BigCommerce has enhanced its theme customization admin to include a Page Builder. Complete with a catalog of modular widgets, this enhanced tool provides many options for merchants to add content, layouts, and more.
To start enhancing your store with widgets, confirm your theme is up to date with the latest release, then use the page builder to select widgets, drag them into position, and configure the settings.
Confirm your theme is up to date with the latest release
Only theme versions with the compatible theme file upgrades can be used to add the widgets. Confirm that your theme is up-to-date by visiting your My Themes admin. Open the page for your theme and look for the version number below the main title.
Which versions are compatible?
These versions (and releases that follow) are compatible with the upgraded Page Builder features:
- Arcade v2.2.0
- Atelier v2.2.0
- Bazaar v2.2.0
- Bespoke v2.4.0
- Brixton v2.3.0
- Chelsea v2.5.0
- Capacity v3.3.0
- Exhibit v2.0.0
- Flagship v2.3.0
- Fortune v2.3.0
- Foundry v2.0.0
- Geneva v2.2.0
- Hero v2.4.0
- Lookbook v2.0.0
- Merchant v3.5.0
- Mogul v2.3.0
- Peak v2.3.0
- Prosper v2.2.0
- Runway v2.3.0
- Scales v2.0.0
- Showroom v2.3.0
- Soho v2.3.0
- Solo v2.0.0
- Spotlight v2.0.0
- Venture v2.4.0
Using an older version?
Use the page builder to select widgets
Widgets are controlled by the platform (the theme solely holds a place for the widgets to be added). These vary in form and function, so it's worth getting familiar with BigCommerce's detailed guide before adding them.
Access the widgets by selecting the Customize button, then the Page Builder tab in the left sidebar.
Drag them into position
Select your widget by clicking, holding, then dragging it into the right-side preview window.
The widget is only accepted by certain areas of the screen, so look for the areas marked with the Drag and drop widgets here label.
Configure the settings
When the widget has been accepted into a position, special settings for the block will appear in the left sidebar. Complete these settings to customize the widget's contents and appearance.
