Dev Center Updates

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.
API
Announcement
Enhancement
GraphQL

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.5.1 for December 2, 2020

by BigCommerce
4.5.1 Fixed Fixed product category slug changes when re-importing a term that overlaps with a term with a different parent.
WordPress

BigCommerce for WordPress 4.5.0 for November 24, 2020

by BigCommerce
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...
WordPress

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

by BigCommerce
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...
Stencil
Theme
Warning

GraphQL Complexity Limit Increased (October 2020)

by BigCommerce
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...
Storefront API
Enhancement
Announcement

GraphQL Storefront API Complexity Scoring Adjusted

by BigCommerce
Based on feedback from our developer community, we've adjusted the weighting of our GraphQL Storefront API's complexity scoring in order to be more permissive. As a result, queries which may have previously been rejected on the basis of...
Storefront API
Enhancement

GraphQL Storefront API - Bulk Pricing on Products and Variants

by BigCommerce
The GraphQL Storefront API now supports fetching the bulk pricing tiers on both products and variants. Consider this query: query bulkPricingTiers { site { products(first: 3) { edges { cursor node...
API
Storefront API
Enhancement

GraphQL Storefront API updates - Variant-level inventory!

by BigCommerce
New features You may now request inventory levels for each product variant. Note that inventory levels will NOT be returned if your store settings are set to not display stock levels on the storefront. Consider this query: query...
API
Storefront API
Enhancement

GraphQL Storefront API updates - Metafields on Product, Category, Brand, Variant

by BigCommerce
New features Metafields which have been associated with products, categories, brands, or variants can now be accessed via the GraphQL Storefront API. The metafield must be marked with a permissionset of readandsfaccess or writeandsf...
Storefront API
Enhancement
API