Can't link a metadata url with liquid code.

[wordtothewriter]

I've been searching forums for answers all day with zero luck.

I have a client (an author) who wants Amazon links to her books on her Shopify store, and she wants the button to look like the "add to cart" button. 

I've created a metafield so I can input the appropriate link for each product. But I can't get the link to work in custom liquid with the metafield, only the direct Amazon URL. 

I've set up the metafield on Shopify: custom.amazon_link

Here's what I have:

{{ 'Buy on Amazon' | link_to: 'product.metafields.custom.amazon_link.value.', target: '_blank', class: 'button button--full-width' }}

I've tried it that way and without "value" and neither work.

What am I doing wrong???

[Platoria · Accepted solution]

Hii,
It looks like you're close, but the syntax for accessing metafield values and using them within a Liquid template can be a bit tricky.

{% if product.metafields.custom.amazon_link %}
  <a href="{{ product.metafields.custom.amazon_link }}" target="_blank" class="button button--full-width">Buy on Amazon</a>
{% endif %}

This should work as long as the metafield is correctly set up and contains a valid URL. If the button still doesn't work, make sure that the metafield custom.amazon_link is correctly populated with the appropriate Amazon URLs for each product.

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[wordtothewriter]

YOU ARE MY HERO!!! That worked perfectly. THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[Platoria]

🤠I'm really glad!!  Please make sure to mark my answer as 'Accepted Solution.' This will help other people facing similar problems as well.