BigCommerce Guides
Navigate platform choices and BigCommerce migration strategy with practical guides, checklists, and comparisons.
Your Migration Playbook
From planning to cutover, these guides give you clear, actionable steps to migrate to (or from) BigCommerce with confidence.
What We Offer
- Platform Comparisons: Shopify vs BigCommerce, Magento vs BigCommerce, WooCommerce vs BigCommerce, ESHOPMAN vs BigCommerce
- Migration Checklists: Pre-flight, data validation, SEO/redirect planning, launch readiness
- How-To Guides: Step-by-step migrations, staging/dry-runs, rollback plans
- Buying Guides: Selecting tools, apps, or services for your BigCommerce migration
- Best Practices: Proven methods to reduce downtime, data loss, and SEO risk
- BigCommerce-Specific: Stencil theme architecture, app ecosystem, REST/GraphQL API usage, product variants, multi-store
- Migration FAQs: Straight answers to common replatforming questions
Use these guides to pick the right approach, avoid pitfalls, and launch cleanly on BigCommerce.
BigCommerce Stencil Customization: Master the Art of Hiding Header Navigation Links
Learn how to selectively hide specific webpage links from your BigCommerce Stencil theme's header navigation using simple CSS. Improve UX and declutter your storefront.
Unlock BigCommerce App Access for Admins: A Guide to 'Apps & High-Risk Permissions'
Learn how BigCommerce's 'Apps & High-Risk Permissions' empower your admin team to manage crucial third-party apps like Feedonomics Surface, ensuring efficient store operations and robust security.
BigCommerce Sitemaps Demystified: The Essential Guide for E-commerce SEO Success
Unlock your BigCommerce store's full SEO potential. Learn where to find your sitemaps, how BigCommerce automatically generates them, and best practices for submission to Google Search Console.
Accelerate Your BigCommerce Store: A Deep Dive into Mobile Page Speed Optimization
Boost your BigCommerce store's mobile page speed and SEO. Learn expert strategies for image optimization, script management, theme updates, and core web vitals from Big Migration.
Mastering Dynamic MSRP for BigCommerce Product Variants: A Guide for Wholesale & Retail
Navigate BigCommerce MSRP challenges for product variants and wholesale customers. Learn to display dynamic MSRPs using custom fields, theme customization, and price lists.
Mastering BigCommerce Discounts: Apply Coupons Once Per Item in Cart
Struggling to apply a BigCommerce coupon to only one unit of an item in the cart? Learn native workarounds and advanced strategies for single-unit product discounts.
Mastering BigCommerce to Square Product Export: A Definitive Guide
Learn how to export BigCommerce products to Square, including manual CSV reformatting, integration apps, and key considerations for seamless multi-channel inventory and product synchronization.
Solving 'TBD' Tax on BigCommerce B2B Quotes: A Comprehensive Guide
Struggling with 'TBD' tax on your BigCommerce B2B Edition quotes? This expert guide from Big Migration provides a comprehensive checklist to ensure accurate tax calculation every time.
BigCommerce Price Update Panic? Why '0.00' for Variants Isn't Always a Disaster
Discover why a '0.00' default price for BigCommerce variants after a CSV upload might just be a display bug, not a data disaster. Learn best practices for managing product data and pricing on BigCommerce with Big Migration.
Mastering Invoices on BigCommerce: Your Guide to Sending Payable Orders
Learn how to send payable invoices on BigCommerce, from native solutions to advanced apps. Optimize your workflow for custom orders, B2B, and retail customers.
BigCommerce Search Not Working After Category Changes? Your Definitive Guide
Products disappeared from BigCommerce search after category restructuring? Learn why this happens and how to troubleshoot and fix search indexing issues on your BigCommerce store.
Mastering BigCommerce Discontinued Products: SEO, UX, and Best Practices
Learn expert strategies for managing discontinued products on BigCommerce. Optimize SEO, enhance user experience, and keep your store clean with our comprehensive guide.