Store-Wide Global Variables | BigCommerce Developer Center

This is archived documentation for the legacy Blueprint theme framework. For current storefront documentation, see Stencil or Catalyst.

The following GLOBAL variables are available from any layout, panel, or snippet in the store, independent of session status:

Variable	Description
`%%GLOBAL_AllPricesAreInCurrency%%`	This variable produces a text string that identifies the currency currently active on the store. For example: `All Prices are in USD`
`%%GLOBAL_AlternateClass%%`	.
`%%GLOBAL_CdnAppPath%%`	The URI of the CDN application.
`%%GLOBAL_CdnStorePath%%`	The URI to the store’s CDN directory.
`%%GLOBAL_CharacterSet%%`	The character set currently active on the store. For example, UTF-8.
`%%GLOBAL_CheckoutLink%%`	The URI that initiates a checkout sequence.
`%%GLOBAL_CurrentCustomerFirstName%%`	The first name of the customer who is currently logged in. If no customer is logged in, returns: `Guest`
`%%GLOBAL_CurrentCustomerLastName%%`	The last name of the customer who is currently logged in. If no customer is logged in, returns no content.
`%%GLOBAL_CustomerGroupId%%`	The ID of the customer group for the currently logged-in user or guest. Blank if none.
`%%GLOBAL_CustomerGroupName%%`	The name of the customer group for the currently logged-in user or guest. Blank if none.
`%%GLOBAL_Favicon%%`	The URI location of the favicon file.
`%%GLOBAL_HeaderLogo%%`	The store’s logo. This can be either an image file or an HTML-formatted text string.
`%%GLOBAL_ImageDirectory%%`	The name of the images directory.
`%%GLOBAL_IMG_PATH%%`	The URI of the directory in which the site’s image files reside.
`%%GLOBAL_jQueryPath%%`	The URI of the minified jQuery library in use. For example: `https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js`
`%%GLOBAL_jQueryUIPath%%`	The path to the jQuery UI script. For example: `https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.18/jquery-ui.js`
`%%GLOBAL_LiveChatCodeEnabled%%`	A value representing whether Live Chat is enabled or disabled. For example: `none`
`%%GLOBAL_LoginOrLogoutText%%`	The HTML code of the string (including links) providing the option to sign into the store or to log out. For example: `Sign in or Create an account`
`%%GLOBAL_LogoText%%`	The text string used for the store logo.
`%%GLOBAL_MASTER_THEME_PATH%%`	The URI of the __master theme directory.
`%%GLOBAL_PageLink%%`	The URI of the page.
`%%GLOBAL_PageName%%`	The name of the page. For example: `RSS Syndication`
`%%GLOBAL_PoweredBy%%`	The string identifying the software used by the store. For example: `Shopping Cart Software by BigCommerce`
`%%GLOBAL_SHARED_GIFT_THEME_PATH%%`	The CDN URI of the store’s gift themes.
`%%GLOBAL_ShopPath%%`	The store’s URI. If the page is protected with TLS/SSL, this will be an HTTPS path.
`%%GLOBAL_ShopPathNormal%%`	The unencrypted URI of the store, prefixed with HTTP.
`%%GLOBAL_ShopPathSSL%%`	The encrypted URI of the store, prefixed with HTTPS.
`%%GLOBAL_ShowCookieWarningMessage%%`	A boolean value that represents whether or not the display of a cookie warning message is enabled or disabled.
`%%GLOBAL_SiteColor%%`	The current template’s active color scheme.
`%%GLOBAL_SitemapURL_HTML%%`	The URI to the store’s site map directory.
`%%GLOBAL_SocialMedia_Service_Class%%`	The name of the social media class. For example: `#FFFFFF`
`%%GLOBAL_SocialMedia_Service_Url%%`	The URI to the social media service.
`%%GLOBAL_SocialMediaService_Name%%`	The name of the social media service. For example: `LinkedIn`
`%%GLOBAL_StoreLogo%%`	The file name of the store logo image.
`%%GLOBAL_StoreName%%`	The name of the store.
`%%GLOBAL_StorePhoneNumber%%`	The phone number of the store.
`%%GLOBAL_STYLE_PATH%%`	The CDN URI of the active theme’s styles directory.
`%%GLOBAL_SwapFrequency%%`	.
`%%GLOBAL_TPL_PATH%%`	The CDN URI of the theme.
`%%GLOBAL_value%%`	The type of value. For example: `Array`
`%%GLOBAL_Year%%`	The current year. For example: `2015`