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What's new in HalaOrders

New features and improvements for your store, newest first. Every update reaches all stores automatically, at no extra cost.

November 2026

  1. New

    Theme gallery: try every theme as a live store before you start

    A new Themes page on our website shows every store theme. Each one opens as a working demo store filled with products that suit it, so you can see exactly how your store will look before you sign up.

    • Four themes to try: Bisum for fashion, Nile for home and decor, Bazaar for stores with many departments, and Sprout for kids' clothes and toys.
    • Each demo is a real store: browse categories, open products, search and try the cart, in Arabic or English.
    • Liked a theme? "Start with this theme" opens your new store with that theme already applied.
    • Demo stores are only for looking around: they take no orders or sign-ups, and you can change your theme any time from your dashboard.
  2. New

    Bazaar: a marketplace theme for stores with many products

    A second store theme for stores with many categories: a dark header with a big search bar, round category icons and a shelf of products for every category on the home page.

    • The home page shows your categories as round icons, category tabs, and a shelf of products for each category.
    • Customers filter by category, brand and price, see what they chose as tags, and remove any filter in one tap.
    • The header stays on top while scrolling, as a slim bar with a menu that slides in smoothly.
    • On the product page, hovering over the photo shows a magnified view of the spot under the mouse.

October 2026

  1. New

    Store themes, starting with Nile

    Preview any theme on your store where only you can see it, and change the look in one click without touching your products or orders.

    • The Nile theme: Arabic and English, built for phones, uses your colours and logo, with dark mode.
    • Two buttons: "Use design only" or "Use with its content", with every change shown before and after and a one-click undo.
    • Add to cart and remove from cart without reloading the page, with clear motion for the customer.
    • Every theme is checked automatically before it goes live, and checkout and account pages work inside any theme.
  2. Improved

    A clearer checkout

    The checkout is now in numbered sections, with the order summary and total always in view, in every theme.

    • Numbered sections: contact details, delivery address and payment.
    • The order summary sits beside the form on desktop and as a bar with the total on top on phones.
    • On phones the total and the "Order now" button stay at the bottom, and discount codes apply in one tap.
  3. Improved

    A simpler dashboard menu

    The dashboard menu is ordered by use: daily work on top, then marketing and store design, and settings last.

    • Orders, products, users and messages are right on top.
    • Categories, brands and attributes now sit under products.
    • Contact messages show a count of unanswered messages only.
  4. New

    New sign-in page and password recovery

    The dashboard sign-in page has a new design, and you can now recover your password yourself if you forget it.

    • A new sign-in design with your store's logo and name that works well on mobile, desktop and in dark mode.
    • A "Forgot password?" link emails you a link to choose a new password.
    • The link is valid for one hour and works once, and requests are limited per email and per device.
  5. Improved

    Email verification for new stores

    After opening a store you get a welcome email to verify your address, and verifying takes you straight to your dashboard.

    • A new welcome email with your store link and your first steps.
    • The verify button opens an "Email verified" page and takes you to sign in within 10 seconds.
    • The verification link is valid for 24 hours, and you can request a new one from the dashboard.
  6. Improved

    Protection from fake sign-ups and orders

    Your store's customer sign-up form, its checkout and the open-a-store form are now protected from bots and spam.

    • Limits on attempts from the same device and for the same email address.
    • Names and addresses containing links are refused, so nobody can use your store to send scam messages.
    • A Cloudflare security check on the open-a-store form that real visitors barely notice.
  7. New

    Publish products to your Facebook Page

    Connect your Facebook Page to your store and post any product with its photo and link in a minute, or schedule it for later, without opening Facebook.

    • Secure connection through Facebook login; choose the Page to post to, including Pages in a Business portfolio.
    • A "Share on Facebook" button in the products list and on the product page, with ready text (product name and price) you can edit.
    • Schedule a post from 10 minutes up to 30 days ahead; Facebook publishes it on time.
    • A table of all your posts with search and filters, a link to each post on Facebook, editing, retrying and deleting.
  8. Improved

    Shortcuts on the product page

    The product view page in the dashboard now has a button to create a landing page for the product and one to share it on Facebook.

  9. New

    A/B testing for landing pages

    Test up to 5 designs of the same landing page on one link and let real orders decide which one sells best.

    • Generate design variations from the ready templates; product, prices and offers stay exactly the same.
    • Visitors of your ad link are split at random between the designs, and each visitor keeps seeing the same one.
    • The best converting designs go through round by round, and the winner is chosen only once the data is reliable.
    • Every visitor then sees the winner automatically. You can also pick the winner yourself or restart the test.
  10. New

    Landing pages for your ads

    Single-product pages with a cash-on-delivery order form, made for Facebook, Instagram and TikTok ads.

    • 6 ready templates with genuinely different designs, previewed with your own product.
    • A visual editor with drag and drop, typing on the page and a live desktop and mobile preview.
    • Quantity offers, a real countdown and delivery fees per city shown before the customer confirms.
    • Visits, orders, conversion rate and sales for every page.
  11. New
  12. Improved
  13. New

    Google Customer Reviews

    Add your Google Merchant Center ID in your store settings and customers are invited to review their order on Google from the order confirmation page.

August 2026

  1. New

    Share button on product pages

    Customers can share a product on Facebook, WhatsApp, X and Telegram, or copy its link, straight from the product page.

July 2026

  1. New

    Print orders

    Print one or more orders from the orders table, with the customer, items, delivery fee and total on a clean page.

  2. Improved
  3. Improved

    Smarter product options

    Customers only see size and colour combinations that are available, and an option with a single available value is selected for them.

  4. New

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