{"id":60,"date":"2017-08-30T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/seo-canonical-links-for-opencart\/testing-validation\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T21:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:03:34","slug":"testing-validation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/seo-canonical-links-for-opencart\/testing-validation\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing &#038; Validation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This extension is tested in the fresh opencart installation. However, there might be a <strong>rare<\/strong> possibility of conflict if you have installed third-party plugins or extensions. 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