Release notes
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Latest updates
API Updates for April 6, 2023
API
Added lower concurrency limits to Get all price list records, Get price records by variant, and Set price list record by currency code endpoints.
Added locale support to cart, checkout, and post order flows. For more information, see Managing Carts.
API Updates and Announcement for March 30, 2023
API
The Update an Order endpoint now has the capability to update the custom form field on an existing order.
Announcement
BigCommerce is preparing to deprecate our current node-sass compiler in favor of the more modern dart-sass. This upgrade allows us to ensure the security of our platform, support Node 18 in Stencil CLI, and ensure we’re not running any out-of-date software which may be at additional risk for security vulnerabilities.
Developer Blog
Cornerstone 6.10.0 for March 27, 2023
Theme
6.10.0
API Updates for March 23, 2023
API
Updated the list of BigCommerce for WordPress OAuth scopes. See Getting your API credentials for more information.
GraphQL Users API is now available in our collection of GraphQL APIs.
Added documentation for Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPIS)
Developer Blog
Cornerstone 6.9.0 for March 23, 2023
Theme
6.9.0
Fix sold-out badge appearance. #2315
Remove xlink attributes on svg. #2322
Bump Stencil utils to 6.15.0. #2327
form.serialize() ignores dropdown option elements that have the disabled attribute. #2326
Extended BigCommerce.accountPayments app initialization interface. #2317
Gift certificate CSS properties are applied to page after previewing gift certificate on storefront. #2330
Translation Gap: Submit Return Request button. #2331
Announcement for March 9, 2023
Announcement
We are thrilled to announce the re-launch of our developer documentation site, designed specifically to serve you better.
With this launch, you can expect the following improvements:
Responsive design for multi-device access
Clean, modern site architecture for all docs
Improved navigation and search
Full redesigns of the main landing page and the community page
A dark mode option
Page-specific feedback widgets
Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the coming months as we continue to invest in developer resources and support.
We want to extend a BIG thanks to everyone who participated in our recent DevEx survey; it was a huge help in this effort. If you have any feedback or suggestions for the new site, please don't hesitate to let us know using the in-page widget.
Thank you for being a part of the BigCommerce Community!
Happy coding,
Announcement for March 2, 2023
Coming Soon: New Redesigned BigCommerce Dev Center
We are planning to launch our updated DevCenter on Friday, March 3, 2023. We are on track with our updates, but decided to perform additional testing to ensure the best possible developer experience. Our commitment to providing the best developer resources and support continues, and we're confident these changes will help you build even more amazing things on the BigCommerce platform. We will keep you posted about the launch!
Announcement for February 23, 2023
Coming Soon: New Redesigned BigCommerce Dev Center
We are excited to share that the new Dev Center's launch date is March 1, 2023. The dev center will have a fresh look and feel with a slightly modified architecture. We will share additional details regarding the improvements before the launch date.
Announcement for February 16, 2023
Coming Soon: New Redesigned BigCommerce Dev Center
We are excited to share that we will launch a new Dev Center in the coming weeks. We aim to make it simple to find documentation and resources that empower you to think creatively and work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions for BigCommerce stores. Over the next several weeks, we’ll post more information on the official launch date.
Developer Blog
API Updates and Announcements for February 2, 2023
API
Added new endpoints (Get all metafields, Create a cart metafield, Get a cart metafield, Update a cart metafield, Delete a metafield) to the Carts API.
Stencil
Added getPageByGQL to the Stencil Utils documentation.
WordPress
Added current OAuth scope defaults to BC4WP Setup. For more information, see Getting your API credentials.