BigCommerce Stencil created a buzz among merchants who have their store set up on the same platform. With powerful theme integration and robust features, the new Stencil theming engine is a favorite among many.<\/p>\n
Many online stores are migrating from their legacy Blueprint to the new Stencil theming engine.<\/p>\n
A few things to note here are: one can easily transfer Blueprint theme components like categories, products\/SKUs, product images, store-logo etc to the new Stencil theme.<\/p>\n
Google Analytics will continue working with the new integrated theme.<\/p>\n
Before we start doing the math between the two, lets clear some air concerning the new Stencil theme.<\/p>\n
Changing the themes will not affect the pre-existing categories. Merchant\u2019s product catalog will stay unaffected and easily transferable.<\/p>\n
According to BigCommerce, the store\u2019s theme is simply a skin which gets applied to the underlying product catalog. This does not affect the product catalog when switching from Blueprint to Stencil.<\/p>\n
Additionally, all the previous product SKUs get transferred easily when you switch to the new theme.<\/p>\n
All the product codes and descriptions get transferred automatically and no changes are required when switching to the new theme.<\/p>\n
Yes, one can revert to the previously purchased Blueprint themes. However, as per BigCommerce, the Blueprint marketplace is no longer available.<\/p>\n
There is more to Stencil than meets the eye. There are experts who work hard to dig out the latent powers of such themes. Editing in the visual editor does give anyone the ability to change their existing store theme, however, not digging deep into the untouched features robs one from core benefits of Stencil.<\/p>\n
Taking help from experts and developers<\/a> helps one leverage the potential of the new theme.<\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n