Category: BigCommerce

BigDesign – Bigcommerce

BigCommerce’s library of React components lets developers build stylish apps that have a native BigCommerce feel at their core. The components implement BigDesign principles to allow us to create an empathetic and frictionless user experience. Each component has props that can be passed for further configuration. Step 1 :- Add BigDesign and styled-components to your… Continue reading BigDesign – Bigcommerce

Set up Firebase database

Cloud Firestore(opens in a new tab) is a cloud-hosted NoSQL Firebase database built on Google’s infrastructure Create a Firebase project Sign in to Cloud Firestore(opens in a new tab) using your Google account. To create a Google account, visit the Google signup page(opens in a new tab). Once logged in, click Go to console in the top right corner. In the… Continue reading Set up Firebase database

JWT token creation using Big commerce customer identity

BigCommerce provides Customer Identity and Access Management(CIAM) capabilities for managing access to BigCommerce resources. If I’m building an application that needs to work on any BigCommerce store, then I need a way for BigCommerce to tell my API who the customer is. To identify the shopper before exposing any sensitive information, my application should rely on… Continue reading JWT token creation using Big commerce customer identity

Single-Click App OAuth Flow

Once the draft app is installed and app profile is created, the next step is to write the code grant authorization flow that generates a unique access token for each store that installs our app. The sequence is as follows: The merchant initiates installing the app by signing into their store control panel and clicking Install in the App… Continue reading Single-Click App OAuth Flow

Big Commerce: Webhooks

A webhooks notifies application when specific events occur on a Big Commerce store. Webhooks can be used to notify external applications when an order is placed, a customer is created, or a product is updated, among other things. Listening for events Webhooks fire when shoppers perform actions on the storefront and when users make changes… Continue reading Big Commerce: Webhooks

How to Test App Authentication Locally with ngrok

Install with npm Be sure you have Node.js installed on your computer. Run the following terminal command to confirm Node is installed and check your version:node -v Run npm install -g ngrok to install ngrok globally. You can now run ngrok commands from any directory. Install manually Head to https://ngrok.com/download and download the package that corresponds to your operating system. Unzip… Continue reading How to Test App Authentication Locally with ngrok

Big Commerce for WordPress plugin

Big Commerce for WordPress is a free WordPress plugin that lets use Big Commerce for site’s backend commerce functionality and use WordPress to manage frontend content and design. The technique of decoupling a site’s frontend presentation from its backend management is referred to as headless commerce, and the plugin pairs Big Commerce with WordPress with this… Continue reading Big Commerce for WordPress plugin

Big Commerce – Fetch Order by API call

To get order details from Big Commerce, Following API need to be used. Request: GEThttps://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{store_hash}/v2/orders/{order_id} AuthenticationX-Auth-Token in header Parameters– store_hash in path – string– Accept in header with default of application/json – string – required– order_id in path – integer – required – ID of the order.Responses:1) 200 (success – Order object returned in responses)2)… Continue reading Big Commerce – Fetch Order by API call