How to configure Product Metafield?
To configure the Metafield for your products, From Shopify backend, go to Settings > Custom data > Products.
Click Add definition
1. Product Metafield – Countdown
If you wanna add a Countdown option for each product – with a different time, you can configure to use the Metafield Countdown for your products.
1.1. Add Metafield Countdown
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: Product Metafield Countdown.
Namespace and key: This is a required option, you have to add theme.countdown key here.
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose Date and time.
Click Save button and then you will get the option below:
1.2. Configure Metafields Countdown in Product
In Shopify backend > Products > All Products > open the product that you wanna add the Metafields Countdown.
You guys can follow the video below:
1.3. Show Metafields Countdown on the Product Page
Please follow my video below to know how to add the Metafields Countdown in Customize > Products page.
With all the rest products that you do not configure the Metafield Countdown, the countdown Timer still show if you configure the Countdown Timer Loop in a day in the Product Page > Countdown Timer option:
And choose All products here:
If you only wanna show the Countdown Timer option on the Product page with the Product that has been configured Metafield Countdown, you should remove the Time Settings here:
2. Product Metafield - Frequently Bought Together
You can learn more this article.
3. Product Metafield - Product Grouped Feature
You can learn more this article.
4. Product Metafield - Advanced Product Types
You can learn more this article
5. Product Metafield - External/ Affiliate
If you wanna add an External/ Affiliate button for each product, you can configure to use the Metafield - External/ Affiliate for your products.
5.1. Add Metafield title External/ Affiliate:
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: External Title.
Namespace and key: This is a required option, you have to add theme.external_title key.
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose Text > Single line text.
5.2. Add Metafield button Link External/ Affiliate:
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: External Link.
Namespace and key: This is a required option, you have to add theme.external_link key.
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose URL.
After configuring is done, we will get 2 Metafield definitions as the image below:
5.3. Configure Metafields External/ Affiliate in Product.
In Shopify backend, go to Products > All Products option and open the product that you wanna add the Metafields External/ Affiliate button. Please follow this video:
And when you view the product, you will see the External/ Affiliate button shown as the image below:
6. Product Metafield - Delivery Start/ Delivery End
6.1. Add Metafield - Delivery Start Date
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: Estimate Start Date.
Namespace and key: This is a required option, you have to add theme.estimateStartDate key.
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose Number > Integer.
6.2. Add Metafield - Delivery End Date
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: Estimate End Date.
Namespace and key: This is a required option, you have to add theme.estimateEndDate key.
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose Number > Integer.
After configuring, we will get 2 Metafield definitions as the image below:
6.3. Configure Metafields Delivery in Product
Go to Products > Open the Product that you wanna add the Metafields Delivery. Kindly follow my video to add the Metafield Delivery Start/ End for the product.
6.4. Show Metafields Delivery in Customize > Product Page
You can follow my image below:
Example: Today is October 11, 2022 and I set the start date for delivery as the next 2 days, it's October 13. And the End date of delivery is the next 4 days, it's October 15, 2022.
7. Product Metafield - Custom Badge
7.1. Add Product Metafield Custom Badge
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: Custom Badge.
Namespace and key: This is a required option, you have to add theme.custom_badge key here.
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose Text > Single line text or Multi-line text.
Then click Save button to save all changes, we will get the metafield definition as the image below:
7.2. Configure Metafield in Products
In Shopify backend, go to Products > All Products > open the product that you wanna add the Product Custom Badge. In the product, please scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see the Product Custom Badge metafield option. Kindly follow the video below:
7.3. Configure Metafield Custom Badge in Theme Customize
In Shopify backend, click the Customize button to go to Theme Settings > Products > Scroll to Badges option > Tick on the Use custom badge checkbox > The custom badge will show as the image below:
8. Product Metafield - Custom Image
You can show the additional image(not product image) on a section of product page.
8.1. Add Product Metafield
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: Custom Image.
Namespace and key: you can add any key here. Example: theme.custom_image
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose File.
8.2. Configure Metafield in Products
In Shopify backend > Products > open the product that you wanna add the Product Custom image. In the product, please scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see the Custom Image metafield option. Then choose the image you wanna show for this product.
8.3. Configure Custom Image in Theme Customize
Go to Theme > Customize > Add section you want to show the image.
For example: image with text section.
Click on "Connect dynamic source" > choose Custom Image
Then the image will show on the product page
9. Product Metafield - Custom Image (inside Product Main)
You can show the additional image(not product image) inside Product Main block on product page.
9.1. Add Product Metafield
You need to configure some options below:
Name: You can add any name here. Example: Custom Image 2.
Namespace and key: you can add any key here. Example: theme.custom_image2
Description: You can add any text for the description.
Select Content Type: This is a required option, you have to choose Multi-line text.
9.2. Configure Metafield in Products
In Shopify backend > Content > Files > upload the image and click on "Copy link"
Go to Products > open the product that you wanna add the Product Custom image. In the product, please scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see the Custom Image 2 option. Then paste the image link you just copied > Save
9.3. Configure Custom Image in Theme Customize
Go to Theme > Customize > Product Page > Product Main > Add block > Custom Liquid > add the code with this syntax:
<img src="{{ product.metafields.the_key_for_metafield }} width=300>
the_key_for_metafield is the namespace and key which you create at first step.
For example: <img src="{{ product.metafields.theme.custom_image2 }} width=300>
Then the image will show inside Product main section.
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