Localize metafield set as multiline text

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Topic summary

Issue: A user cannot access a multi-line text metafield in different languages and asks how to localize it.

Proposed approach: Create separate, language-specific metafields (e.g., description_en, description_fr, description_de) rather than relying on a single metafield to localize automatically.

Implementation: In the theme’s Liquid, select the appropriate metafield based on the current locale using a case statement on shop.locale, with a fallback to English. Example logic: when ‘en’ use product.metafields.namespace.description_en; when ‘fr’ use …description_fr; when ‘de’ use …description_de.

Notes: The provided code snippet is central to applying the solution. It’s a basic pattern and may need adjustments for the actual namespace and store setup. The response does not cover native translation features for metafields; it frames localization as separate fields per language.

Status: No confirmation from the original poster; the thread appears open with a practical workaround suggested.

Summarized with AI on January 16. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi,

How can I localize metafield that is set as multi line, currently when I access metafield in different language then I am not able to access metafield.

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HI Mayank2023,

To localize a metafield in different languages, you’d need to create separate/ unique metafields for each language and then access the appropriate metafield based on the currently selected language.

Here is a simple example of how you can do this:

  1. First, create separate metafields for each language. You can name them accordingly, for example, description_en, description_fr, description_de etc.

  2. Then, in your theme file, you can access the appropriate metafield based on the currently selected language using conditional tags. Here is a sample code snippet in Liquid:

{% case shop.locale %}
{% when 'en' %}
    {{ product.metafields.namespace.description_en }}
{% when 'fr' %}
    {{ product.metafields.namespace.description_fr }}
{% when 'de' %}
    {{ product.metafields.namespace.description_de }}
{% else %}
    {{ product.metafields.namespace.description_en }}
{% endcase %}

This snippet will output the correct metafield based on the currently selected language. Please note that this is a very basic example and you might need to adjust it based on your specific usecase and how you’ve set up your metafields.

Hope this helps!

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