Release notes

Theme

6.8.0

• Webpack 5, Node 18 Support. #2311

• Removed all Google AMP template files. #2308

• Refactored hide_price_from_guests logic around show_cart_action. #2304

• Removed non-working functionality from schema.json. #2301

• Bump Stencil Utils to 6.13.0. #2300

• Added integration of storefront-account-payments lib. #2288

• Fixed PDP not respecting "quantity box" display settings. #2291

• Added manual captcha to Contact Us form for additional spam protection. #2290

• Fixed en-CA translation warning in the terminal. #2278

• Set the "Show quick payment buttons" setting to true by default. #2283

• Add remote_api_scripts into the cart/preview template to let GA3 snippet to fire the Product Added event when clicking the Add to cart button on the product detail page and rendering the response in a popup. #2281

Payments

• Added Mercado Pago to the list of compatible payment gateways for raw card data.

API

• GraphQL Storefront API returns query complexity inside the response header.

• Added a maximum limit of 10 customers in one call for the Create Customers endpoint.

Announcement

• Deprecated Google AMP support from theme object schemas.

Partners

• Added Big Open Data Layer for Storefront Analytics documentation.

Developer Blog

• Wallet Buttons on Product Detail Page

Payments

• Added Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) to the list of compatible payment gateways for both stored instruments and raw card data.

API

• Shipping providers receive custom shipping address form fields when BigCommerce requests rates. See Developer Documentation for more information.  

• Updated Get All Price List Records limit for a simultaneous in-flight request to 10.

• The Get All Widgets by search endpoint is deprecated and the documentation is no longer available.

• Tax Rates and Zones are now a publicly available API endpoint. See Developer Documentation for more information. 

• Added new endpoints (Get Inventory Settings and Update Inventory Settings) to the Settings API.

Announcement

• Added documentation on StagingPro, which provides a full-service sandbox, testing, staging, and CI/CD solution for Enterprise-level BigCommerce stores.

Stencil

• Updated stencil start logging options with —verbose to enable logging of internal successful API calls in Stencil CLI. 

API

• Updated Price List Assignment batch limit to 25.

Developer Blog 

• Staging by StagingPro Now Available on BigCommerce

• BOPIS (Buy Online Pickup In Store) APIs now Available in Open Beta

• Interview with BigCommerce’s Developer Community Manager Heather Barr: A Twitter Space Recap

API

• Added bigpay_token as an allowed value for a payment method in the Order v3 Get Transactions endpoint.

• Shipping providers now receive  channel_id and cart_id as reference values when BigCommerce requests shipping rates.

Developer Blog

• BigCommerce + ethos: A Partnership Exemplifying the Links Between Web3 & Ecommerce

• Getting Started: Use Building Blocks to Compose Your Headless BigCommerce Storefront using Next.js, Contentstack & Netlify!

Storefront

• BigCommerce Storefronts now support Preload/Early Hints features with Chrome’s addition of supporting HTTP Early Hints.

Developer Blog

• BigCommerce Storefronts Now Support Preload/Early Hints

• Getting Started: Use Building Blocks to Compose Your Headless BigCommerce Storefront using Next.js, Contentstack & Netlify!

Theme

6.7.0

• Fixed escaping on created store account confirm message. #2265

• Migrate Cornerstone to new "Hide Price From Guests" functionality. #2262

• Add accelerated buttons container into 'add to cart' popup on Product Details Page(PDP). #2264

• Made PDP wallet buttons container hidden in cases when the product is not purchasable or out of stock. #2267

• Updated PayPal Accelerated Checkout default button styles. #2268

• Add logic to collect Product Details data and send it to the BC App stencil template through custom event. #2270

• Allow quantity of "0" in cart to remove item. #2266

• Fix the issue with getting product details data if the product details form is valid on page load. #2271

• Delay validation on account signup, message form, and account edit page. #2274

• Update key render-blocking resources to be preloaded via HTTP headers/Early Hints. #2261

API

• BOPIS APIs are now Open Beta