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Every change we’ve covered, month by month. Pick a platform to see just its history.
Shopify
Adobe Commerce
BigCommerce
WooCommerce
Klaviyo
Meta
Google
TikTok
Amazon
November 2026
12 Nov
Worth knowing
Meta
Meta's pixel starts counting more conversions from today
11 Nov
Action needed
Shopify
Custom apps built for your store need a security setting before New Year
11 Nov
FYI
Shopify
Customer data deletion requests now go through in 5 days, not 10
11 Nov
Action needed
Shopify
AI shopping assistants: a Shopify tool is being retired in January
10 Nov
Worth knowing
WooCommerce
WooCommerce 11.3: sale badges can now show how much shoppers save
9 Nov
FYI
WooCommerce
WooCommerce will now push urgent security fixes to stores automatically
6 Nov
FYI
Meta
Meta pauses its planned update to advertiser terms
5 Nov
FYI
Amazon
Amazon's UK peak fees run until 14 January, and 2027 US fees are out
5 Nov
FYI
Amazon
Amazon now lets UK sellers hold their money in pounds
5 Nov
FYI
BigCommerce
BigCommerce reports 14% growth in sales through its stores
5 Nov
Worth knowing
Klaviyo
Klaviyo goes all-in on AI agents that can run your email and SMS
4 Nov
Action needed
WooCommerce
Update WooCommerce now: 11.2.2 is a security release
October 2026
28 Oct
Worth knowing
Google
Ads are coming to Google's AI Mode in the UK
28 Oct
Worth knowing
Meta
Meta adds product browsing to ads: choose where your clicks go
28 Oct
Worth knowing
Shopify
Apps can now open Shopify's AI assistant, Sidekick, for you
27 Oct
Worth knowing
Amazon
Amazon UK can now let shoppers keep low-value returns
27 Oct
Action needed
Adobe Commerce
Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source stores: install the July security patch
26 Oct
Action needed
Adobe Commerce
How to check your Adobe Commerce or Magento store for hidden scripts
21 Oct
FYI
Meta
Meta ad prices up 14%: what it means for your peak budget
19 Oct
Worth knowing
TikTok
UK TikTok Shop sellers can now sell to 12 EU countries
14 Oct
Worth knowing
TikTok
New TikTok Shop UK tools: photo carousels, group deals and live auctions
14 Oct
Worth knowing
TikTok
TikTok Shop can now run ads for you and sell subscriptions
13 Oct
Action needed
Adobe Commerce
Magento and Adobe Commerce stores need October's security patch
5 Oct
FYI
Klaviyo
Klaviyo Starter: a simple email setup inside Shopify for new brands
5 Oct
Worth knowing
Klaviyo
Klaviyo: switch off click tracking and see every channel in one dashboard
September 2026
22 Sept
Worth knowing
Google
Google is switching on checkout inside AI Mode and Gemini for some Shopify stores
21 Sept
Action needed
BigCommerce
BigCommerce merchants: review your third-party apps after the Ribon incident
August 2026
21 Aug
Action needed
Google
Google Shopping will reject product images smaller than 500 x 500 pixels