We've gone to great lengths to ensure a simple upgrade process to BV Commerce 2015. Read on for the upgrade instructions for BV Commerce 2013, 5.X, and 2004. [More]

Late last week we began receiving reports that UPS real-time rates were not displaying on merchant websites, and those reports have only intensified over the weekend. This issue does not affect all BV Commerce websites, but all versions can be affected. [More]

UPDATE 2: this documentation is also applicable to installing BV Commerce 2015 SP2. The only difference is that you would download BV Commerce 2015.2.1.1206 SP2 from your account in step #1 below. UPDATE 1: this documentation is also applicable to installing BV Commerce 2015 SP1. The only difference is that you would download BV Commerce 2015.1.1.1059 SP1 from your account in step #1 below. The process of creating a fresh installation of BV Commerce 2015 is identical to ... [More]

The long-awaited responsive theme (mobile-compatible) is finally here, and it's coming in the form of BV Commerce 2015! While the responsive theme is undoubtedly the most exciting new feature, there are tons of new features, enhancements, performance improvements, and bug fixes that we've poured into this new version. Read on to see the highlights! [More]

Here is the complete list of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes in BV Commerce 2015. This list is relative to the last release, BV Commerce 2013. [More]

Make sure your customers receive their holiday gifts in time for Christmas Day with this handy reference of shipping cut-off dates for UPS, FedEx, and USPS (and their respective shipping methods). [More]

The USPS changed their tracking number URL and no longer supports the URL that is used in BV Commerce. What that means is that the tracking number link that is sent in shipping notification emails and shown on the order details pages will take the customer to a broken page. Not good! We've created a hotfix for BVC 2013 that you can apply to your site today. Installation InstructionsGo to the Downloads section of your store account and download "BV Commerce 2013 - hotfix #1". Unzip the file to ... [More]

Does BV Commerce support ________ payment gateway? We hear this question all of the time. While BV Commerce does support a lot of credit card payment gateways out-of-the-box it doesn't support every one. Fortunately we provide an easy-to-use plugin architecture for developers to create new payment gateway integrations. In this article we'll walk through the plugin architecture and how to leverage it for your integration. Payment Gateway Class Create a new class in the /App_Code folder of your we... [More]

Today is the last day that Google Checkout is supported (see Google's announcement). If you are using Google Checkout with your BV Commerce store be sure to disable it today to avoid any issues. Here are the steps to disable Google Checkout in BV Commerce 5 and 2013: To disable Google CheckoutLog in to the admin of your site Click the Options tab Click "Payment" in the left-column menu Un-check Google Checkout and click the Save buttonIf you need help disabling Google Checkout or setting up ... [More]

Content Columns are nothing new to BV Commerce; they've been part of the platform since the 5.0 release. You've probably used them to edit the homepage, the left columns of the product and category pages, and even the admin dashboard. A Content Column is simply an admin-editable region of a page where you can add any number of Content Blocks. BV Commerce includes many different kinds of Content Blocks such as Category Menu, Product Grid, Mailing List Signup, and Html. Take a look at the screensh... [More]