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

• Added a step-by-step tutorial on how to build and embed a Next.js sample app using Node.js, Next.js, and BigDesign.

Developer Blog

• The Practitioner’s Guide to BigCommerce Webhooks

• What’s New for Merchants in July

• When is Headless the Right Choice?

4.15.1

View release 4.15.1 on GitHub

Fixed

• Fixed a fatal error on plugin activation for new installs

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

• Fixed product page 404 error for logged in user. WP Forum: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-page-404-error-for-logged-in-user/

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

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

Payments

• Added Mollie to the list of supported gateways for stored cards.

API

• The Product Sort Order API is now generally available.

Theme

• Added support for Localizing Variation Descriptions enabling you to customize the display language of your theme.

API

• The Widgets API now supports Localizing Widget Template Settings.

• GraphQL API Reference documentation now includes a complete set of GraphQL types, queries, mutations, and parameters.

Developer Blog

• What’s New for Merchants in June

• Employee Spotlight: George FitzGibbons

Theme

• Update language files for some locales. #2086

4.14.0

View release 4.14.0 on GitHub

Fixed

• Fixed Product Form > Option Description escaping logic so <strong> tags render properly.

• Fixed login redirect_to query argument not being respected. This happened for admin users in the case when confirm admin email action was in progress. Other user roles were not affected.

• Fixed Admin/Users reset password link.

• Fixed cart footer template description and bumped the template version (related github issue: #275)

• Fixed JavaScript error that occured when the pricing API errors out (related github issues: #226 #231)

Theme

• Added ability to embed a GraphQL query in the front matter of a Stencil theme. See GraphQL attributes for examples and a complete list of available variables.

• Localization

  - Added ability to localize the control panel, system messages, and other options outside your theme by using one of the following methods:

  • Control Panel: Access the default language setting found in the control panel’s Store Profile.

  • API: Use the newly added Store Locale settings endpoints.

    - GET /settings/store/locale

    - PUT /settings/store/locale

  - Added the automated display of translated country and state name on the storefront based on the default storefront language defined in the control panel.

Developer Blog

• Beat the Heat: Best Practices for Hotfixes

• Using BigCommerce Customer Identity & Access Management to Authenticate Your APIs