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.
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.
