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Boost Shopify Product Search Rankings Using Metafields in Search & Discovery

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Enhance your product visibility in Shopify search results by using existing metafields to power the “Search & Discovery Boost Keywords” feature. This MESA workflow template triggers when a product is updated, retrieves specified metafield values, and adds them to the product’s Boost list if not empty. Automate search optimization and improve product discoverability without manual updates.

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How this template works:

Step 1.

Product is updated

The workflow is triggered whenever a product is updated in Shopify, ensuring the latest changes are accounted for.

Product is updated
Step 2.

Retrieve product metafield

Pull data from a specific metafield in Shopify. This will serve as the source content for the search boost keywords.

Retrieve product metafield
Step 3.

Validate metafield data

Checks to see that the metafield value is not empty. If no content exists, the workflow stops to avoid unnecessary updates.

Validate metafield data
Step 4.

Retrieve existing search boost metafield

Access the existing Search & Discovery boost metafield to prepare it for appending new keywords.

Retrieve existing search boost metafield
Step 5.

Add new boost values

Use a custom script to append the fetched metafield content to the existing list of search boost keywords.

Step 6.

Save updated search boost data

Push the new list of keywords back into the Search & Discovery boost metafield, so that the product ranks higher in relevant searches.

Boost Shopify Product Search Rankings Using Metafields in Search & Discovery

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