How to use Meta Objects in shopify ?

Metaobjects help you add additional structured information for your store. you can store information for a product, such as features, specifications, and size charts. You can retrieve and edit the data that’s stored in metaobjects from the Shopify admin. Apps can access metaobjects through the metaobject API. You can also access metaobjects in themes using Liquid and through the Storefront API.

Metaobjects help merchants add custom data to different Shopify objects, such as:

• Products
• Collections
• Orders
• Customers

This feature is handy for adding custom fields and information to your Shopify store that may not be available out of the box.

Metafields consist of some elements: 

• Namespace – The namespace is used to group and organize Metafields.
• Key – The key is a unique identifier for a specific Metafield within a Namespace
• Value – The value is the actual data stored in the Metafields
• Type –  The type defines the data format, such as text, integer, or boolean.

Metafields can be added and managed directly in the Shopify Admin panel or via the Shopify Rest API. They are accessible within Shopify themes and apps, which allows merchants to customize the display of products and other store data.

Follow the below step to use Meta Objects in Shopify:

Step 1: Login to the Shopify admin panel.

Step 2: Once you have logged in to your Shopify Store, you will see the Home Screen. Click on the “Content” option from the left-hand side menu.

Step 3: Then click on “Add Definition” 

Step 4: Give a “Descriptive Name” for your Metaobject definition will make it easier to identify and use the data stored in the Metafield in the future.

Step 5: Select the appropriate data type for the Metafield from the “Value type” dropdown menu.

The available options for the “Value type” dropdown menu include the following: 

• Plain text
• Integer
• Decimal
• Date
• Boolean
• URL
• JSON

You can create the metaobjects for below things?

Creating a metafield in shopify is to save additional information for many Shopify objects, such as below:

• Product page
• Collections page
• Orders page
• Customers, and more

How to use metafield in page?

Step 1: Create a Meta Field

Step 2: Click on “Add Definition”

Step 2: Enter the the correct Name and click on Select Types then, select your Meta Objects.

Step 3: You can select your created meta object’s from list in References and click on Save button.

Step 4: Go to any product page in admin panel.

Step 5: Find your newly created meta field in your product page.

Step 5: Click on Select entry and you can select from list or click on Create new entry button.

Final Conclusion

The utilizing metafields can enhance the information and functionality of your Shopify objects.