Disabling Product Reviews in OpenCart

If you don’t have time to manage product reviews or want to prevent negative reviews from appearing, you can disable the review feature in OpenCart. On ruachost.com, this can be done directly from the OpenCart administration dashboard.

Why Disable Product Reviews?

• Prevents unmoderated or spam reviews from appearing.
• Simplifies product pages by removing the review section.
• Useful for stores that prefer external review platforms.

Steps to Disable Product Reviews

1. Log in to OpenCart Administrator

   • Use your administrator account to access the backend.

2. Navigate to Store Settings

   • On the dashboard, in the left sidebar, click System → Settings.
   • Select your store and click the Edit button.

3. Open the Options Tab

   • On the Settings page, click the Option tab.

4. Disable Reviews

   • Scroll down to the Reviews section.
   • Set Allow Review to No.
   • Set Allow Guest Reviews to No (optional, if you want to block reviews from non‑registered users).

5. Save Changes

   • Click Save to apply the new settings.
   • The review links and previous reviews will be removed from all products.

Important Notes

• Disabling reviews does not delete existing review data; it only hides them from product pages.
• You can re‑enable reviews anytime by setting Allow Review back to Yes.
• Always clear cache after making changes to ensure updates are reflected on the frontend.