Blueprint to Stencil Theme Upgrade
Converting from Blueprint to Stencil is more important than ever. BigCommerce no longer supports Blueprint themes, which means that if something breaks in your store – including checkout – Bigcommerce is not going to fix it. They’ll tell you to upgrade to a Stencil theme. What if it’s your busy season or two weeks before Christmas? Don’t take that risk!
I make it easy to upgrade from Blueprint to Stencil with collaborative Power Blocks — focused work sessions that keep the process quick, organized, and stress-free.
Why Upgrade to a Stencil Theme?
Stencil themes have a lot of offer. Whatever you sell, whatever size your business, moving to a Stencil theme has plenty of benefits:
- New theme options like restricting purchase to login and showing product price ranges
- Lazy-loading images to speed up category page load times
- Ability to use “if/then” statements, which give your designer more flexibility in customizing your design and displaying content
- Optimized code to make pages load faster
- Akamai image caching to speed page load times
- Improved schema markup so Google can index and display your product pages better
- New display and layout options only available for Stencil themes
- Access to the new drag-and-drop Page Builder which gives you more control over content and design
- Ability to use 3rd party apps that only work with Stencil
- Access to new features and functionality that BigCommerce releases in the future
I offer multiple types of Blueprint to Stencil conversions depending on your current situation.
Copy a Blueprint Theme to a Stencil Theme
Over the last few years, I’ve worked with dozens of clients on Blueprint to Stencil conversions. Some of these clients had custom Blueprint themes and wanted to keep their same design. Due to my experience with both Blueprint and Stencil themes, I was able to do just that – creating a new custom Stencil theme that looked nearly identical to the client’s original Blueprint theme.
Upgrade to Stencil with a New Design
If you want to move from Blueprint to Stencil but give your design a refresh in the process, we can do that as well. Whether you have a custom theme or are using a stock theme, my Stencil upgrade process gives you plenty of opportunities to provide input into how your new theme will look. We can change colors, fonts, layouts – whatever you’d like. I love working collaboratively with my clients and incorporating your ideas. After all, you know your customers best and you know what they want from your website.
Pre-Blueprint to Stencil Conversion
Are you on a pre-Blueprint theme? If so, you’ll see the most benefit from moving to a Stencil theme. Pre-Blueprint themes aren’t responsive, meaning they have a completely separate mobile theme. The majority of e-commerce shoppers now use tablets or mobile devices, and they’re having a less-than-ideal experience on your website. By upgrading to Stencil, your shoppers will have the same fantastic experience whether they’re using a computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone. In addition, Google prefers mobile-friendly websites, so your website may see a lift in organic search rankings after your pre-Blueprint to Stencil conversion.
Your Blueprint to Stencil Expert
Upgrading from Blueprint to Stencil doesn’t need to be a complicated or drawn out process. I’ve completed dozens of these upgrades for small and mid-sized merchants, and most can be finished in just 1-2 Power Blocks, depending on your theme selection and customization needs.
The Power Block model keeps your upgrade focused and contained. Instead of weeks of back-and-forth emails, we knock out all the work in collaborative 4-hour sessions so you can get your store upgraded quickly.
As a one-woman agency, I work directly with you from start to finish. There are no account managers, no ticket systems, and no surprise handoffs — just clear communication and transparent progress.
Here’s what one recent client had to say:
“Danielle did a complete conversion of our BigCommerce design to the Stencil platform. All I can say is WOW! The implementation was seamless with zero flaws. ”
– Dan, Busse Combat Knives
Ready to Upgrade to a Stencil Theme?
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