Managing Lists of Metafield Values
The bulk editor supports several operations for managing list-type metafield values.
Supported Operations
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| Create New | Creates fresh metafield entries without affecting existing ones |
| Replace All Items | Overrides all existing entries with provided values. Also creates new metafields for resources that don't have the specified metafield |
| Append Item | Adds a value to existing list metafields while preserving current values. No new entries are created for resources without the metafield. You can specify position (beginning or end) and apply sorting |
| Append Item / Create New | Combines appending with creation adds to existing lists AND creates new metafields for resources that don't have the specified metafield |
| Remove List Item | Removes specified values from existing list metafields |
Important
If all items are removed from a list metafield, the entire metafield is deleted Shopify does not support empty metafields.