My Shopify site has been going really well (donsmagicandbooks.com), but some buyers want to search by author, and I have yet to find a way to have that as a separate line item, and be able to TITLE that line as “Author”.
Any feedback? Any thoughts?
@Don_Bursell - do you have any metafield functionality in your theme?
Yes, but I’m not sure how to use that, though I learn quickly.
I have over 4000 books, all with authors.
I have 4000 books from about 3000 different authors.
There is a box for the name of product (TITLE).
I want to find a theme that allows a secondary line, that I could title AUTHOR.
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Hi @Don_Bursell !
Could you find a solution to your question?
I use vendor or tags (with the help of custom liquid code) to show authors.
I have not found a solution, mainly because I haven’t any knowledge about how to create custom liquid code. I already use VENDOR to keep track of where I purchase my stock, and tags I already use to define various categories (45 so far) that each book can be found under.
For keeping track of stock, it would be so much easier if there were a tie, like TITLE, PRICE, etc., that is for AUTHOR.
@Don_Bursell , maybe you can use then product type field.
I tried now and here is the result:
Go to Online Store → Customize → Choose any product → click Add block → choose Custom liquid. Add this code:
{% if product.type != '' %}
**Author:**
{{ product.type | link_to_type }}
{% endif %}
See the attached screenshot. I tried what you suggested, but each item shows “Author Unknown” when I go that route.
