October 2026 opened with a long spam update still rolling out, and it has now finished. Google also brought Gemini 4 Argon into AI Mode, refreshed its guidance on AI generated content, and added new filters to Search Console. For ecommerce, the biggest story is the removal of free product listings across Europe. As of…

Magento and Adobe Commerce stores are attractive targets. They handle payment details, customer accounts, and order data, and they run on a large ecosystem of extensions that vary widely in quality. Attackers know this, and automated scanners probe thousands of stores every day looking for outdated versions, exposed files, and weak admin logins. The good…

Most stores treat cart abandonment as one number on a dashboard, typically around seven in ten according to the Baymard Institute’s long-running aggregate research. That number is accurate and nearly useless. It says shoppers left. It does not say why, when they decided, or whether they ever meant to buy. The useful information is the…