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API Updates for December 10, 2020
API
Added Bolt payment gateway to stored cards list
Developer Blog
BigCommerce Employee Spotlight: Rachel Thompson
API Updates for December 3, 2020
API
Added new tutorials to Widgets API documentation:
Developer Blog
BigCommerce for WordPress 4.5.1 for December 2, 2020
4.5.1
Fixed
Fixed product category slug changes when re-importing a term that overlaps with a term with a different parent.
BigCommerce for WordPress 4.5.0 for November 24, 2020
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.
Cornerstone 4.12.0 for November 5, 2020
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
API Updates for October 29, 2020
API
- Endpoints for managing order metafields added to Orders v3.
- Moved all management API related articles under a new Management API section and all storefront API related articles under a Storefront API section for consistency.
Cornerstone 4.11.0 for October 15, 2020
Theme
- Now supports global regions for display of widgets across multiple storefront pages. #1859
- Add Info and Add Coupon forms on Cart Page tabbable when hidden. #1820
- Fixed outline styles for breadcrumbs on focus state. #1824
- Fixed review rating icons focus border. #1818
- Fixed announcement of SortBy Select to listbox from button via screen reader. #1837
- Fixed missing top outline on chosen filter’s focused. #1829
- Added immediate keyboard focus on write-a-review modal. #1835
- Fixed VoiceOver focus is not sync with keyboard focus on Faceted Search.#1826
- Add collapsed/expanded state announcement by screen reader to add-info button within shipping estimator. #1844
- Fixed empty cart notification not announced by screen reader. #1846
- Product carousel with related products - arrows not working. #1828
- Fixed contrast on buttons border color in compliance with AA standard. #1817
- Fixed contrast on carousel arrows input according to AA standard. #1814
- Fixed contrast on product ratings according to AA standard. #1799
- Fixed contrast on email address input according to AA standard. #1804
- Cross icon on close button misalignment. #1822
- Fixed contrast on faceted search checkboxes in compliance with AA standard. #1815
- Face accessibility standards with social links on PDP’s page. #1809
- State of search link not announced. #1798
- Fixed subscription notification screen reader announcing. #1813
- Delete item button in cart cut off from right side when in focus. #1823
- Focus not visible on logo element. #1800
- Incorrect styles for focused buttons in grid card product item. #1801
API
- Widget versioning is now available in the Widgets API.
OAuth Client ID is no longer required for requests to api.bigcommerce.com
As of October 9, 2020, it is no longer necessary to send the OAuth Client ID as the X-Auth-Client header with API requests you make to api.bigcommerce.com.
Going forward, API connections are authenticated only with your OAuth Token, using the X-Auth-Token header as usual.
Catalog API Updates for October 8, 2020