**Update 3/2/23 11:43am PST ** You are NOT going to like this
In a nutshell…
the Google fields menu on product pages is no longer available.
It seems they want us to add those Google Fields to our product page as variants and load them
that way. Then those will be sent to Google if they match their fields exactly (and we would
never know if they changed those!). At least that’s my initial take on the matter. More work for
us, of course. This is the last straw for us. They are forcing us to go to a paid Google service
that actually works maybe.
I may not have interpreted this right…any insight is welcomed.
I suggest getting on chat or whatever way you can contact them and voice your concern
Below is their response and what we need to do to maintain them.
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Our Marketplaces Team has gotten back to me, and they confirm that the Google fields menu on product pages is no longer available. All Google product categories will now have to be edited and completed from the Google product editor.
There are certain Google fields that can be automatically mapped to the Merchant Center account. This is possible if you have variant options that are named very specifically:
- Size
- Color
- Age Group
- Condition
- Gender
If you have variant options called “Color” or “Size”, those variants are automatically submitted as values for color and size. In this scenario, you would not need to fill out the color or size metafields in the bulk editor.
So you will first need to make the product available to the Google sales channel, then edit the Google product category fields within the bulk editor. When selecting a certain segment of products, you can bulk edit those products. I’ll outline those steps below:
I know when changes in the admin occur, this can interrupt your workflow. I will send this to the Merchant feature request team on your behalf. To that end, I’m going to share this feedback with our developer team on your behalf. I can’t guarantee if or when you’ll see any changes there, but what I can promise is that I’ll advocate thoroughly for you. You can always keep an eye on the Shopify Changelog, which announces all updates and feature rollouts on Shopify’s platform
If you have any further questions or concerns about your store please don’t hesitate to reply to this email or reach out through our live chats or phone support. Have a great weekend!
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Hopefully the screen shots loaded. If not, I apologize…won’t let me attach jpg/png’s. Just another
hurdle I’m afraid.