# Create Required Metafields
You can read more about metafields here: [link](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/custom-data/metafields)
{% hint style="success" %}
**Step**
1. Login to your Shopify store, click to **Settings**
2. Click to **Custom data** and select **Products**
3. Add metafields as follow:
1. **Countdown timer.**
2. **Custom product badge.**
3. **External/Affiliate.**
4. **Short description.**
{% endhint %}
## 1. **Countdown timer**
{% hint style="success" %}
* Name: **Countdown timer**
* Namespace and key: **custom.countdown\_timer**
* Content type: **Date and time**
{% endhint %}
\
**In product :**
**Result:**
## 2. Custom product badge
{% hint style="success" %}
* Name: **Custom product badge**
* Namespace and key: **custom.custom\_product\_badge**
* Type: **Single line text - One value**
{% endhint %}
* **In product:**
* **Result:**
## 3. External/Affiliate
{% hint style="success" %}
**Step Create Metaobjects**
1. Login to your Shopify store, click to **Settings**
2. Click to **Custom data -->** **Metaobjects** and Click **Add definition**
3. Add metaobject definition with 2 fields as bellow:
**-** Name: **External/Affiliate product**
\- Field 1:
\* Type: **URL**
\* Name: **External Link**
\- Field 2:
\* Type: **Single line text**
\* Name: **Button Text**
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="success" %}
**Step Create Metafields**
1. Back to **Custom data -> Metafields -> Products**
2. Add a metafield as bellow:
\- Name: **External/Affiliate**
\- Type: **Mixed reference**
\- Validation: **External/Affiliate**
\- Namespace and key: **custom.external\_affiliate**
3. Setup metafield for a product and you can see the result.
{% endhint %}
**In product:**
* Add new entry:
* Choose and save:
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**Result:** Auto change to External/Affiliate button
## 4. Short description
{% hint style="success" %}
* Name: **Short description**
* Namespace and key: **custom.short\_description**
* Type: **Single line text - One value**
{% endhint %}
**In product:**
**Result:**
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