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Stencil-utils versions below 2.0.0 are deprecated

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As of stencil-utils 2.0.0, the storefront API which returns the status of the cookie notification feature was removed: https://github.com/bigcommerce/cornerstone/pull/1380 This API is now deprecated, and will return a hardcoded...
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Required stencil-cli version is now 2.0.0

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As of August 11, 2020, the required stencil-CLI version for local development is now 2.0.0. To update to the latest version of stencil-cli, simply run npm install -g @bigcommerce/stencil-cli. We recommend using the latest Node 10.x...
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Per-Device Image Resizing based on user agent has been disabled; use srcset

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As of August 11, 2020, the BigCommerce CDN will no longer downscale the resolution of images when it detects that an end user is shopping from a mobile device with a small screen. In order to make sure that file size & quality is...
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Cart Suggestions removed from Stencil context Cart model

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As of June 16, the ability to request a list of suggested products relevant to the user's current shopping cart has been removed. If this information is requested using Front Matter or a stencil-utils call, it will not be returned. This...
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API and Theme Updates for May 28, 2020

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API Section on logging in a customer with GraphQL API added Example added to GraphQL API documentation for getting a swatch option value Limit for Storefront widgets increased Customer Login API tutorial updated Developer Blog...
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API Updates for May 15, 2020

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API Updated Orders API documentation to reflect that the shippingprovider field is not_ required when creating order shipments. Developer Blog Announcing the BigCommerce Dev Library Using BigCommerce Storefront APIs to Create Custom...
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API Updates for April 10, 2020

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API Section added to Developer Documentation to include deprecations and sunsets Dev Blog Tips for Optimizing Your Workflow [Order Refund API: Automate Refunds in BigCommerce ](https://medium.com/bigcommerce-developer-blog/order-refund...
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Chrome's SameSite changes have been temporarily reverted by Google

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In a previous changelog entry, we warned you about changes to Chrome's handling of cookies via the new SameSite attribute, which affects the behavior of cookies in iframes, and thus affects the loading of BigCommerce apps. Google has...
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Stencil-CLI 2.0.0 Release

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The local Theme Editor has been removed, as it is no longer representative of the production experience. To test theme settings, we recommend pushing your theme up to a store and using the real editor. Add-to-cart issues when developing...
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