Release notes

4.7.0

Added

• Added a proxy server endpoint to add multiple products to the cart in a single request
• Added support for Gift Certificate themes drop-down

Fixed

• Fixed an error when printing a failed import time message in the Settings panel

API
It is now possible to programmatically configure your store’s Product Filtering feature, also known as faceted search, using the Search Filters endpoint of the Settings API . You can now use Contextual Filters to configure the enabled filters per channel or category.

To learn more about Contextual Filters, see Contextual Filters.

Developer Blog

• What’s Trending in the Dev Community
• What’s New for Merchants in December

4.6.0

Added

• Added time zone for import times in Settings > Product Sync.

Fixed

• Addressed an issue where missing template markup on custom template overrides caused a JS error on the page rendering the rest of the page unusable.
  Note: Where possible, please use all require markup outlined in the templates.

API

• Widgets API now supports GraphQL queries on widgets.

• Added Create Widgets Powered by GraphQL tutorial to Widgets API documentation.

• Added storefront_api_query property to Widget Template.

API
Added Bolt payment gateway to stored cards list

Developer Blog
BigCommerce Employee Spotlight: Rachel Thompson

API
Added new tutorials to Widgets API documentation:

• Global Regions Tutorial
• Widget Versioning Tutorial

Developer Blog

• Next.js Conference 2020: Recapped
• BigCommerce Checkout is Now Open Source
• Analyzing BigCommerce Data with R
• How to Feature a Blog Post in BigCommerce
• What’s Next in Ecommerce

4.5.1
Fixed
Fixed product category slug changes when re-importing a term that overlaps with a term with a different parent.

4.5.0
Added
Added shipping estimation calculator to the cart page as well as the option to enable/disable this feature in the WordPress Customizer.

Changed
Changed how Quick View triggers detect their corresponding modal container. This change allows more flexibility in terms of where you can place a Quick View button in a product card.

Theme

• Write a Review modal cause TypeError. #1899
• Account >Payment Methods throws server error when using Cornerstone theme #1898
• Price in the cart is not updated when changing currency on mobile. #1893

Theme

• Reduce lodash usage in compare-products.js and image-gallery.js. #1827
• Fixed product image carousel when it becomes unresponsive on Product page. #1879
• Move phrases and static strings to en.json for improving translation customizing. #1850
• Update carousel images to improve LCP indicator from Lighthouse performance report. #1876
• Add aria label with price to Product Grid item. #1875
• Search result not notified by screen reader. #1867
  Add aria label with price to Product List item. #1878
• Fixed comparing Products on ‘Account - Recently Viewed’ page. #1877
• Remove layout shifts to improve CLS indicator from Lighthouse performance report. #1869
• Fix aria-labels for collapsibleFactory elements. #1868
• Fixed social icons click behavior after quick view modal reopening. #1874
• Fixed special characters rendering under Wishlists. #1873
• Cornerstone quick view. #1857
• Return heading to product card. #1848
• Added announcement for “Add to cart” button on PLP and PDP. #1860
• Fixed logo displaying on mobile. #1865
• Fixed image in modal for IE. #1840
• Add announcement for filtered results on "Shop by Price". #1854
• Add announcement for Reset Filter by Price. #1858
• Content should not scroll in two directions when zoomed. #1853
• Notification of number of products not announced. #1845
• Quick search query param needs to be fixed while navigating to the Search page. #1832
• Zooming and scaling must not be disabled. #1843
• Options on change modal need focus border. #1839
• Product cards should link to products. #1842
• Sort By dropdowns need a visual focus border. #1833
• Product link has incorrect voice over focus on Cart Page. #1830
• Wishlist’s first option has no bottom outline when in focus. #1825
• Carousel hidden when one or more of its images are not found. #1816
• Rating and other filter sections should be accessible by keyboard. #1838
• Fixed header logo focus border for voiceover and browser. #1831
• Unified browsers list that we support. #1836
• Bump stencil utils and update hooks to account for refactor to drop Jquery in stencil utils. #1821