There is a metafield of type “page” that lets you pick a one page or a list of pages. Is there any way to do this same thing, but picking blog articles instead?
Topic summary
Central issue: a user wants a metafield type that can select blog articles (similar to the existing “page” metafield that supports picking one page or a list). They need to retrieve the full article object in theme code to output title, featured image, and URL.
Current workaround: a staff member suggests using a URL metafield, but this requires manual entry and doesn’t expose the article object, so it doesn’t meet the user’s needs.
Request/Outlook: the user asks if Shopify will add a blog-article picker metafield. Staff says they’ll pass the feedback along for consideration.
Status: no native blog article picker metafield exists; no confirmed roadmap or solution. Discussion remains open.
Hey @protohominid
Not a blog picker per se, but one workaround is to use type “URL” - although this is more work for the merchant.
Yeah, that wouldn’t work for what I need. I need to be able to get the article object in the theme’s code so I can output the article’s title and featured image along with the url. Any chance Shopify will add this metafield type in the future?
Passing along your feedback for consideration 