A user encountered Shopify’s 128-element limit when creating a metafield for brand filtering with approximately 300 brands. The validation error prevented adding all brands as metafield options.
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Another user now faces the same 128-element limitation for a different metafield use case (not brand-related). No alternative workarounds have been suggested yet for metafields that cannot utilize vendor or tag fields as substitutes.
I’ve created a metfield in my store to add an extra filter type “Brands” to my store’s filter, however I have around 300 brands to add as elements to the created “Filter by brand” metafield but shopify apparently have a limit of 128.
It states
“Validations value for option choices has more than 128 elements.”
What options/walkarounds do I have to add all my remaining brands as elements?
Hi @Loz86 ,
I wounder why you are using metafields for brand filter. Brand filter is by default present on the site. The vendor attribute on each product is used as a brand which can be used as a collection filter.
Is there any other reason why you have created Metafields for the brand?
Thanks very much for the reply.
I had noticed vendor in the filter options but never actually knew I could do it that way.
So thank you for pointing that out!
I had read somewhere before making this post that metafields was a way of achieving what I wanted, which was correct and did work up until I hit the 128 element metafield limit imposed by shopify.
Hi @Loz86
Instead of using the metafield, you can use the vendor or tags fields as a substitute for the brand.
Hi @magenest
Thank you, yes @theycallmemakka pointed that out to me above the other day.
Hi all,
We are now facing the same issue, but the metafield in question is not used for brand names. Do you have any other suggestions or workarounds?
Thanks.