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# September 2026

V8.017.019 - V8.018.007 - 8 new features and 28 enhancements

**Releases:** V8.017.019 - V8.018.007

This month we shipped seven new features and thirty enhancements to help you run your store more smoothly. The standout additions are Google Sign-In and Sign in with Apple for faster customer logins, alongside a redesigned Store Settings Experience and responsive banners and images for a better storefront. You'll also notice improvements to predictive search on multi-store setups and bundle fulfilment on orders, making everyday tasks quicker and more reliable.

**In this release:** [New features](#new-features) - [Enhancements](#enhancements)

## New features

* [Headless Commerce API](/release-notes/september-2026/headless-commerce-api.md) - A standalone Commerce API, so you can build your own storefront or connect other systems directly to your store.
* [Google Sign-In for Customers](/release-notes/september-2026/google-sign-in-for-customers.md) - Customers can now sign in to your storefront with their Google account, configured per store under Login methods.
* [Sign in with Apple](/release-notes/september-2026/sign-in-with-apple.md) - Customers can now sign in to your storefront using Sign in with Apple, configured per store under Login methods.
* [New Store Settings Experience](/release-notes/september-2026/new-store-settings-experience.md) - Store Settings has been reorganised into nine clearly named categories, each with a short description on every setting.
* [Badges, Metadata and Tags Data Transfer Profile](/release-notes/september-2026/badges-metadata-and-tags-data-transfer-profile.md) - Added a Data Transfer Framework profile for product badges, metadata and tags, so these can be imported and exported in bulk.
* [Payment Details on Merchant Invoice Emails](/release-notes/september-2026/payment-details-on-merchant-invoice-emails.md) - The invoice email sent to merchants now includes the payment details for the order.
* [Order Expiry Webhook](/release-notes/september-2026/order-expiry-webhook.md) - Added a webhook that fires when an order expires, so connected systems can react to an unpaid order lapsing.
* [Responsive Banners and Images](/release-notes/september-2026/responsive-banners-and-images.md) - Content images and banners now load at a size suited to the visitor's screen, with separate desktop, tablet and mobile artwork served from a single content block.

## Enhancements

* [PostgreSQL Support](/release-notes/september-2026/postgresql-support.md) - OE Commerce now runs on PostgreSQL as well as the database it has always used, and new stores are created on it by default.
* [Review Request Email Deliverability](/release-notes/september-2026/review-request-email-deliverability.md) - Review request emails now include a plain-text version and a one-click unsubscribe, so they are far less likely to be treated as spam.
* [Corporate Details on Order Emails](/release-notes/september-2026/corporate-details-on-order-emails.md) - Customer invoice and merchant order emails now show the corporate account details when an order is placed on a corporate account.
* [Completing Checkout with Wallet Credit](/release-notes/september-2026/completing-checkout-with-wallet-credit.md) - Fixed customers being unable to complete checkout when paying for the full order, including delivery, from their wallet.
* [Deleting Products with Variants](/release-notes/september-2026/deleting-products-with-variants.md) - Products with variants can now be deleted, and variants can be removed and saved without an error.
* [Order Confirmation on Mark as Paid](/release-notes/september-2026/order-confirmation-on-mark-as-paid.md) - Marking an order as paid in the back office now sends the customer their order confirmation email.
* [Account Approval for Individual Accounts](/release-notes/september-2026/account-approval-for-individual-accounts.md) - Fixed individual account registrations not being held for approval when approval was switched on.
* [Bundle Fulfilment on Orders](/release-notes/september-2026/bundle-fulfilment-on-orders.md) - Fixed bundles not being fulfillable on an order.
* [Predictive Search on Multi-Store](/release-notes/september-2026/predictive-search-on-multi-store.md) - Fixed predictive search returning results from the wrong store on accounts running more than one store.
* [Sort By and Search Results](/release-notes/september-2026/sort-by-and-search-results.md) - Fixed the sort option interfering with a customer's search results after pressing enter in the search bar.
* [Product Edits Across Multiple Tabs](/release-notes/september-2026/product-edits-across-multiple-tabs.md) - Fixed products being overwritten with the details of another product when several were open in different browser tabs.
* [Product Images on Back Office Orders](/release-notes/september-2026/product-images-on-back-office-orders.md) - Product images now display correctly against the line items on an order in the back office.
* [Product Image Upload and Ordering](/release-notes/september-2026/product-image-upload-and-ordering.md) - Fixed problems uploading product images and setting the order they appear in.
* [Editing Product Image Alt Text](/release-notes/september-2026/editing-product-image-alt-text.md) - Fixed being unable to edit the alternative text on a product image.
* [Product Variant Handling](/release-notes/september-2026/product-variant-handling.md) - Improved how product variants are handled and displayed.
* [Category Menu Sorting](/release-notes/september-2026/category-menu-sorting.md) - Fixed the category menu sort order being applied incompletely.
* [Crawlable Links](/release-notes/september-2026/crawlable-links.md) - Fixed storefront links that search engines could not follow, improving how much of your store gets indexed.
* [AI Schema](/release-notes/september-2026/ai-schema.md) - Fixed an issue with the AI structured data published on storefront pages.
* [Order Report Link](/release-notes/september-2026/order-report-link.md) - Fixed the order link in the Orders Report pointing to the wrong address.
* [Mobile Number on Order Confirmation](/release-notes/september-2026/mobile-number-on-order-confirmation.md) - The customer's mobile number now appears on the order confirmation email.
* [Payment and Shipping App Names](/release-notes/september-2026/payment-and-shipping-app-names.md) - Payment and shipping app names are now fixed, so an app cannot be renamed in a way that breaks its configuration.
* [Theme Code Editor Scrolling](/release-notes/september-2026/theme-code-editor-scrolling.md) - Fixed the theme code editor growing in height each time it was opened.
* [Storefront is now OE Commerce](/release-notes/september-2026/storefront-is-now-oe-commerce.md) - The platform is now referred to as OE Commerce throughout the back office and documentation.
* [Maintenance Page](/release-notes/september-2026/maintenance-page.md) - The maintenance page shown during planned work now carries OrderEazi branding.
* [Accessible Links and Form Labels](/release-notes/september-2026/accessible-links-and-form-labels.md) - Content page elements now include descriptive link text and form labels for better accessibility.
* [Email Template Colours](/release-notes/september-2026/email-template-colours.md) - Transactional emails sent to customers now use a neutral colour palette instead of green accents.
* [Cart Expiry in Minutes](/release-notes/september-2026/cart-expiry-in-minutes.md) - Cart expiry is now set in minutes, and save-for-later carts can no longer be kept indefinitely.
* [Longer Data Transfer File Names](/release-notes/september-2026/longer-data-transfer-file-names.md) - You can now give Data Transfer Files and profiles longer, more descriptive names.
