Accentuate Custom Fields
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      • Creating a new reference within Reference Manager
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    • ACF Field types
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      • Multi-language Text
      • Reference fields
      • References to Global fields
    • Shopify Field types
      • Shopify » Single line text
      • Shopify » Multi-line text
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      • Shopify » Integer
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      • Shopify » Reference fields
    • Automatic tagging
    • Large sets
    • Field contexts
    • Field context filters
    • Copy and paste fields
    • Change field name and type
    • Import existing fields
    • Linking multiple stores
  • The Editor
    • Using the editor
    • Promote fields to sidebar
    • Layouts
    • Hide from search
    • Repeatable fields
    • Version control
    • Update value on order creation
  • Bulk Import & Export
    • Export custom field values
    • Import custom field values
    • Metaobject export / import
  • METAOBJECTS
    • What are Metaobjects?
    • Metaobject Definitions
    • Metaobject instances / values
    • Displaying Metaobjects on your storefront
    • Metaobject export / import
  • THEME EXTENSIONS
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  • Liquid Guides
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    • Resize & crop images
    • Check for empty values
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    • Order notifications
    • Allow customers to change their field values
  • OTHER
    • Webhooks
    • API
      • Access to custom fields
      • Endpoints
  • Help
    • FAQ
      • Why are one of my products no longer showing in my reference field?
      • I have multiple products/variants with the same name
      • How do I make changes to my field values in bulk?
      • I added a new field definition but it is not showing in my storefront
      • How do I copy my field setup to another store?
      • My fields are still showing after I have deleted their field definition
      • Why are none of my fields showing in the editor?
      • My newly created object in Shopify is not available in ACF
      • Reference lists are empty?
      • Why am I seeing a "value cannot exceed 100,000 characters" error when saving?
      • Why can't I name my field "first", "last" or "size"?
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  1. The Editor

Using the editor

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Last updated 10 months ago

The ACF editor works the same across all object types and is laid out with an editing pane to the left containing custom fields and sections that apply to the current object being edited. The right column contains a navigation box for easy switching to another object within the current scope, as well as, other information related to the selected object. This includes the date & time of the last save and any promoted fields. Here, you will also find the Save button (shortcut Shift+Ctrl+S or Shift+Command+S depending on your system) to save any changes and a Refresh button to reload information that might have changed outside of ACF, e.g. new products, collections, etc. The below example shows a product being edited together with its variants.

If variant custom fields have been defined for a product, the editing pane will have multiple tabs with each of the product's variants in its own separate tab:

Bulk Editor

With the exception of variants, ACF features a powerful bulk editor for custom fields for every object in your store. This allows you to edit custom fields for multiple objects at the same time. You can click the below button to launch the bulk editor:

For products, customers, and orders, you can also launch the bulk editor from your Shopify admin by selecting one or more objects from the list and then click More actions followed by Bulk Edit Custom Fields. The bulk editor works with a similar layout as the object editor, but with the added functionality that you now can select multiple objects (of the same type) and have each selected object appear in its own tab. Each tab will show the custom fields that belong to that particular object. Up to 50 objects can be selected at a time. You can add additional tabs to the bulk editor by using the selection box in the right column and click Add. In this example, two additional products have been added as tabs:

Reversely, you can close tabs you don't need by using the small x to the left of the title.

The bulk editor doesn't show the "Hide from search engines" control. Also, any promoted fields are shown inline in their individual tabs.