It’s been more than two years since Yahoo! Store owners were given the ability to fully secure all pages in their store via HTTPS instead of just the checkout. While the great majority of store owners have taken the necessary steps to do this, there are still many who have not.
In the next few days, Yahoo! Store owners will be receiving information regarding the next step Yahoo! is taking to fully secure the store experience. This communication will come directly from Yahoo!, however, we are giving you a heads-up so you are fully prepared.
On July 15, 2020 Yahoo! will automatically force the store editor to load via HTTPS. There will be no option for merchants to opt-out of this update and will occur automatically.
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Scott Sanfilippo began his eCommerce journey in 1994 by co-founding one of the Internet’s first online retailers, TheFerretStore.com, which was acquired by PetCo in 2006. In 2001, he co-founded the eCommerce design and marketing firm Solid Cactus, which was acquired by web.com in 2009. Today, Scott is the General Manager of Your Store Wizards and is part of the Cast that makes happiness at the “Most Magical Place on Earth.” Scott lives in Delray Beach and Orlando, FL. Scott can be contacted at scott@yourstorewizards.com.
If you’re an eCommerce store owner, monitoring your Google Merchant Center account for alerts, errors, feed issues, important updates, etc. is something you should be doing on a regular basis. However, we realize that many times emails that are designed to make you aware of potential issues with your feed or specific products may be ignored or put off for a later time.
Keeping up with alerts and notices in your Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) may not be on the top of your list. You may even ignore emails that are designed to make you aware of potential issues with your store or website.