> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://uxsmart.gitbook.io/velare/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://uxsmart.gitbook.io/velare/buy-and-install/create-required-metafields.md).

# Create Metafields

**Metafields** and **Metaobjects** let you give each product its own content (a size guide, usage instructions, ingredients, a promotional section) while every product still shares the same page template. You set the definitions up once, then fill in the values product by product.

* **Metafields** hold simple custom values attached directly to a product, collection, or variant: short text, numbers, or images.
* **Metaobjects** hold reusable, more structured content that several products can point at, such as a branded size guide or an ingredient list.

This is what keeps your content flexible and consistent without building a separate template for every product.

### Where you do this <a href="#where-you-do-this" id="where-you-do-this"></a>

Everything in this section happens in your Shopify admin under **Settings > Metafields and metaobjects** (**Custom data**), not in the Theme Editor. Each page below gives you the exact name, namespace and key, and field type to enter; most also include a short video walkthrough and screenshots of the result.

### What to set up, in order <a href="#what-to-set-up-in-order" id="what-to-set-up-in-order"></a>

To use the full set of Vélare features, create every metafield and metaobject listed here. Each one powers a specific feature, so a merchant who does not use a given feature can skip that feature's metafield.

1. [**Metafields**](/velare/buy-and-install/create-required-metafields/metafields.md). The per-product fields, each required for its own feature and safe to skip only if you do not use that feature:
   * **Short Description**
   * **Use Variants Image Group**
   * **Custom Product Badge**
   * **Complementary products**
2. [**Metaobjects**](/velare/buy-and-install/create-required-metafields/metaobjects.md). The reusable filter definitions, each required for its own filter and safe to skip only if you do not use that filter. Each one is a metaobject definition plus a product metafield that points at it, so allow a little more time for these:
   * **Filter Family**
   * **Filter Material**
   * **Filter Style**

{% hint style="info" %}
Every page in this section stands on its own, so you can do them one at a time. If you are unsure whether you need a particular field, open its page first. The screenshots show what it changes on the storefront.
{% endhint %}

### Related <a href="#related" id="related"></a>

* [Apps](/velare/buy-and-install/apps.md): the installation step before this one
* [Product page](/velare/customize-your-pages/product-page.md): the page where this per-product content is displayed


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