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From your first table to the small details of publishing.

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Getting started

Publish your first specification table

From existing product data to a table on your storefront.

  1. Open MetaSpecs in Shopify admin. Choose a furniture, lighting or general starter, or scan product fields for suggestions.
  2. Connect each row to a product field or supported metafield. Starter fields are suggestions; add missing values in Shopify before publishing.
  3. Choose a real product in the preview. Rename and reorder your rows, then decide whether to hide missing values.
  4. Select the products or collections that should show this table. Save the draft, then publish.
  5. In the Shopify theme editor, open the relevant product template. Inside Product information (or Product), choose Add block → Apps → Spec table. Save the theme.
  6. Check the live product page on desktop and mobile, including a second variant. Publishing a table does not add the theme block automatically.
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Product data

Connect product fields and metafields

Reuse the details already stored in Shopify.

  1. Use native fields such as vendor, product type, category, variant SKU, barcode, weight and options, or select a supported metafield.
  2. Supported types include text, numbers, booleans, dimensions, weight, volume, dates, URLs, colors, ratings, money, images, file links and bounded lists.
  3. Preview a real product to check the value and formatting. A zero or false value is a real value, not an empty field.
  4. For a manual or care guide, connect an existing Shopify file metafield. MetaSpecs displays a link; it does not generate a PDF.
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Product data

Show the details of the selected variant

Keep dimensions, weight, SKU and variant metafields in context.

  1. Choose a variant field or variant metafield for the rows that differ between variants.
  2. Place Spec table in the same Product information section as the variant picker. A separate Apps section may not receive the product’s variant changes.
  3. Save the theme, open a product with different variants, and switch between them. Confirm the expected values change.
  4. If the one-click placement shortcut cannot find the main product section, add the block manually inside that section.
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Publishing

Assign tables automatically with Rules

Choose the right table by tag, type, vendor, collection or category. Pro.

  1. Open Rules and choose a saved table. Add exact-match conditions for product type, tag, vendor, collection or Shopify category.
  2. Choose match all (AND) or match any (OR), and arrange rules in priority order.
  3. Preview a product sample. Check the winning table and any overlapping matches before publishing.
  4. Publishing Rules makes the latest saved draft of each enabled table live on matching products. Publish Rules again after changing those tables; publishing a table updates its direct selections separately.
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Design

Make the table feel like your store

Choose clear rows, helpful groups and a mobile presentation.

  1. Your table starts with your theme’s fonts and colors. Adjust basic styling in the Spec table block on any plan.
  2. On Pro, choose Clean lines or Soft stripes in Appearance, then adjust spacing, colors and label width.
  3. Use Pro for collapsible row groups, a two-column mobile option and supported table-scoped CSS properties. Stacked mobile rows work on every plan.
  4. Preview narrow and wide screens. Keep labels short and check long values and links before publishing.
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Product data

Translate row labels with Shopify

Connect translated product text metafields to your labels. Pro.

  1. Create a product text metafield for a label, for example custom.spec_brand_label. Give it a default value on relevant products.
  2. Translate the field using Shopify Translate & Adapt or Shopify’s translation API.
  3. In the row’s advanced options, enter the namespace and key in Translated label field. Save and publish the table, or republish Rules.
  4. Check the storefront in each supported language. Shopify resolves the translated field; missing translations fall back to its default value, then the normal row label.
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Troubleshooting

My table is missing or looks empty

Check publication, placement, assignments and product values.

  1. Check that the table has a published configuration. Saving a draft alone does not change your storefront.
  2. Check the product assignment or matching collection/rule. On Free, confirm the product is within your active 25-product coverage.
  3. Open the product’s assigned theme template and confirm that the Spec table app block is present and the theme is saved.
  4. Check the mapped product values. If every value is missing and hiding is enabled, the whole table may be hidden.
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Publishing

Understand drafts, publishing and conflicts

Keep live details separate from work in progress.

  1. Save a draft while you edit. The currently published configuration stays separate until you publish the changes.
  2. Preview your product and assignments before publishing. Check Rules separately if you use automatic matching.
  3. If another tab or staff member saved a newer version, preserve your work and reload. MetaSpecs blocks the stale save instead of overwriting the newer version.
  4. Each table supports 20 rows and 25 selected products or collections. A single publication can change at most 25 combined old and new selections; remove and publish old selections before adding new ones if needed.
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Plans

Plans, trials and development stores

Free for a small catalog, Pro when you need more.

  1. Free includes one live table on up to 25 products. A product in two selected collections counts once.
  2. Pro costs USD $7.99/month or $79/year with a 14-day trial. Review the price and remaining trial on Shopify’s approval screen.
  3. Verified Shopify development stores receive Pro features free while in development.
  4. Free collection coverage is fixed at publication, so collection growth does not silently exceed your limit.
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Plans

Downgrades, cancellations and billing outages

Choose what stays visible. Keep your saved drafts.

  1. In Billing, choose the one table and up to 25 products you want to keep visible on Free.
  2. Without a choice, the oldest published table stays visible on up to 25 products it already covers. Your choice does not assign a table to new products.
  3. All drafts remain saved and editable. Coverage is checked against Shopify when you open the app or publish, and by periodic hourly checks.
  4. If Shopify billing cannot be checked, the last confirmed storefront remains. Creating and publishing tables pauses until verification recovers.
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Account

Uninstalling and your data

Manage access through Shopify admin.

  1. Uninstall MetaSpecs through Shopify admin to revoke access.
  2. Contact hello@madovertech.io for questions about saved configurations or remaining Shopify metafields.
  3. Read the privacy policy for data handling and deletion details.
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