Monthly summary
November 2026: what changed
The platform changes from November 2026 on one page: what needs action, who should do it, and the deadlines coming up. Print it, save it as a PDF or drop it into your next board pack or agency meeting.
Needs action (7)
Christmas 2026 last posting dates for Royal Mail, Evri, DPD and Parcelforce
- Set your last order date for Christmas
- Show the cut-off on your website
- Offer a faster option for late orders
Microsoft 365 outage: Outlook recovering and delayed emails coming through
- Check Microsoft's status
- Give customers another way to reach you
- Catch up on delayed emails
- Check anything that sends email through Microsoft 365
Custom apps built for your store need a security setting before New Year
- List your custom apps
- Ask whoever built them to set an allowlist
- Get existing apps done before 1 January 2027
- Test after the change
AI shopping assistants: a Shopify tool is being retired in January
- Check whether this affects you
- Switch to the new ask_business tool
- Update the code that reads answers
- Test the answers it gives
UK stores may need to pick a comparison shopping service to stay in Google's free listings
- Check your free listings setting
- Choose a CSS
- Check for disapprovals in a couple of days
Update WooCommerce now: 11.2.2 is a security release
- Update to WooCommerce 11.2.2
- Test first if your store is heavily customised
- Update your extensions and theme too
Selling to EU customers? A €2 handling fee now applies to every item
- Decide who pays the new charges
- Check your customs data is complete
- Review your EU shipping prices
Worth knowing (12)
Also this month
Deadlines in the next four months
From The Ecom Wire, https://www.ecomwire.co.uk/. Every story is checked by a person before publishing. Full details and sources are on each story page.