PreProduct has a Shopify pre-order metafield that can be used to target products when they are on pre-order.

The Shopify Product Metafield #

PreProduct automatically manages a Shopify metafield <boolean> on your products that lets you identify when they’re on pre-order. You can reference it from any Shopify liquid theme file where a product resource is available.

The metafield is:
– Added when a pre-order listing is created
– Removed when the listing is finished

Reference #

The shopify product metafield
product.metafields.preproduct.preorder

Show Content only for Products on Pre-order #

Use this code to display elements only when a product is on pre-order:

{% if product.metafields.preproduct.preorder %} 
     This sentence only loads when the product is on pre-order.
 {% endif %}

Show Content for Products not on Pre-order #

Use this code to display elements only when a product is not on pre-order:

{% unless product.metafields.preproduct.preorder %} 
     This sentence only loads when the product is not on pre-order.
 {% endunless %}

Making the metafield available in your Shopify admin #

It’s possible to use PreProduct’s product metafield throughout Shopify (custom collections etc) by adding a definition to it from your Shopify metafield admin. Just be sure to set the type as “true or false” and whilst not essential, it’s recommended to let PreProduct manage the field. The below video shows the process.

Using metafields to create a pre-order collection on Shopify #