BigCommerce Stencil doesn’t interrupt your live ecommerce website during development changes or customizations. The developers must make a copy of the theme first on their local system before making any changes. Whatever they change or experiment with on your site is being done locally.

This single feature has four clear benefits for both the developers and the site owners.

i) Fast development

BigCommerce Stencil provides ready-to-use libraries and components to help build ecommerce websites faster on their local system. Its proven architecture and coding structure increases the productivity of the developers.

ii) Work locally on the real site data

The local environment created by the BigCommerce Stencil fetches the real site data through its API. It makes the clone site very close to the real site. It removes one step of testing with the actual site data after going live, which often takes extra time in adjustments.

iii) Reduced error probability

Coding and testing on an ecommerce website during its development normally creates numerous bugs and issues. Most ecommerce business owners are worried because they may lose sales or leave their online customers unhappy due to inconvenience caused by a development error.

BigCommerce Stencils local development reduces the chances of errors and keeps the ecommerce site owner satisfied because every change is done locally. All errors are identified and fixed quickly on the local site.

iv) Shareable development work

The developers can put their client at the top of the development process by sharing the site through an IP address BigCommerce Stencil assigns. The clients can see in real-time how the changes being made and how it will look on their live site after implementing. It encourages collaboration and constant feedback from the client as well as keeps the development process moving along.