Why do product metafields disappear when adding new ones?

Topic summary

Problem: In a theme’s “Shop the look” section, adding a product metafield to one item causes the metafield assignments on previously configured items to disappear. The goal is to assign a different product to each item, but the settings aren’t persisting per item.

Context: The user is using metafields (custom fields for product data) to link products within the section. They provided a storefront URL (https://www.bafaluc.com) and password (SAWBAW) for review.

What’s asked: An explanation of why the metafields are disappearing and guidance on how to set this up correctly so each item can keep its own product reference.

Status: No solution or guidance provided yet; the issue remains open with unanswered questions about configuration, scope, or theme behavior. No images or code snippets referenced as central to the discussion.

Summarized with AI on February 17. AI used: gpt-5.

Hey, my theme has ‘Shop the look’ section and I added metafields in order to add a different product under each item but when I add a product-metafield to one item it disappears on other items I added before. Can someone please explain what should I do?

URL: https://www.bafaluc.com

Password: SAWBAW