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If you run a PrestaShop store, you’ve probably seen the php2shell headlines by now. On 21 October 2026 PHP pushed out fixes for two critical flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. The bugs are in PHP itself. Not in PrestaShop. Not in your modules. So there’s nothing to click in the back office: as PrestaShop’s own announcement …

The campaign goes out at 9 a.m. Traffic triples by 9:20. Product pages take eight seconds, the cart hangs on “adding to basket”, and a customer sends you a screenshot of a 504. You restart PHP, the shop recovers, and the ad budget has already spent the best hour of the day. When a PrestaShop …

Most PrestaShop stores begin with a single, standard contact form. While this may work initially, it can quickly become limiting as your business grows, especially when customers need to request returns, wholesale buyers require quotations, or shoppers want to share feedback. Which of these communication gaps is having the greatest impact on your store today?  …

Most PrestaShop merchants add a chatbot expecting a modest improvement in customer communication. However, the actual results are often better than expected, with many stores reporting consistent improvements that are significant enough to show a clear and measurable trend. Adding a PrestaShop AI Chatbot solution to your store does not just speed up individual responses. It …

Most PrestaShop store owners have spent years optimizing for Google, but a growing share of product discovery is now happening on AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, and traditional SEO does nothing to reach those surfaces. Surveys already show that a significant portion of consumers use AI tools to research products before buying, and …

Most online shoppers will not wait around for answers. If a question goes unanswered, they close the tab and find a store that responds faster. For PrestaShop stores that depend on email tickets or a support team that clocks out at 6 PM, that is a real and recurring problem. Sales do not stop at …

Running an online store today is not the same as it was a few years ago. Customers no longer shop only from laptops or desktops. Instead, they browse products while travelling, relaxing at home, or scrolling during short breaks. This is why having a PrestaShop Mobile App has become very important for store owners who …