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.
E-commerce is changing fast, and businesses need to keep up with new customer expectations and technology. Traditional online store platforms often struggle to adapt quickly. This is where composable commerce comes in. It allows businesses to build their online stores using flexible, customizable parts, making it easier to grow and adapt. In this blog, we’ll […]
In June 2025, European countries will implement a major change in digital accessibility with its new web law under the European Accessibility Act 2025. The Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung (BITV 2.0), or Accessible Information Technology Ordinance, will mandate that all websites and mobile apps be accessible to people with disabilities. This regulation aligns with the European Accessibility Act […]
On the e-commerce market today, it’s mandatory for the participants to offer a distinct and personalized shopping experience. One’s storefront, user experience, and integrations should offer more control to allow for customization, and thus, emphasize the reflection of the brand’s identity and satisfying the customer’s requirements.This is the place where BigCommerce Catalyst does its magic. […]
Metafields in BigCommerce are used to provide additional information about the Products, Variants, Categories, Brands, Carts, Customers, Orders, Locations, and Channels. It is pieces of information constructed in key-value pairs. BigCommerce doesn’t have the feature for adding the metafiles via the admin panel but there are some ways of adding them. Via API Apps Adding […]
A favicon stands for “favorite icon” and is a small icon associated with a website or web page. It appears in various places such as the browser tab, bookmarks, and address bar. It represents the website’s or store’s brand or logo, providing a visual cue for users when browsing or managing their tabs. Steps and […]
