{"id":5622,"date":"2018-03-14T08:46:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T08:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/blog\/?p=5622"},"modified":"2018-04-23T13:36:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:36:59","slug":"all-about-bigcommerce-stencil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/blog\/all-about-bigcommerce-stencil","title":{"rendered":"What is BigCommerce Stencil and Why You Should be Using it Right Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bigcommece\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stencil.bigcommerce.com\/docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stencil<\/a> is a completely new theming engine allowing developers to create dynamic and customized templates for the Bigcommerce store.<\/p>\n<p>With Stencil, Bigcommerce has big plans to create state-of-the-art next generation Bigcommerce websites. Stencil provides exclusive customization capabilities and freedom to tweak and peek into the core design.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Stencil here provides some key components for developers and merchants alike. With front-end customization access, both, developers as well as merchants can change their theme. No prior coding knowledge is required.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/blog\/all-about-bigcommerce-stencil\/#What_are_the_core_benefits_of_Bigcommerce_Stencil\" >What are the core benefits of Bigcommerce Stencil?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/blog\/all-about-bigcommerce-stencil\/#What_does_Bigcommerce_Stencil_has_to_offer\" >What does Bigcommerce Stencil has to offer?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_core_benefits_of_Bigcommerce_Stencil\"><\/span>What are the core benefits of Bigcommerce Stencil?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stencil doesn\u2019t require a developer certification or needs you to depend on an agency to make any changes to your website.<\/li>\n<li>Companies or online retailers can themselves change, tweak or improve their website\u2019s look and feel without having to rely on an agency.<\/li>\n<li>Stencil is dynamic. Meaning, one can create logic within sites with the help of \u2018handlebars\u2019 language. This helps users create only one template that can do multiple tasks.<\/li>\n<li>In it\u2019s first, Stencil provides merchants and companies with unique custom capabilities and freedom in SaaS for the very first time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_Bigcommerce_Stencil_has_to_offer\"><\/span>What does Bigcommerce Stencil has to offer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stencil Framework and Developer Toolkit<\/span>: Developers can design and iterate themes locally while having full access to all assets. With the new sophisticated toolkit merchant\u2019s live storefront stays intact with no impact.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Theme Marketplaces<\/span>: Developers can easily distribute themes to multiple sellers with the theme marketplace. Agencies and designers can build a profitable business model around Stencil theme that involves creation and conversion.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Theme Editor<\/span>: With theme editor at your disposal, you don\u2019t need any prior knowledge of coding. This simple graphical tool allows you to make any changes to the store\u2019s front-end quickly, without a glitch. Change the look and feel of your website with just a few simple clicks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking forward to integrating Bigcommerce Stencil on your store? Well, that&#8217;s a great idea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/contact\">Get in touch<\/a> with us and we can help you seamlessly integrate Stencil on your existing store.<\/p>\n<div class=\"qe_mockup_ad_section\">\n<div class=\"left_img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/themes\/qeretail\/marketing\/icon\/bigcommerce.png\" width=\"97\" height=\"98\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"right_text\">\n<h1>Upgrade to BigCommerce Stencil and get a New Custom Design for your online store @ No Cost<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=Banner&#038;utm_campaign=BlogBanner&#038;utm_content=GetFreeDesignMockup#mockup-request\">Get free design Mockup<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bigcommece\u2019s Stencil is a completely new theming engine allowing developers to create dynamic and customized templates for the Bigcommerce store. With Stencil, Bigcommerce has big plans to create state-of-the-art next generation Bigcommerce websites. Stencil provides exclusive customization capabilities and freedom to tweak and peek into the core design. Now, Stencil here provides some key components &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qeretail.com\/blog\/all-about-bigcommerce-stencil\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What is BigCommerce Stencil and Why You Should be Using it Right Away<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-5622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bigcommerce","category-ecommerce-platform","tag-bigcommerce"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is Bigcommerce Stencil and why you should be using it right away<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bigcommerce Stencil gives power to you. 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