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BigCommerce for WordPress 4.16.0 for August 12, 2021
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
Cornerstone 6.0 for August 11, 2021
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
Developer Updates for August 5, 2021
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
BigCommerce for WordPress Hotfix 4.15.1 for August 3, 2021
BigCommerce for WordPress 4.15.0 for July 29, 2021
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 foractive
andinactive
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/
Published Widgets now appear during local development with Stencil-CLI
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
BigCommerce for WordPress 4.14.1 for July 26, 2021
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
API Updates for July 22, 2021
Payments
Added Mollie to the list of supported gateways for stored cards.
API
The Product Sort Order API is now generally available.
API and Theme Updates for July 15, 2021
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
Cornerstone 5.7.1 for July 13, 2021
Theme
Update language files for some locales. #2086