Main issue: Boolean product metafields set to false are treated as empty by the theme, so the product detail view shows a placeholder (e.g., “-”) or hides the field. The request is to display “No” for false and still hide truly empty fields.
Proposed solution: Edit the product template (Liquid) to check the metafield’s key and value. Output “Yes” when true, “No” when false, and hide when empty. Liquid is Shopify’s templating language; metafields are custom fields on products.
Follow-up concern: The store has 200+ metafields, so key-by-key checks are impractical. The requester asks if the logic can target the field type (boolean) broadly instead of individual keys.
Additional constraint: The requester notes a maximum of 25 filters and asks for a way to exceed that limit. In Shopify, filters typically refer to storefront product filtering; the post seeks a workaround.
Status: No confirmed resolution. Action items pending: guidance on type-based Liquid handling for boolean metafields at scale, and clarification or workaround for the 25-filter limit. Discussion remains open.
Summarized with AI on December 28.
AI used: gpt-5.
i have several products with boolean values, which i want to display below the products in a value list.
My theme allows me to input metafields to display. If the metafield value is empty it will either not show or i can select to show empty values with a custom text, f.e. " - ".
My issue is that this also applies to boolean false values, showing " - " instead of “No” or simply not showing the entire field, if i select to not show empty fields. ( this is my prefered setting, since there are a lot of fields)
How can i change settings/liquid code so boolean false values will be shown as “No”?
