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Themes & Template Hierarchy

45-60 minIntermediate

BigCommerce uses the Stencil theme engine (Handlebars based).

Prerequisites

  • Stencil CLI (Optional)
  • HTML/CSS Knowledge
Intermediate Recommended

Directory Structure

Key files.

1

Layouts

1

templates/layout/base.html: The master wrapper (header/footer)

2

templates/pages/: Individual page templates (product.html, category.html)

2

Components

1

templates/components/: Reusable chunks (product-card.html)

Verification Checklist

  • Stencil Start to preview locally