Custom data
Shopify's platform includes data models for fundamental commerce concepts such as products, collections, and orders. However, if you require more complex or specific data models, custom data helps you to extend Shopify's data models and create your own by using the following resources:
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Metafields: define and associate a custom or standard field with different parts of Shopify, such as products, customers, or blogs.
- For example, if you have an apparel store and you want to add care instructions for your products, then you might add a metafield to the product called "Care instructions". You can then add specific care instructions for one or all of your products.
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Metaobjects: define and create custom data structures with Shopify.
- For example, if you have a beauty and skincare store and you want to capture and display information about your top influencers, then you might build a metaobject called, "Influencer profile". You can then include fields for a headline, image, and description, and then create entries for each influencer. You can display this in your theme or only use it in your admin.