BigCommerce for Wordpress 4.32. For Aug 5, 2022

4.32

View release 4.32 on GitHub

Changed

• Products processing by adding pre-caching logic on the Product Catalog after each Fast-Headless-Import and store minimal product data option import

  • This will reduce the number of queries and the risk of the “too many requests” issue occurring

• If import is stuck in the Completed status, the latest changes will allow you to abort the import process

Fixed

• Issue with product duplication during Fast-Headless-Import and store minimal product date option import

• Respect General Inventory Settings toggle behavior found in Customizer > BigCommerce > Product Catalog

  • When switched, the radio button enables or disables support for the general BigCommerce of out stock inventory settings

• Renaming channel in BigCommerce > Settings > Channel no longer produces errors

API

• Added new Tax Properties API Doc and API Specs

• Updated Tax Provider API to include tax property fields

Developer Blog

• Page Builder AMA Recap: Your Answers to All Things Page Builder

• What’s New for Merchants in July

API

• Added the external_order_id field to the Orders API.

Stencil

• We've added new custom handlebar helpers for get , getObject , moment , and option to replace the corresponding standard helpers. The new custom handlebar helpers are backward compatible.

Developer Blog

• Introducing the Subscription Foundation

API

Added new endpoints (Get Channel Metafields, Create a Channel Metafield, Get a Channel Metafield, Update a Channel Metafield, and Delete a Channel Metafield) to the Channels API.

Partners

Added documentation for Subscription Foundation, an open-source framework for creating custom subscription billing and invoicing solutions.

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.31 for July 12, 2022

4.31

View release 4.31 on GitHub

Added

• Real-time shipping calculation with USPS. Enable this feature in BigCommerce Admin > Settings > Shipping and then Connect USPS service. Next, perform a full sync on your WordPress store to complete the process. The real-time shipping calculation will be added as a new option to Shipping Calculator on the Cart page.

• Ability to hide the meta description set in BigCommerce Admin. By default this option is On, but to make changes go to WordPress Admin > Customizer > BigCommerce > Product Single and switch the behavior in the Meta Description section.

• A warning notice in Customizer > BigCommerce > Product Catalog has been added. It will be displayed on the Grid Columns and Products per Page options when the Divi theme is enabled.

Changed

• Non-Customer users can now write reviews. Enable this feature in Wordpress Admin > Settings > Discussion and uncheck the Users must be registered and logged in to comment checkbox. When checked, then only logged-in users (Customers) can leave a review.

Fixed

• Issue when cart items changed and changes didn’t update corresponding cart totals/subtotals/taxes

• Customers creation with empty details issue resolved on BigCommerce Admin

Payments

• Added Stripe v4 to the list of compatible payment gateways for stored instruments and raw card data.

Developer Blog

• What’s New for Merchants in June

API

• Added custom_checkout_supports_uco_settings to v3/checkout/settings API endpoint.

• Updated the Managing Apps in the Dev Portal article to reflect recent changes to the app registration dialog's UI, including a new multi-storefront setting.

Payments

• Added Opayo to the list of compatible payment gateways for stored credit cards and raw card data.

Developer Blog

• Multi-Storefront & Klevu

• Multi-Storefront & Akeneo

• Multi-Storefront & SkuVault

• Multi-Storefront & Comestri

• Multi-Storefront & ShipStation

• Multi-Storefront & JMango360

• Better Together: An Ecosystem’s Approach to Multi-Storefront

Theme

6.5.0

• Category icons do not appear in the Search form.#2221

• Incorrect translation displaying in Home Page Carousel for da, sv, and no.#2224

• Blog pages Do Not Include Link Rel Next/Prev tags.#2214.

• Add lang attribute to the html tag to improve checkout accessibility.#2210

• Moved custom_fields loop to a dedicated component.#2222

• "None" modifier option is displayed as selected even if there is a default modifier option.#2227

• Add pickups to storefront invoice.#2216

• Fixed 'The stored bank account was not displayed' in the Payment methods section.#2225

• Fixed 'None' not being selected by default on unrequired Pick Lists without images.#2215

API

• Added support to allow store credit and gift certificate payment via the Payments API.

• Added the ability to bulk delete coupons via the Update a Coupon endpoint.

• Added the Get a Refund endpoint to allow for querying refunds by ID.

Announcement

We’ve published extensive revisions to our core authentication articles. Notable new content includes API request examples grouped by authentication method. The following articles contain new content:

• Authentication

• Guide to API Accounts

4.30

View release 4.30 on GitHub

Added

• Create new customers from WordPress Admin. Create a new customer in the WordPress Admin Panel Users > Add new and create a new user with a Customer role.

Changed

• Allow use of embedded checkout when the cart page is disabled. When enabled, customers will proceed to embedded checkout page.

• Show inventory levels according to selected variant, instead of showing inventory for the base product. Enable this option in your BigCommerce store control panel in Customizer > Single Product > Inventory Level Setting.

Fixed

• Fixed creating customer account on BigCommerce side during the registration process and store customer address