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Removing support for Node 6 in stencil-cli

Due to Node 6's End of Life, we've removed support for it in stencil-cli from version 1.16.0 and we'll be working on phasing it out of other Stencil-related projects. As of this writing, the only supported version of Node for use with...

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Change to image resizing behavior

Starting May 30, images requested via the {{getImage}} helper will always be returned at the requested size, even if the original image has lower pixel dimensions than the requested size - it will be upsized in this case. We recommend...

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Change to Google Fonts to improve performance

Starting May 29, the {{getFontsCollection}} Handlebars helper in Stencil themes will use Google Fonts' newly released support for font-display. The default behavior of this helper has been changed to return a Google Fonts URL with...

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API and Theme Documentation Updates

API Updated Price Lists API to show that doing more than one bulk update at a time will return a 429 error. Order quantity maximum and minimum allowed return a 409 error instead of a 500 error. Updated list of available APIs was updated...

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New Shipping Provider API Sample App

API A new sample add was added to the Shipping Provider API. Use it as a base to offer custom shipping to merchants. Sample Shipping Provider PHP & Silex Developer Blog Learn all the ways you can customize a BigCommerce checkout. The...

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Smart Buttons now available for PayPal Express Checkout

Smart Buttons are now available on store checkouts using PayPal Express Checkout (as well as PayPal powered by Braintree). Smart Buttons can also be made customizable via the Store Design tool with some modification to your theme's...

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New Payments API

New The Payments API will allow developers to accept payments for orders using either a credit card or a stored card. With the addition of Payments, merchants can now fully customize the entire shopper experience by using the server to...

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New Shipping Provider API

The Shipping Provider API opens the possibility to create custom shipping apps. The application can be for a single store or submitted to our app marketplace. Use it to sync orders, create a combination of shipping such as in store and...

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Store Design & V3 Customers API

Announcement Sunset Theme Editor & Store Design Release The Stencil Theme Editor tool has sunset and has been replaced by the new default tool called Store Design. For more information on the new Store Design tool and experience, see...