How to Use Body Classes in BigCommerce

If you’re managing a BigCommerce store and want to level up your CSS and JavaScript targeting, this video is exactly what you need. In this guide, I walk you through how to use body classes to target specific pages, categories, and products on your store. These body classes will give you finer control over your styling and functionality, helping you create more tailored user experiences.

Before diving into the details, make sure to watch the full video below. I cover everything step-by-step, including tips and tricks that have helped me after years of BigCommerce development.

Key Takeaways from the Video:

1. What Are Body Classes in BigCommerce?
   Learn how body classes help you target specific pages and elements using CSS and JavaScript, giving you more precision in your customizations (00:02).
2. Why Prepending Body Classes Matters
   Avoid conflicts by prepending your body classes to prevent them from clashing with existing classes in your theme (01:47).
3. Using Conditional Logic for Cleaner Code
   Implement if statements to ensure body classes only appear when needed, such as when a user belongs to a specific customer group (03:24).
4. Leverage Dash Case Formatting
   Clean up your body class names by converting spaces to dashes and making everything lowercase. This helps you avoid any unwanted conflicts with other page elements (05:10).
5. How to Implement Body Classes in Your Theme
   See a practical demonstration of adding body classes to your BigCommerce theme’s base HTML file. Learn how to target specific pages, categories, and products for customization (09:10).

By the way, here’s the exact body classes I use currently:

store-{{ settings.store_hash }} pagetype-{{page_type}} {{#if customer.customer_group_name }} customergroup-{{dashcase customer.customer_group_name}}{{/if}}{{#if product.id }} productid-{{product.id}}{{/if}}{{#if page.title}} pagetitle-{{dashcase page.title}}{{/if}}{{#if category.name}} category-{{dashcase category.name}}{{/if}}{{#if category.id}} category-{{category.id}}{{/if}}{{#if brand.name}} brand-{{dashcase brand.name}}{{/if}}

By the end of this video, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to use body classes to create more powerful and dynamic pages on your BigCommerce store.

👉 Watch the full video now and start implementing these tactics in your store today!