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September 14, 2021 at 11:06 AM CT

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.17.1 for September 14, 2021

WordPress

4.17.1

View release 4.17.1 on GitHub

Fixed

  • Fixes an issue with product imports/syncing where the process would fail (504) due to a timeout with upstream_response_time. The timeout value was increased to allow more time to complete the process.

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September 8, 2021 at 3:06 PM CT

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.17.0 for September 8, 2021

WordPress

4.17.0

View release 4.17.0 on GitHub

Changed

  • PHPDoc for cart-footer.php template updated

Fixed

  • Fixed Product Import logic so script and style tag contents are not displayed in product description.

  • Fixed Uncaught ReferenceError: ga is not defined console error

  • Fixed Wishlist product image thumbnail size

  • Fixed reset password error

  • Fixed low stock notification

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September 8, 2021 at 8:36 AM CT

Cornerstone 6.1.0 for September 8, 2021

Maintenance
Cornerstone
Theme

Theme

  • Fixed images placeholder on hero carousel shifted on mobile when slide has content. #2112

  • Google AMP feature request - Add in release date info for preorder products. #2107

  • Translation for states select field on account signup page. #2105

  • Added description field below payment provider name on "My Account" > "Payment Methods" page. #2111

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August 12, 2021 at 11:46 AM CT

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.16.0 for August 12, 2021

WordPress

4.16.0

View release 4.16.0 on GitHub

Fixed

  • Fixed styling of hidden product variant radio elements in Twenty Twenty One theme

  • Fixed subtotal to exclude tax in cart details

  • Fixed subtotal to exclude tax in order history details

  • Fixed CLI importer warnings

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August 11, 2021 at 9:33 AM CT

Cornerstone 6.0 for August 11, 2021

Maintenance
Cornerstone

Theme

  • Translation mechanism for config.json has been updated. #2089

  • As a shopper I want to see gift wrapping price in cart’s product list. #2093

  • Fixed wishlist dropdown shift on quick view modal. #2102

  • Empty email input in newsletter field should trigger an error. #2101

  • Make Hero Carousel both slide and button clickable when button enabled. #2098

  • "Manage Website Data Collection Preferences" phrase is not translatable. #2090

  • No navigation back to wishlist tab when you are in a wishlist. #2096

  • Reviews pagination navigation buttons reload page and does not open the Reviews tab. #2048

  • Fix social share links for product pages and blog posts. #2082

  • 'undefined' is announced with screen reader while changing product quantity on PDP. #2094

  • Counter on the Wish Lists tab on Account page has been removed. #2087

  • User Account, bug styles in section payment methods. #2085

  • Scss lint has been replaced with stylelint. #2069

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August 5, 2021 at 10:57 AM CT

Developer Updates for August 5, 2021

API
Announcement
Developer Blog
Theme

Theme

  • Updated the product attributes table in the front matter reference to include the maximum number of reviews available per page. If a product has over 250 reviews, you can fetch the rest using the GraphQL Storefront API.

Storefronts

  • Published a Headless Commerce Guide to instruct developers on implementing a custom headless storefront powered by a BigCommerce backend.

Apps

Developer Blog

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August 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM CT

BigCommerce for WordPress Hotfix 4.15.1 for August 3, 2021

WordPress

4.15.1

View release 4.15.1 on GitHub

Fixed

  • Fixed a fatal error on plugin activation for new installs

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July 29, 2021 at 10:05 AM CT

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.15.0 for July 29, 2021

WordPress

4.15.0

View release 4.15.0 on GitHub

Added

  • Added support for partial product import. A dropdown is added next to the Sync Products button with an option to sync only products that have changed since the last sync.

  • Added support for channel status. The plugin will not load on the front-end if the channel status is anything other than active. Admin area will load but the product import will be allowed only for active and inactive status.

Changed

  • Updated "Add to Cart" JavaScript functions to use [data-js="bc-cart-item-count"] selector instead of .bigcommerce-cart__item-count.

Fixed

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July 27, 2021 at 5:44 PM CT

Published Widgets now appear during local development with Stencil-CLI

Stencil
Enhancement
Announcement

As of stencil-cli version 3.4.0, any published Widgets on the storefront will appear while rendering the storefront locally with the CLI.

This will allow you to have a more realistic preview of what theme changes will look like in conjunction with any Page Builder content, before you publish your theme.

To update to the latest version of stencil-cli, simply run:

npm i -g @bigcommerce/stencil-cli

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July 26, 2021 at 10:05 AM CT

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.14.1 for July 26, 2021

WordPress

4.14.1

View release 4.14.1 on GitHub

Fixed

  • Fixed the product template include logic for WordPress 5.8

  • Fixed bug introduced in WordPress 5.8 that prevents WordPress Customizer from reacting when changes were made to the Product Catalog "Sort By" options.

  • Updates add to cart functionality to wait for creation of cart, so multiple add to carts function properly. Fix for: BC4WP - Buffer Overrun Problem #230

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