{"id":5862,"date":"2025-01-02T21:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/seo-xml-sitemap-generator-pro\/installation\/opencart-2x-3x\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T22:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:48:48","slug":"opencart-2x-3x","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/seo-xml-sitemap-generator-pro\/installation\/opencart-2x-3x\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenCart 2x \/ 3x"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This extension requires the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/base-plugin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">base plugin<\/a> developed by HuntBee OpenCart Services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No file overwritten.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install the base plugin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/base-plugin-for-huntbee-extensions\/installation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/base-plugin-for-huntbee-extensions\/installation\/<\/a>. 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