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Customize SFRA

Storefront Reference Architecture (SFRA) is extensible. You can customize SFRA without editing the app_storefront_base cartridge or other plug-ins, such as plugin_applepay. The extensible design lets you more easily take security updates, bug fixes, and adopt new features.

  • Add Custom Cartridges
    Implementing a site requires at least one custom cartridge. However, if you intend to create multiple sites, we suggest you create multiple custom cartridges. Each cartridge can separate functionality specific to a brand or locale, so that you can reuse most of your cartridge stack for a new site.
  • Build Your Cartridge Stack
    Each cartridge is built independently, uploaded, and then added to the cartridge stack. You can change and upload cartridges independently, as long as you develop against same code version.
  • Customize Templates
    The system searches the cartridge path for the first template that matches the specified name and location. To override a template, create a custom cartridge. In the custom cartridge, include a template with the same name as the template you want to override.
  • Customize Models
    Models in SFRA provide a JSON object layer for the application. The models convert objects returned by the B2C Commerce script APIs into pure JSON objects designed for the storefront. The models also apply business logic for the storefront.
  • Customize SFRA Controllers and Routes
    You can customize SFRA controllers and routes to work for your own storefront.

Infocenter Retirement: On June 30, 2023, the Infocenter was retired, and documentation currently hosted on the Infocenter will be published to Salesforce Help, Commerce Cloud Developer Center, and Salesforce B2C Commerce Developer Documentation Resources. For more information, see the release note.