---
title: "Improvements and fixes, August 2026"
url: "https://www.freshstore.com/changelog/2026-08-31-improvements-and-fixes-august-2026"
published: "2026-08-31"
updated: "2026-10-07"
type: "fixed"
areas: ["Stores", "Products", "Account", "Articles", "Domains", "Templates", "Merchants", "Stats"]
guide: null
supersedes: []
---

# Improvements and fixes, August 2026

**Fixed**

- Store pages no longer wait on slow currency rates.
- New stores show an installing page, not errors.
- New template options now reach every store.
- WordPress sites no longer serve the wrong cached page.
- You are told when a product import fails.
- Each store serves its own favicon.
- Shared articles show their own image.
- Merchant titles with an ampersand read correctly.
- Titles and descriptions in Google no longer show stray codes.
- AI summaries keep their opening quote mark.
- Rejected SSL certificates are re-issued automatically.
- Stores behind Cloudflare no longer show a disconnected domain.
- Domain extensions stay on sale when a registrar is unavailable.
- Review and fact sheet articles display properly.
- A new account email no longer breaks WordPress login.
- Less spam gets through store contact forms.
- Instant Store builds keep their logo and brand images.
- The Product Importer retries a blocked page instead of guessing.
- Renewals use a saved card that works.
- Product Importer links carry your affiliate tag again.
- AliExpress search buttons use tracked links that earn for you.
- Pages you create can be reached, found and deleted.
- A store's new owner gets their own login.
- Cached pages show each visitor their own prices.
- Switching off a merchant keeps a product's own photos.
- The Review Writer never publishes a blank article.
- Image conversions no longer fail.
- Preset placeholder text never shows on a live store.

**Improved**

- About page sections have their own switches.
- A reminder to finish your eBay Partner Network approval.
- Stores with Store Live off stay out of search engines.
- The footer can list article titles.
- Every FreshStore email shares one phone friendly look.
- You can turn off domain expiry reminders.
- Logging in to a store from your account is quicker.
- Store stats and billing pages load faster.
- Domain registrations are checked before you pay.
- A warning when your bank refuses your card.
- Hide any page from search engines.
- A warning when your Google property misses a store.
- Sort the articles table by any column.
- The card form handles 3D Secure checks.
- Affiliate payout requests show their status.
- Product Finder searches your store's country first.
- Richer product data for Google.
- New stores start with Amazon and eBay on.
- Instant Stores are ranked by popularity.