Custom Data (Metafield)
When it comes to metafields, several options are available such as metafield 1, 2, 3, and so on. Additionally, a few settings are provided.
Let's take a closer look at the explanation of these settings below.
1. Metafield Namespace and Key
The dropdown will display the list of metafields available in the store. It also displays the Owner and Content Type respectively.
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2. Metafield Owner
Based on your Shopify admin settings, this field has been prefilled.
3. Skip update when feed value is blank (value zero is not blank)
When enable this option, it will skip the update when the feed value its blank. By default its enable the option.
4. Remove metafield when value is blank in feed
When this option is enabled, a blank value in the feed will automatically be set as empty in the store instead of as a hyphen.

5. Only update if the current metafield is empty (Only Shopify Update Feed)
The toggle icon will update the empty product metafield in the Shopify store.
6. Find
Find multiple words or phrases separated by commas. The search will match any part of the words include * and supports regular expressions.
7. Replace with
Replace the words or phrases that were used with Find above separated by a comma.
8. Translation From
Please select the translation from to translate the metafield. There are more than ten languages available. Its only available for **content type single line text. **
9. Translation To
Please select the translation to translate the metafield. There are more than ten languages available. Its only available for content type single line text.
10. Metafield Content Type
Based on your Shopify admin settings, this field has been prefilled.
Name | Description | Example value |
---|---|---|
Single line text | A single-line text field. | This item contains dairy products. |
Multi-line text | A multi-line text field. | Ingredients: Flour, Water, Milk, Eggs |
Integer | A whole number in the range of +/-9,007,199,254,740,991. | 10 |
Decimal | A number with decimal places in the range of +/-9999999999999.999999999. | 10.4 |
Date | A date in ISO 8601 format without a presumed timezone. | %Y-%m-% |
Date and time | A date and time in ISO 8601 format without a presumed timezone. | 2021-01-01T12:30:00 |
URL | A URL with one of the allowed schemes: https, http, mailto, sms, tel. | |
JSON string | A JSON-formatted string. Note: The json_string type is deprecated but still exists because it behaves differently than the new json type in Liquid. | [{ "k": "v1" }, { "k": "v2" }] |
Boolean | A true or false value. | TRUE |
Color | The hexadecimal code for a color. | #fff123 |
Weight | A value and a unit of weight. Valid unit values: oz, lb, g, kg | { "unit": "kg", "value": 2.5 } |
Volume | A value and a unit of volume. Valid unit values: ml, cl, l, m3 (cubic meters), us_fl_oz, us_pt, us_qt, us_gal, imp_fl_oz, imp_pt, imp_qt, imp_gal. | { "unit": "ml", "value": 20.0 } |
Dimension | A value and a unit of length. Valid unit values: in, ft, yd, mm, cm, m | { "unit": "cm", "value": 25.0 } |
Rating | A rating measured on a specified scale |
For example, if you have a metafield like this:
Namespace | Key | Value |
---|---|---|
EstimatedTimeArrival | ETA | 1 days |
EstimatedTimeArrival | ETA | 2 days |
The Namespace is the Estimated Time of Arrival, the Key is ETA, and the Value will be attached to the Product of the Variant according to the metafield owner.
11. Default value if cell is blank
Default value if the cell is blank. If the feed has a blank cell for a product, then the default value will be added to the metafield value instead. The default value can't be left blank.
Updated on: 08/04/2025
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