Copying Prefixed Tags to Metafields

It was common practice to use prefixed tags, like brand:Ablestar to store additional product data in Shopify. With Shopify's focus on metafields, and the new Search & Discovery app, you may need to move the data from these prefixed tags into metafields.

For example, you may need to set a 'Brand' metafield to be the value of whatever comes after the 'brand=' part of a tag.

In this article we will show you how to set these metafields using Ablestar Bulk Product Editor:

Creating a New Metafield Definition

If you haven't already, you'll need to create a new metafield definition in the Shopify admin. This is the name of the metafield where you'll store the value from the prefixed tags. To create a new metafield definition:

1. Open up the settings section of the Shopify Admin and click on Custom Data 
2. Click on Products to view your product metafield definitions
3. Click on Add definition to create a new definition
4. Specify the field options and then click (+) Select Type button
5. Choose 'Single Line Text'
6. Click on Save to create your new metafield definition

Refresh the metafield definitions in Ablestar Bulk Product Editor

1. Click Settings from the navigation menu
2. Select the Metafields tab
3. Click on the Refresh button
4. Wait a second until the new metafield definitions appear

Edit the Metafield using a Prefixed Tag

Return to the dashboard of the app and search for the products you want to edit. Once you have them selected:

1. Click on Edit Products at the top right of the screen
2. Click on the button underneath 'Field to Edit' and choose the metafield that you want to set
3. Specify the 'How to edit' field
4. Click Add dynamic value and select Tag Suffix from the dropdown

4. Enter the part of the tag like 'Size=' that you want to look for and click on Add dynamic field
5. Verify that the products look accurate in the preview and click on Run Edit

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