Quick-fire Plugins: BigCommerce

In the plugin spotlight this time is BigCommerce, a one-stop shop plugin to scale WordPress-based eCommerce sites.

A web interface showing the BigCommerce plugin logo

In the plugin spotlight this time is BigCommerce, a one-stop shop plugin to scale WordPress-based eCommerce sites. Let’s dig in.

In short

BigCommerce is a powerful SaaS eCommerce platform built for mid-market and enterprise uses, now able to be connected with WordPress to accelerate those eCommerce opportunities through a familiar CMS.

Used for…

eCommerce, content creation

Benefits

  • Get selling instantly: pull over your product range, while the plugins converts a copy of them to custom post types in WordPress.
  • Make it your own: the plugin creates pages for your checkout, sign-in, shipping and returns, order history, account profiles and more, and integrates with WordPress themes and the Gutenberg editor.
  • Free up your server: while managing the presentation layer, all the back-end process like payments, logistics and cataloguing can be handled with BigCommerce, without compromising performance and SEO.
  • Compliance and security: the plugin’s embedded checkout experiences handle compliance for you, with all customer accounts, logins and payment information secured stored by BigCommerce.
Languages

BigCommerce is currently only available in English and Spanish.

Final takeaway for agencies and in-house teams…

BigCommerce lets team members collaborate using a single control panel. For selling across multi-site instances, all administrative tasks, catalogue management, and order and shipping information can be reviewed and completed here. Elsewhere, the control panel helps developers build a mobile app or integrate with an in-house point-of-sale system.

Interested in learning more about the best WordPress plugins for your agency development teams? Get in contact with SiteBox’s experts today.

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