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Stencil Update for January 28, 2021

Stencil Stencil CLI version 3.1 has split the .stencil file into secrets.stencil.json and config.stencil.json files. This change is backward compatible. .stencil will continue to exist on old themes and CLI versions. Developer Blog...

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API Updates for January 14, 2021

API It is now possible to programmatically configure your store's Product Filtering feature, also known as faceted search, using the Search Filters endpoint of the Settings API . You can now use Contextual Filters to configure the...

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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

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API Updates for December 3, 2020

API Added new tutorials to Widgets API documentation: Global Regions Tutorial Widget Versioning Tutorial Developer Blog Next.js Conference 2020: Recapped BigCommerce Checkout is Now Open Source Analyzing BigCommerce Data with R How to...

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The qty_in_cart property is removed from the Stencil Common Product Card object

As part of an effort to improve the performance of BigCommerce storefronts, the qtyincart property is no longer supported on the Stencil Common Product Card Model. This property will return 0 from now on, and its use is discouraged. The...

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GraphQL Complexity Limit Increased (October 2020)

We have once again adjusted the GraphQL Storefront API complexity limit to be more permissive, based on developer feedback. If you have previously bumped up against the complexity limit for a particular query, you are encouraged to try...

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Inventory levels are no longer returned in Stencil context based on settings

Inventory Levels will no longer be returned in the Stencil context data if your store's Inventory settings are set to "Don't show Stock Levels". Previously, this setting would only hide the stock levels on individual product pages...

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Catalog API Updates for October 8, 2020

API Category is no longer required to create a product in Catalog API. Developer Blog How to Add Custom Theme Styles to BigCommerce Page Builder

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TLS 1.2+ required for API connections beginning October 31, 2020

BigCommerce will be deprecating the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 on October 31, 2020 and customers will be required to utilize TLS versions 1.2 or greater. Any access to services that currently rely on TLS 1.1 or older will...