Ecwid updates 2025
A brief on-point overview of key features released in Ecwid every month to help your business grow.
January
Meet new site templates
Instant Site offers a fresh set of professionally designed templates tailored to different business niches, including home, garden, sports, pet, gift, and more. These ready-made templates allow you to simply replace the default content with your own, making it easy to build your online presence with minimal effort.
Templates are available from the Settings → Templates section in your site editor.
Learn more about site templates →
Use rich text formatting on your site
Your Instant Site now supports text formatting, allowing you to bold, italicize, strikethrough, and underline text, as well as insert links. This helps you highlight key information, create more engaging product descriptions, and improve navigation for customers. To edit text, select the section where it's located and click the “Aa” icon near a text field, or simply double click a word in the text.
Learn more about editing sections →
Update manual taxes for multiple products at once
You can now change manual tax rates in bulk, eliminating the need to update each product individually. With the Mass Product Update tool, you can select several products and then enable or disable specific taxes for them.
Learn more about manual taxes →
Ecwid mobile app: Scan multiple items’ barcodes at once
When you create orders using the Ecwid mobile app, it’s especially convenient to scan product barcodes to add products to the order. From now on, you can scan multiple barcodes in one session without needing to reopen the scanner for each product.
Learn more about scanner in the Ecwid mobile app →
Reapply for Lightspeed Payments in case of a rejected application
When you apply for Lightspeed Payments, your application may be rejected. You may now be able to reapply—if eligible—directly from the Finance page in your admin. For example, if your application was denied due to restricted products in your catalog, you can remove those products from your online store and submit a new application.