Localization and Internationalization in BigCommerce Catalyst describe the ability to present a personalized shopping experience for shoppers in different locales. Catalyst utilizes the Next.js App Router Internationalization library to detect and track a shopper’s preferred locale, enabling the delivery of content in the correct language, the application of locale-specific formatting, and the tailoring of product offerings to specific locales.
Customer session management is the process of tracking a user’s interaction with an application. It maintains their authenticated state and stores temporary data throughout their visit. Bigcommerce Catalyst uses a customer access token obtained during customer login to identify that customer’s context when making GraphQL Storefront API queries and mutations.
Routing in a web application is the process that resolves a particular URL path to a rendered page. Catalyst has a pre-built, opinionated routing scheme for all major storefront page types. BigCommerce products, categories, brands, and web pages each have a URL path value.
To deploy BigCommerce Catalyst with Vercel, a few procedures are necessary. BigCommerce Catalyst is the headless commerce starter kit from BigCommerce, developed with Next.js, to deploy the kit on Vercel easily. Steps to Deploy Bigcommerce Catalyst with Vercel Follow these steps to deploy Bigcommerce Catalyst with Vercel: Step 1: Clone the Catalyst Repository You have […]
Like all complex front-end web applications, Bigcommerce Catalyst Storefront utilizes a number of strategies to ensure performance, which includes both fast-loading pages for users and efficient utilization of back-end resources. We’ve examined the key strategies in the areas of data fetching, caching, and static rendering.
You can create a new Catalyst storefront channel in the Channels section of the store control panel, just like other channel types. This process, referred to as One-Click Catalyst, does more than create a channel; it also includes deploying a hosted preview of the storefront and provisioning a corresponding site in the Makeswift visual editor.
The backbone of Catalyst is a limited set of tools that have wide adoption and popularity in enterprise web application development. This means developers can build on top of Catalyst with the frameworks and languages they already love to use.
We are living in the digital era where things are possible in a tap. From ordering groceries online to paying out bills, people gravitate towards the internet. That’s the reason why many brick-and-mortar store owners are shifting towards the online platform. But the first thing which arises in people’s minds is which platform to choose […]
Affiliate marketing is a proven way to boost sales and extend the reach of your eCommerce business. In Shopware 6, managing affiliate programs is straightforward and can be a great asset to your online store. In this post, we will guide you through setting up and managing affiliate programs using Shopware 6, whether you’re using […]
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If you’re building Shopify themes or apps, Visual Studio Code is likely your go-to code editor. It’s fast, extensible, and packed with powerful features — but what really supercharges VS Code for Shopify development is the right set of extensions. In this post, we’ll look at the must-have VS Code extensions to make Shopify development […]
Liquid is an open-source templating language that was developed by Shopify, and it is written in Ruby. Liquid is the interface between the HTML structure of your shopify theme, and your stores dynamic data such as product data, information in the cart, information about the customer, etc.It’s the engine behind the dynamic parts of every […]
