Options for custom data
Options for custom data expand what your metafields and metaobjects can do in your store.
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Types of options
Depending on the type of custom data, the following options are available:
List of options available for metaobjects
Option | Availability | Description |
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Storefronts access | Metaobjects | Allows you to use the metaobject in your Online Store either through Liquid or the Storefront API. |
Publish entries as web pages | Metaobjects | Allows you to use the metaobject to build a theme template for a web page. You need Storefront access selected for this option. |
Active-draft status | Metaobjects | Entries can transition between active and draft publishing states. |
Translations | Metaobjects | Entries can be translated into different languages. |
Use as a filter in metaobject index | Metaobject fields of the following types:
| Allows you to use a field of your metaobject to filter in the metaobject index. You can activate this option for a maximum of 50 metaobject field definitions. |
List of options available for metafields
Option | Availability | Description |
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Storefronts access | All metafield types | Allows you to use the metafield in your Online Store either through Liquid or the Storefront API. |
Use as a filter in product index | Product metafields:
| Allows you to use the metafield to filter in the product index. You can activate this option for a maximum of 50 metafield definitions. |
Use as a filter in company index and company location index | Company and company location metafields:
| Allows you to use the metafield to filter in the company and company location index pages. You can activate this feature for a maximum of 50 metafield definitions. |
Use in automated collections | Product metafields:
| Allows you to use the metafield to create automated collections. You can activate this feature for a maximum of 128 metafield definitions. |
Activate or deactivate options
From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Custom data.
Click the part of your store that has the custom data that you want to change the features for.
Click the custom data type.
In the Options section of the metafield or metaobject, select or deselect the feature options available.
Click Save.