faststore - Release Notes

We have made available FastStore API reference documentation. You can check it now by using GraphiQL.

What has changed?​

When working on a FastStore project, you can run it locally and use GraphiQL to explore the API. Now, when you do this you will see that each type, argument, querie and mutation has an associated description.

What needs to be done?​

To see these new docs follow these steps:

1. Run yarn in your project to reinstall the @faststore/api dependency.
2. Run yarn develop to start a local server.
3. Go to this address:

http://localhost:8000/__graphql

4. Click on the Docs button on the upper right corner.

The FastStore API no longer includes unused Gatsby plugins and now handles channel as a facet for search and product queries. Also, check out the new Troubleshooting guides and the Starter submission form.

We updated our infrastructure to allow you to use site generators that support server-side rendering (SSR), such as Next.js and Gatsby 4.

What has changed?​

Before, there were only two ways to render a FastStore website: either via client-side rendering (CSR) or static site generation (SSG). Now, you can also use server-side rendering.

Why did we make these changes?​

We made these changes precisely to support Gatsby 4 and NextJS. With these frameworks, you will be able to choose the best way to generate the pages of your store website, opening up new possibilities for what you can create with FastStore.

What needs to be done?​

These changes make Gatsby 4 available for usage, but they do not automatically change the Gatsby version of your project. For further instructions on how to migrate from Gatsby 3 to Gatsby 4, please refer to this article.

The FastStore API now includes an Express GraphQL Server, and the FastStore UI now has a new Dropdown component. Also, the performance of the useStorage hook has been improved.

Adjustments in the SearchInput reference and useStorage hook. Fixes in StoreProduct values and trailing slash from incoming requests. Also, new Performance Budgets section to the lighthouse report.

New Incentive, Link, Card and QuantitySelector components now available in the FastStore UI. Also, new Platform integration, VTEX Headless CMS and Security guides.

New FastStore Documentation Portal and enhanced contributing processes for FastStore UI. Also, new components are now available in the FastStore UI.

New Accordion, Breadcrumb, and Table components now available in the FastStore UI. We've also updated the Lighthouse CI to support Google Lighthouse v8.

We've created a new plugin to source products and collections into the Gatsby's GraphQL layer! Also, you can now send and receive custom events via the Analytics module.

Can you believe we are on the third edition of Release Notes? 😮 🎂 That happened in the blink of an eye!

While August looked like the longest month of the year, the icing on the cake is our team news for these Release Notes, take a look at our edition's highlights: