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CubeCart 6.7.0: Sales Reports, Email Overhaul and Audit Logging
CubeCart 6.7.0 added a full sales reporting suite, asynchronous email with open tracking, and an audit log. It also removed the in-app database backup tool and the cookie consent banner.
CubeCart 6.6.3: Argon2id Passwords, a Better Dashboard and Smarter Search
CubeCart 6.6.3 upgraded password hashing to Argon2id with transparent migration, overhauled the admin dashboard and made six improvements to Elasticsearch relevance.
Structured Data for E-Commerce: Getting Rich Results Right
Structured data tells search engines exactly what is on your page. It will not improve your rankings, but it is what puts prices, stock status and star ratings under your listing.
Getting Started with Google Shopping
A good share of Google Shopping is free, and the setup work is mostly getting your website and your feed right. What Google checks, what a feed needs, and why products get disapproved.
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 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.
E-Commerce Practices That Are Illegal in the UK
The rules changed materially in April 2025. Drip pricing, fake reviews, sneaked basket items and quiet subscriptions are now enforceable by the CMA directly, with fines to 10% of global turnover.
CubeCart PayPal Commerce Platform: Full Setup, and the Phone Number Issue Revisited
PayPal Commerce puts cards, Pay Later, Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay on your own checkout. What it does, how to set it up, and what we found when we re-checked the customer data problem we complained about in 2021.