Metafields let you keep extra information on your products, such as a material, care instructions or a launch date. Filling them in usually means typing the same key and value on every product, and hoping nobody misspells either.

Inline Metafields lets you define each field once. Give it a label and a type (text, rich text, number, dropdown, multi-select, yes/no, date, color, link, media link or product reference) and set its rules: the options in a dropdown, a number range, whole numbers only, a date range or a length limit. Every product then shows that field with the right input. Set up a Materials dropdown with Leather, Vinyl and Plastic, and on each product you pick one from the list. A value that breaks the field's rules is refused before it's saved.

A field can apply to products or to variants. A variant field, such as a swatch color, is set on each variant, so a shirt can have a different value for every size and color.

Media links show what they point to: an image preview, a playable YouTube or Vimeo video, or a named file. Paste a link from BigCommerce's Image Manager, a file uploaded with WebDAV, or a video page. Product references let you pick related products or a matching item from your catalog by searching for them. Rich text keeps bold, italic, lists and links, and removes everything else when it's saved.

You edit without leaving the page you're on. Choose Inline Metafields from a product's Action menu on the product list, or from the Action menu in the Description section when you're editing a product. The editor opens in a side panel over the page. You can also search your catalog and edit products from the app itself.

For changes across many products, export your fields to a CSV file, edit it in a spreadsheet and import it back. Variant fields have one row per variant, matched by its SKU. Every import starts with a dry run that lists each change and each error, and nothing is saved until you confirm.

Show your fields to shoppers without touching code. Drag the Product Fields widget onto a product page in Page Builder, below the price or the description, and choose which fields it shows, a heading and the layout; it can match your theme's own product details. The Variant Table widget lists every variant side by side with its variant fields. New fields are visible to your storefront by default; untick Show on storefront to keep a field private, such as a supplier code. If you'd rather build fields into your theme or a headless storefront, the user guide shows a developer how, or Arctic Leaf will add them to your theme for free: email support@arcticleaf.com and add team@arcticleaf.com as a Store Administrator user. Metafields added by your other apps are shown read-only, so their data is never changed.

Values are saved on your products and variants in BigCommerce, under the inline_metafields namespace. Field definitions are kept by the app, not in your store, and are kept if you uninstall, so reinstalling brings your fields back.

Pricing: USD 9.99/month after a 7-day free trial, plus applicable tax. Cancel anytime from inside the app.