Release notes

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

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,

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!

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.

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

• BigCommerce Developers Community Update: We’re On Youtube!

• Recap: Multi-Location Inventory Ask Me Anything

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.

Theme

6.8.0

• Webpack 5, Node 18 Support. #2311

• Removed all Google AMP template files. #2308

• Refactored hide_price_from_guests logic around show_cart_action. #2304

• Removed non-working functionality from schema.json. #2301

• Bump Stencil Utils to 6.13.0. #2300

• Added integration of storefront-account-payments lib. #2288

• Fixed PDP not respecting "quantity box" display settings. #2291

• Added manual captcha to Contact Us form for additional spam protection. #2290

• Fixed en-CA translation warning in the terminal. #2278

• Set the "Show quick payment buttons" setting to true by default. #2283

• Add remote_api_scripts into the cart/preview template to let GA3 snippet to fire the Product Added event when clicking the Add to cart button on the product detail page and rendering the response in a popup. #2281

Payments

• Added Mercado Pago to the list of compatible payment gateways for raw card data.

API

• GraphQL Storefront API returns query complexity inside the response header.

• Added a maximum limit of 10 customers in one call for the Create Customers endpoint.

Announcement

• Deprecated Google AMP support from theme object schemas.

Partners

• Added Big Open Data Layer for Storefront Analytics documentation.

Developer Blog

• Wallet Buttons on Product Detail Page