Shopify Metadata

For information on Shopify meta fields in Sellercloud’s Alpha  interface, click here

Metadata with Shopify refers to 2 types of data:

  • Meta tags
  • Meta fields

Meta tags
Shopify Metatags, or product tags, are metadata that is used by external search engines, like google. Meta tags can be meta titles, meta descriptions, and meta keywords. Meta tags are added on the Website Properties page. They are uploaded to Shopify when the product is posted.

Note: Meta keywords are the regular tags used by the Shopify search engine. Tags are searchable keywords associated with your product. Tags can help customers find your product through your online store search.

Meta fields
Shopify meta fields are a way to add extra data to the products with fields that are not native to Shopify. The fields do not display on the listing, but can be used to reference products internally within Shopify. Meta fields are constructed with 4 properties:

  • Namespace  – Functions as a container for a set of meta fields that help distinguish between metadata that you created and metadata created by others with a similar namespace.
  • Key  – The identifier for a meta field.
  • Value – the content of the meta field
  • Value Type – string or an integer.

For more information about meta fields click here.

Meta fields can be added in Sellercloud as follows:

  1. Click > Settings > Select a company > Toolbox > Website > SellerCloud Integrated Website > Shopify Meta Fields.
  2. Add the Namespace, Key, and Value Type. The Value will be added later on the product level. Or, you can bind it to custom columns to send values of a custom column on a product to Shopify as a meta field.
  3. Check the “Add to variant level” box if you going to use the meta field on a matrix parent.
  4. Press Save.
  5. On the Website properties page on a product, open the action menu and select Manage Meta Fields.
  6. All the Metafields created will display. Enter a value in the appropriate meta field.
  7. Press Save.
  8. Back on the Website Properties page, use the action Post Meta Field to Shopify.

Bulk-Import meta field values into products

  1. Click Inventory > Import Product Info > Import Shopify Metafields. (The meta fields must exist in Sellercloud.)
  2. Enter the numerical ID of the Meta Field and enter a Value.
  3. Click Import.

Metadata with Shopify refers to 2 types of data:

  • Meta tags
  • Meta fields

Meta tags

Shopify meta tags, or product tags, are metadata that is used by external search engines, such as Google. Meta tags can be meta titles, meta descriptions, and meta keywords.

Note: Meta tags are added on the Website Properties page. They are uploaded to Shopify when the product is posted. Meta keywords are the regular tags used by Shopify’s search engine. Tags are searchable keywords associated with your product that can help customers find your product through your online store search.

Meta fields

Shopify meta fields are a way to add extra data to the products with fields that are not native to Shopify. The fields do not appear on the listing but can be used to reference products internally within Shopify. Meta fields are constructed with 4 properties:
  • Namespace— Functions as a container for a set of meta fields, which helps distinguish between metadata that you created and metadata created by others with a similar namespace
  • Key— Identifier for a meta field
  • Value— Content of the meta field
  • Value Type— String or an integer

Adding meta fields in Sellercloud

To add meta fields:
  1. Go to > Settings > Select a company > Toolbox > Website > Sellercloud Integrated Website > Shopify Meta Fields.
  2. Click the + icon for Add new metafield.
  3. Enter the Namespace, Key, and choose a Value Type. (The Value will be added later at the product level, or you can bind it to a custom column to send values of a custom column on a product to Shopify as a meta field.)
    1. Check the Add to variant level box to use the meta field on a variation parent.
  4. Click Add to save.
  5. On a product’s Website properties page, open the Actions menu > click Manage Metafield. to show all current meta fields.
  6. Enter a Value in the appropriate meta field.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Click Actions menu > Post Meta Fields to Shopify.

 

Bulk-importing meta field values into products

  1. Click Catalog > Tools > Import Product Info > Import Shopify Metafields.
  2. Download the meta field bulk-import template.
  3. Populate the Product ID, Metafield ID, and Value columns. Note: These meta fields must already exist in Sellercloud.
  4. Save the file with a unique name.
  5. Click the file icon to choose the file > click Open to pre-load it.
  6. Click Import.

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