Release notes

API

• Updated Orders V2 to support the limit parameter for the DELETE all orders endpoint.

• Data Solutions is now available. The API reference is included in the GraphQL Admin API reference.

• Added show_pre_order_stock_levels and show_out_of_stock_message fields to Inventory Settings in the Settings API and GraphQL Storefront API.

• Added assignVar handlebars helpers limit of 50 unique keys.

• The Apps Quick Start article now provides instructions to configure your app’s remove_user callback. 

• Pages V2 is officially deprecated. If you haven’t switched to Pages V3, now is the time!

• Updated the About our APIs article, including a note that our response headers are case-insensitive.

• Updated the Catalog API. We’re excited about the upcoming changes to make the Catalog specification more pull request friendly. See the following bigcommerce/api-specs pull requests:

  • PR 1275

  • PR 1267

  • PR 1259

Announcement

Added new Stencil videos to the Additional resources sections in the following articles:

• Live Previewing a Theme

• Localization Tutorial

• Using Translation keys

• Defining Global Styles

• Stencil Technology Stack

• Transitioning to Stencil

API

• Added lower concurrency limits to Get all price list records, Get price records by variant, and Set price list record by currency code endpoints.

• Added locale support to cart, checkout, and post order flows. For more information, see Managing Carts.

API

The Update an Order endpoint now has the capability to update the custom form field on an existing order.

Announcement

BigCommerce is preparing to deprecate our current node-sass compiler in favor of the more modern dart-sass. This upgrade allows us to ensure the security of our platform, support Node 18 in Stencil CLI, and ensure we’re not running any out-of-date software which may be at additional risk for security vulnerabilities.

Developer Blog

• BigCommerce’s GraphQL Users API is Now Available!

• Feature Updates: API Key Access for Non-Store Owners Now Available!

• Now Available: Account-Level API Accounts

Theme

6.10.0

• A bug with the display of the product quantity on the PDP. #2340

• Extended initialization interface of the storefront-account-payments lib, added theme styles. #2335

• Added showAlertModal to the storefront-account-payments app initialization. #2338

API

• Updated the list of BigCommerce for WordPress OAuth scopes. See Getting your API credentials for more information.

• GraphQL Users API is now available in our collection of GraphQL APIs.

• Added documentation for Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPIS)

Developer Blog

• Buy Online Pickup In-Store Now Available for BigCommerce Stores

• Stripe X BigCommerce Omnichannel Hackathon: Registration Now Open!

• Future Updates: What’s New with Inventory Management

Theme

6.9.0

• Fix sold-out badge appearance. #2315

• Remove xlink attributes on svg. #2322

• Bump Stencil utils to 6.15.0. #2327

• form.serialize() ignores dropdown option elements that have the disabled attribute. #2326

• Extended BigCommerce.accountPayments app initialization interface. #2317

• Gift certificate CSS properties are applied to page after previewing gift certificate on storefront. #2330

• Translation Gap: Submit Return Request button. #2331

Announcement

We are thrilled to announce the re-launch of our developer documentation site, designed specifically to serve you better.

With this launch, you can expect the following improvements:

• Responsive design for multi-device access

• Clean, modern site architecture for all docs

• Improved navigation and search

• Full redesigns of the main landing page and the community page

• A dark mode option

• Page-specific feedback widgets

Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the coming months as we continue to invest in developer resources and support.

We want to extend a BIG thanks to everyone who participated in our recent DevEx survey; it was a huge help in this effort. If you have any feedback or suggestions for the new site, please don't hesitate to let us know using the in-page widget.

Thank you for being a part of the BigCommerce Community!

Happy coding,

Coming Soon: New Redesigned BigCommerce Dev Center

We are planning to launch our updated DevCenter on Friday, March 3, 2023. We are on track with our updates, but decided to perform additional testing to ensure the best possible developer experience. Our commitment to providing the best developer resources and support continues, and we're confident these changes will help you build even more amazing things on the BigCommerce platform. We will keep you posted about the launch!

Coming Soon: New Redesigned BigCommerce Dev Center

We are excited to share that the new Dev Center's launch date is March 1, 2023. The dev center will have a fresh look and feel with a slightly modified architecture. We will share additional details regarding the improvements before the launch date.