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09/08/2026
Shopify Messaging Adds WhatsApp Marketing Campaigns
Shopify Messaging now runs WhatsApp marketing campaigns. What UK merchants need to know about templates, per-message pricing and PECR consent.
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07/08/2026
WordPress 7.0.3 Patches 12 Security Vulnerabilities
WordPress 7.0.3 patches 12 security flaws, including a pre-auth login screen issue needing no password. What UK site owners should do now.
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05/08/2026
WooCommerce 11.0: What It Changes for Store Owners
WooCommerce 11.0 brings guest order claiming, more accurate analytics and faster admin for large catalogues. What UK store owners need to know.
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03/08/2026
How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost in the UK? (2026 Prices)
A plain-English breakdown of website maintenance cost in the UK for 2026, covering real price bands, what a care plan should include, and how…
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28/07/2026
Shopify Removes 8-Currency Limit on Payouts
Shopify has removed the 8-account cap on multi-currency payouts. What the one-account-per-currency rule means for UK cross-border merchants.
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27/07/2026
SEO Copywriting: A Practical Guide for UK Businesses
A practical SEO copywriting guide for UK businesses: matching search intent, mapping keywords to pages, and writing content that ranks and converts.
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21/07/2026
Local Inventory Ads Default On for Shopping Campaigns
From 31 August 2026 Google enables Local Inventory Ads by default on standard Shopping campaigns. What UK retailers running Shopping ads must check.
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20/07/2026
Wix vs WordPress: Which Is Right for Your UK Business in 2026?
Wix vs WordPress compared for UK businesses in 2026: real costs in pounds, SEO reality, site ownership, and how to choose the right platform.
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18/07/2026
WordPress 7.0.2 Patches Critical Security Flaws
WordPress 7.0.2 is a forced security release fixing a critical SQL injection and a REST API flaw that can lead to RCE. Update every…
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13/07/2026
WordPress Speed Optimisation: A 2026 UK Guide to a Faster Site
A practical 2026 guide to WordPress speed optimisation for UK site owners: how to diagnose a slow site and fix the levers that matter…
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11/07/2026
Shopify Adds Hreflang Tag Control in Admin Settings
Shopify now lets you switch its automatic hreflang tags on or off in admin. What the setting does, and when UK merchants should use…
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10/07/2026
WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release: 31 Bug Fixes
WordPress 7.0.1 ships 31 bug fixes for the 7.0 Armstrong release, covering wp_kses CSS corruption, PHP 8.5 media errors and block editor regressions.
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08/07/2026
Search Console Adds Social and Video Platform Properties
Google Search Console now tracks how your Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube content performs in Search and Discover. What UK marketers need to know.
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06/07/2026
Local Services Ads: The 2026 UK Guide for Trade and Home-Service Businesses
Local Services Ads put UK trade and home-service businesses at the top of Google on a pay-per-lead model. Here is how they work, what…
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29/06/2026
Local SEO for Small Business: A 2026 UK Playbook
A practical 2026 guide to local SEO for small business owners in the UK, from Google Business Profile to citations, reviews and the local…
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28/06/2026
EU 3-Euro Customs Duty: What Shopify Merchants Need to Know
The EU replaces the 150-euro duty-free threshold with a flat 3-euro customs duty per tariff line from 1 July 2026. What Shopify merchants need…
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24/06/2026
WooCommerce 10.9 Adds Email Logging to Core
WooCommerce 10.9 brings transactional email logging into core, plus checkout speed gains and admin polish. What UK store owners must know before updating.
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23/06/2026
Shopify Self-Serve Returns Now Support Cancellations
Shopify now lets buyers cancel return requests before processing. What UK merchants need to know about self-serve cancellations and EU withdrawal rules.
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23/06/2026
Shopify Spring 26 Edition: Key Updates for UK Merchants
Key Spring 26 Edition updates for UK merchants: Markets channel pricing, customer accounts refresh, Growth tab, WhatsApp consent, and Flow B2B auto-charge.
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17/06/2026
Shopify Cuts Abandoned Checkout Bot Noise
Shopify no longer logs abandoned checkouts for bot card-testing sessions, giving UK merchants cleaner recovery lists and more accurate conversion data.
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15/06/2026
Google Delays Dynamic Search Ads Migration to 2027
Google has delayed the automatic Dynamic Search Ads migration to February 2027 and restored DSA creation. What UK advertisers should do next.