Shopify Metaobjects vs Metafields: Choosing the Right Model (opens in a new tab)

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Metafields add one custom field to something that already exists in Shopify: a product, an order, a customer. Metaobjects create something that didn't exist before, with its own set of fields, that other resources can point to. The short version: Data describes one thing? Use a metafield. Data is a reusable "thing" in its own right, like a size chart, an author profile, or a set of store locations? Model it as a metaobject and reference it from wherever it needs to show up. That's the easy…

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