General Questions

How to display metafields in Shopify store?

There are a few options to make metafields visible in your Shopify store after performing a data migration to Shopify with Cart2Cart:

How to Display Metafields in Shopify After Data Migration (4 Steps)

If you have experience with Liquid (Shopify’s template language), you can configure your theme to display metafields. If your theme doesn't support metafields, follow these steps to edit your Shopify theme code:

  1. Find Your Theme's Code in Shopify Admin

    Go to Shopify Admin → Online Store → Themes → Actions → Edit Code.

    Accessing Shopify theme code editor for data migration

  2. Locate product.liquid

    The product.liquid file controls the layout of your product pages.

    Locating product.liquid file for Shopify data migration

  3. Add Code to Display Your Metafield

    Add the following code to display the metafield you created:

    • Material: {{ product.metafields.specs.material }}

    If it's a Variant Metafield, use:

    • Material: {{ current_variant.metafields.specs.material }}

    Adding code to display metafields after Shopify data migration

  4. Save and Check Your Store

    Checking product page after Shopify data migration

Alternatively, use the Metafields Guru app. Copy the necessary code, paste it into the product.liquid file, and the metafield will display where you want it. You can also create, update, and delete metafields for products, collections, customers, and more directly from the Shopify admin after your Cart2Cart migration.

Metafields Guru app for Shopify data migration


Do you need help? Contact our support team

Just set up the migration and choose the entities to move – the service will do the rest.

Try It Free

Delegate the job to the highly-skilled migration experts and get the job done.

Choose Package