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Notes on Magento, Shopify and WooCommerce written when something changes: a release, a security issue, a support date. Version-exact, with the vendor’s own wording and dates, so you can tell quickly whether it affects your store.

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PLATFORM WATCH

Shopify expiring offline access tokens: who is affected, how to migrate, and what breaks after 1 January 2027

Shopify public apps must move to expiring offline access tokens by 1 January 2027 or be delisted. See if you're affected and how to migrate.

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Magento 2.4.8 and 2.4.9 upgrades: what breaks, and what to check first

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What’s filed here

What platform watch covers

What it covers

Releases and what they break, such as Magento 2.4.8 and 2.4.9
Which versions are still supported, and until when
Security issues, with the checks that tell you if you’re affected
Changes in the systems around a store that force work on it

What it does not

Rewritten press releases
Rumours about unreleased versions

Platform watch

Shopify expiring offline access tokens: who is affected, how to migrate, and what breaks after 1 January 2027

Next.js security releases since July: every fix, whether your app is affected, and what upgrading involves

PHP2Shell: is your site exposed, and what to upgrade to on WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Laravel or Symfony

Shopify Canvas: what the AI builder does, and the work that still needs a developer

Which Shopify ERP connector, and when you need more

Which Magento versions are still supported in 2026

Magento 2.4.8 and 2.4.9 upgrades: what breaks, and what to check first

StyleSmuggler Magento zero-day: what to check

What platform watch covers

What it covers

What it does not

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