Category: <span>Product Spotlight</span>

  • May 23, 2022

Custom Field Populator Now Available for BigCommerce

One of the top requests we’ve received from merchants who moved from Yahoo! Store and other platforms to BigCommerce was for us to come up with a way for them to better manage product custom fields.  If you use custom fields, you know how cumbersome it can be to add them each time you add […]
  • February 23, 2022

Magic Sorter Feature Update – February 2022 Part 2

Earlier this month we rolled out additional enhancements to our Magic Sorter app for BigCommerce which you can read about here.  This week, we have even more updates based on your feedback! The latest release, which is now live, features the following enhancements: Updated Display Options You can now customize the look of your dashboard […]
  • December 15, 2021

Free Isn’t Always Better When it Comes to Product Data Feeds

BigCommerce recently introduced an app called Ads and Listings on Google that allows merchants to sync their store’s products to Google Merchant Center.  Once synched they can then be used for free listings on Google. Google’s free listings appear in the Shopping tab within Google’s search results.  This allows merchants with little to no budget […]
  • December 6, 2021

Magic Sorter Feature Update – December 2021

Magic Sorter has recently been updated in order to accommodate a change with the BigCommerce Sort API which powers our app.  This update specifically corrects behavior on items if you use “Sort Order” to determine their placement on a category page: The BigCommerce Sort API has been updated so that when a category page is sorted […]
  • May 2, 2021

Turn Your eCommerce Store’s Search Into a Profit Center with a 3rd Party Search App

Many eCommerce store owners fail to recognize the potential of an important feature of their store. I’m not talking about product reviews or suggested items, I’m talking about the store’s search engine. That tiny box has so much potential once a shopper enters a query, but not every merchant uses it to their advantage. If […]
  • March 18, 2021

Search Magic: Affordable Search for BigCommerce & Shopify

When it comes to on-site search for your eCommerce store, some merchants opt to just stick with the search that comes standard with the platform. For small stores with just a few items, basic search functionality is probably sufficient. However, if you have more than a hundred items, you’re going to need a more robust […]
  • October 19, 2020

Search Magic Now Available for BigCommerce, Shopify, and Yahoo! Store

As many of you know, our flagship app, Search Magic, has been the go-to advanced search product for scores of Yahoo! Stores for nearly a decade.  Built with features found in search apps that cost 25% or more per month, Search Magic not only adds benefits for shoppers but for businesses’ bottom lines. Two years […]
  • September 4, 2020

Now Available: Checkout on Instagram for BigCommerce Stores

If you run your eCommerce store on the BigCommerce platform, we’ve got some exciting news for you today. Just in time for the busy holiday season that starts in just a few weeks, BigCommerce has teamed up with Facebook to make Checkout on Instagram available to all merchants in the United States. Checkout on Instagram […]
  • July 8, 2020

Three Features Your Store’s Onsite Search Should Have to Make You Money

When it comes to driving sales via search, many store owners just think about organic and paid and don’t consider their own website’s search engine as a source of revenue. Yes, having a good onsite search allows customers to find what they’re looking for, but it’s also a powerful sales and marketing tool. Store owners […]
  • June 22, 2020

Search Magic – Affordable Search for Shopify and Yahoo! Store

Having a powerful site search on your eCommerce store not only helps shoppers find exactly what they’re looking for, but can actually increase order values and provide valuable information on your customer’s search behavior. By using the out-of-the-box search provided by your shopping cart provider, or a 3rd party application with a limited feature set, […]
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