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Two-Factor Authentication in CubeCart: Why You Should Turn It On Today
Nearly every CubeCart vulnerability fixed this year requires an existing admin session. Two-factor authentication is the control that breaks that chain, and it takes five minutes per account.
Google Tag Manager for CubeCart: One Container Instead of Ten Snippets
Stop pasting tracking snippets into skin templates where upgrades destroy them. One container, managed from a web interface, with purchase tracking and Consent Mode v2 built in.
CubeCart Box Packing: Accurate Shipping Rates from Real Parcel Sizes
CubeCart now includes a genuine 3D bin packer that works out which boxes an order actually needs, rather than quoting shipping on total weight alone.
CubeCart Tax and Rounding: What Changed and What to Check
Tax rounding, coupon tax and gift certificate handling were rewritten across four releases. Some of your figures have legitimately changed, and you need to know which.
WordPress Cron Jobs: Why Your Scheduled Posts Do Not Publish
WP-Cron is not a cron job. It runs on visitor page requests, so a page cache and a CDN can silently stop your scheduled posts, backups and WooCommerce renewals. How to fix it properly, in the right order.
What Is an XML Sitemap and Why Does Your Site Need One
An XML sitemap hands search engines a list of your pages. It takes minutes to set up, it is easy to break silently, and on a shop with a deep catalogue it is the difference between pages being found and ignored.
CubeCart All In One Shipping: Rates That Match What Delivery Actually Costs
Flat rates subsidise heavy orders and overcharge light ones. All In One Shipping calculates from weight, subtotal and item count, with postcode zones capable enough to handle the Scottish Highlands properly.
CubeCart Abandoned Cart Recovery: Setting It Up Properly
Around 70 percent of baskets are abandoned. CubeCart can email those shoppers, but the feature is off by default and, before 6.7.6, could email customers who had already paid.
CubeCart 6.6.0: Ninety Changes in One Release
CubeCart 6.6.0 shipped around ninety changes in a single release: a REST API, two factor authentication, abandoned cart recovery, 3D box packing, a rewritten tax engine and a full security audit. Everything that changed, and why you should not run 6.6.0 itself.
The End of Passwords: How Passkeys Actually Work
We first wrote about the end of passwords in 2013 and the candidates all failed. Passkeys are different, because the browser and operating system makers built it in themselves. How they work, and where they still fall short.