Add metaobject entries

This step guides you how to use Metaobject to add custom data for the product, store page or blog post.

Then you can create Metaobject to present this custom data by the guide in the next step.

Add Metaobject entries

NOTE: This guide provides instructions for adding Metaobject entries for products. The steps are the same for articles and store pages.

Steps:

• Go to your Shopify admin > Products.
• Find and select the product to which you want to add metaobject-backed sections.
• On the Edit Product screen, scroll down to the Metafields section, you will see a list of new metafields (depending on which metaobject definitions you created in Step 1).

For each metaobject you want to display on your theme, click on the corresponding metafield > click Add entry and fill out the fields for your metaobject entry.

For Metafield referenced to a Single Metaobject entry

The list of metafields in this group:

• ECB Rich Text
• ECB Media
• ECB Author
• ECB Accordions.
• ECB Tabs

For Metafields in this group, you only need to add one metaobject entry for each metafield, like in this video:

For Metafields referenced to Multiple Metaobject entries

The list of Metafields in this group:

• Icons With Text.

Note: You can add one or more Metaobject entries for each Metafield, and each entry will be displayed as an item in the linked block. For example, you can add multiple items for the Icons With Text block.

For Metafields in this group, you can add multiple metaobject entries, like in this video:

Next Steps

Create Metaobject Templates

Learn how to create metaobject templates here.