommerce trends and technologies, having broken ground on powerful additions such as social shopping whereby your customers never leave their social media platform in order to buy from you.

The Good Thing about:
– Abandoned cart recovery.
– The plethora of themes, plugins, and extensions.
– For $9, you can integrate Shopify directly with your FB account and make it an ecommerce store.
– Mobile-friendly shopping cart, seller mobile apps and many other mobile-based features available.
Round the clock technical support via live chat, phone as well as tutorials, along with their powerful Shopify community forum.

The Bad Thing about:
Even with all the advantages of Shopify mentioned above, there are some downsides with the platform. The most prominent downside is the additional transaction fee you’ll be liable to pay if you don’t use Shopify Payment. Moreover, plenty of useful and practical extensions require additional investment. Perhaps most challenging is “Liquid,” Shopify’s own coding language, which requires ecommerce store owners to pay an incremental price for customization.

4. WooCommerce

A free WordPress plugin, WooCommerce is a name that needs no introduction in the world of ecommerce. It comes along with a secure payment gateway and a shopping cart that both work really well. Open source and easy to use for WordPress aficionados, WooCommerce needs an additional plugin to start a multi-vendor ecommerce store.

The Good Thing about:
– Easy to manage admin panel.
– Unlimited product categories.
– Extensive range of plugins and extensions of all sorts.
– Secure payment gateway.
– Good shopping cart.

The Bad Thing about:
Installing WooCommerce is free, but integrating the shopping cart completely with the system requires additional investment. Moreover, if you don’t know WordPress, you won’t know how to use WooCommerce. But the biggest problem with WooCommerce is its lack of scalability; as your business grows and you get more sellers, products and customers on your database, WooCommerce starts slowing down.

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