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I have around 12000 products that I am using a single line text metafield for. For all of them I need to put in a different value. It is hard to change it from the admin. Any suggestions how to do it in bulk and to save time?

Two good strategies

There are two good strategies for bulk updating tons of product metafields without using any third-party apps.

1. Shopify's Bulk Edit dashboard
2. Export/Import of a CSV file.

We'll go over both strategies here.

Category metafields allow you to add a ton of relevant product information. They provide standardized values for your products, allowing them to perform better in sales channels, and marketplaces such as Google shopping and Amazon.

They're great for organizing your store, setting up automated collections, and facilitating customer browsing through filters.

I would like to have a product which is not accessible via store navigation or listing, but can be seen (and buyable) via a private link I give out. How do I enable this in Shopify?

Products can be hidden from search engines and your store's search results using the seo.hidden metafield.

Create more accurate and flexible collections using metafields instead of tags

Metafields provide more accuracy, flexibility and structure than tags. Use the power of metafields to create endless automatic "smart" collections.

I don't want my store to be seen until I'm done constructing it.

This is easily done. You can make it so that only you, or anyone you share your password with, can see your store.

I found that after uninstalling a Shopify app, the theme will have a lot of unused code, affecting the speed of the page. Are there any apps that can clear all unused code from my Shopify theme?

Unfortunately, there aren't any Shopify apps that will automatically remove unused code from other apps.

However, here is a process you can follow to remove this code.