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What’s new on The Ecom Wire

We write about everyone else’s changelogs, so here’s ours. The main features we’ve added, newest first.

  1. Ready-made LinkedIn post

    A copy-and-paste LinkedIn post on what’s changed in eCommerce this month. It updates as new stories land and starts fresh every month.

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    19 more apps tracked

    We now follow official updates from payments, email, reviews, subscriptions, customer service, marketplaces, delivery and analytics apps, including Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, Trustpilot, eBay, Evri and DPD. Pick the ones you use when you sign up.

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    eCom challenges

    Ten quick wins for eCommerce managers. Each takes under an hour and comes with a ready-written update for your director and a LinkedIn post.

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    More stories from the archives

    We’ve added older Shopify and Klaviyo updates from their official changelogs, so platform pages show more of the history.

  2. Dark mode

    Switch between light and dark from the top bar or the menu. Light is the default.

    New desktop layout

    An app-style sidebar on desktop with counts for new stories, deadlines and events, and a matching menu on phones.

    Official sources only

    Every story is now written only from the platform, carrier or regulator’s own announcement, and links straight to it.

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  3. Planning tools

    Trading calendar 2027, a price changes tracker, Slack and Teams alerts, message templates, a reader poll and planning guides.

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    Is it down?

    Live status for the platforms and apps your store relies on, with recent outage history.

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    Topic hubs and My stack

    Black Friday and Christmas, UK delivery and UK rules hubs, plus My stack to only see the platforms you use.

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    Free Platform Health Check

    A downloadable checklist to see what needs attention across your store’s platforms.

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    Key facts on every story

    Each story opens with the answer first and a Key facts box. Platform pages show an at-a-glance summary.

  4. Glossary, timelines and weekly roundups

    Plain-English definitions, a timeline of changes for each platform, weekly roundups and deadline calendar feeds.

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    Deadlines calendar and events

    Every upcoming platform deadline in one place, which you can add to your own calendar, plus eCommerce events in the UK and abroad.

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    Save and share stories

    Save stories to read later, share them, or add a story’s deadline to your calendar.

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    Platform pages

    A page for each platform with its latest updates and deadlines.

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    The Ecom Wire launches

    eCommerce platform updates in plain English: what changed, who it affects and what to do. Checked by a human before it goes live.