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Stencil Update for January 28, 2021

by BigCommerce
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 December 17, 2020

by BigCommerce
API Widgets API now supports GraphQL queries on widgets. Added Create Widgets Powered by GraphQL tutorial to Widgets API documentation. Added storefrontapiquery property to Widget Template.
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The qty_in_cart property is removed from the Stencil Common Product Card object

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

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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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Stencil CLI 3.0 Release

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Stencil CLI 3.0 has released, with these improvements: Node 12 support Much improved stencil pull with better merging logic and drastically improved performance Many CLI commands have been improved to work better with automated...
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Deprecation of JSPM in stencil-cli for September 17, 2020

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Theme The new stencil-cli version (2.0.0) no longer supports JSPM. Developer Blog How to Build Your First BigCommerce App
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Page Builder and API Updates for September 9, 2020

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Page Builder As of September 9, 2020, Page Builder is enabled on all Stencil stores by default. Page Builder documentation updated. API Passwordless Login updated to include more details and a customer email example. Listing...
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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

by BigCommerce
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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