Author: Nifi C Joy

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

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

App building in Big Commerce

To create an app in Big Commerce, we need a Developer Portal account to register the draft app and a BigCommerce store to test the installation. Start by forking the express-hello-world-app repository.  Click Fork.  Register a draft app in the Developer Portal using the sandbox’s app URL  Login to the Developer Portal  Click Create an App  Give the app a name  Click Technical  Enter Auth Callback… Continue reading App building in Big Commerce

Big Commerce: Customer Category creation and assign Price level to customer

 Customers can be classified into different segments, or groups, by using the Customer Groups feature, available in Big Commerce. Customer groups allow to organize customers, give them discounts, and restrict access to specific products or categories. To create customer groups: Control panel →Customers-> Customer groups → Add new customer group → Add details → save… Continue reading Big Commerce: Customer Category creation and assign Price level to customer

Big Commerce: Creating Promotions in Website

Automatic Promotions are a way to set up product discounts based on whether the customer’s shopping cart has met specific criteria, such as including certain products or brands, reaching a set order amount, or even whether the customer has purchased before.  To add promotions, Control panel -> Marketing -> Promotions -> Automatic promotions -> Create… Continue reading Big Commerce: Creating Promotions in Website

Big Commerce: Creation of Categories

Categories are used to group products together to make them easier to find and browse for shoppers. To create categories, Go to Products-> product categories and click Create category. Enter a display name and save the changes. A subcategory is a category that is “nested” in another category. Subcategories are sometimes called child categories, and the category they… Continue reading Big Commerce: Creation of Categories