What is a fit / feature rating block?
A Fit / Feature rating block displays specific product features in a simple visual way. Depending on the product characteristics, one block or multiple blocks can be used. A key benefit of this block, is that it can be used to communicate information to customers quickly, thereby assisting in the purchase decision making process which may lead to higher conversions.
How to set up fit / feature rating block
To create specific Fit / Feature rating blocks for particular products, different product page templates can be created and assigned. Alternatively, a metaobject can be created to hold specific data at product level.
Steps
- Open the Theme editor and navigate to a product page using the template you wish to edit.
- Select the Product pages section in the Template group on the left.
- Click Add block and select Fit / Feature rating.
- Select the number of Segments, Active segment and choose the label contents.
- Click Save.
How to set up unique fit/feature rating blocks using metaobjects
Creating fit/feature rating blocks for each product using metaobjects requires several steps. Firstly create the metaobject to hold the five pieces of data needed, then create a metafield in each product to reference the metaobject and finally link the metaobject in the theme settings and add the fit/feature ratings to each product.
Note
Create a metaobject to hold the rating information
Steps
- In the Shopify admin area, navigate to Settings > Custom data.
- Go to the Metaobject definitions and click on Add definition to create the metaobject that will hold the 5 fields needed for the Fit/Feature block product data.
- Name the metaobject something appropriate, for example, Fit block if it used for fit data.
- Add five Single line text fields to the new metaobject. Choose One value for each. These will hold the data for the fit/feature block, namely Heading, Active segment, Left label, Middle label and Right label.
- Click Save
Add a product metafield to reference the fit block metaobject
Steps
- Go to Settings > Custom Data > Products.
- Click on Add definition.
- Name it Fit block, select type Reference and Metaobject. Find and select the Fit/Feature metaobject that was created in the previous steps.
- Click Save and the Fit block metafield (referencing the fit block metaobject) will be added to the list of product metafield definitions.
Add the required fit data to the product
Steps
- In the Shopify admin area, go to Products > Select a product > Scroll to metafields.
- Select Fit block from the list, click Select entry, Add new entry to insert the required data, namely Heading, Active segment, Left label, Middle label and Right label.
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Link the metaobject to the fit/feature block in the theme settings
Steps
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Go to Theme editor > Product page > Add Fit /Feature rating block.
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Click on the dynamic content button and select the Metaobject > Fit block.
- Check that all fields are entered correctly and if not, link the required content manually. Be sure to select metafields from the product template.
- Choose the number of Segments.
FAQs
Can I link all fields to a dynamic source/metafield?
No, some fields cannot be linked to a dynamic source, for example the number of Segments. To adjust segment positioning, we recommend creating an additional product template and assigning it to the relevant products.
Where can I find more guidance about setting metafields and metaobjects?
Refer to the Shopify help centre for more information.
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