metafields in Athens Theme

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Topic summary

Issue: Some product metafields used as filters in the Athens theme are not appearing in storefront filters, even though the associated products still show.

Context: Metafields were added via Custom Data and connected to filters through Shopify’s Search & Discovery app. Data was exported/imported using Matrixify to populate metafields. Shopify Support indicated the problem is theme-related. Screenshots were provided to illustrate settings and data.

Key terms: Metafields = custom data fields on products. Matrixify = bulk import/export app. Search & Discovery = app managing storefront filters. Liquid = Shopify’s templating language used in themes.

Latest guidance: Verify that imported metafields are correctly mapped and accessible, and confirm the theme’s Liquid code is pulling and displaying the specific metafields intended for filters. The theme may not be configured to surface all metafields by default.

Status: No fix yet. The original poster requested concrete guidance on what to check in the theme code. Discussion remains open with a need for specific code-level pointers.

Summarized with AI on December 23. AI used: gpt-5.
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Good day.

I have a problem with the metafields. I use the metafields to have a product filters. however, some of the metafields aren’t showing but still showing the products. I tried to raise a question in shopify advisor and they told me that they can’t fix this as this issue is within the theme. is there anyone can help me with regards to this issue?

I added the metafield through custom data and use the search and discovery for the filters. I export the product using matrixify to get the template and import it again in matrixify to fill those metafields

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Since you’ve used Matrixify to import the metafields, make sure that the metafields are properly mapped and visible in your theme’s code.

Sometimes, the theme might not be set up to display all the metafields correctly. You may need to check your theme’s Liquid code to ensure it’s pulling and displaying the correct metafields.

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can you help me to check in what should I need to find in the codes?