# Short Description

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{% hint style="info" %}
Halo offers yout to show **Short Description** by Metafields. If a product have no short description metafield, it will show a brief product summary (the first 50 characters of the description).
{% endhint %}

## Setup Short Description by Metafields?

### **How to add new Metafields?**

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Settings** -> **Metafields**.
2. Click **Products → Add Definition.**
3. Please enter correct **Namespace and Key** as we noted below.

```
Name: Short Description or any name
Namespace and key: c_f.short_description
Select content type: Text
```

![](https://584379246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8AcakjwUSIs90OK0GJi2%2Fuploads%2F5uax5SCk3BOVbASZRUG4%2Fshort-description-1.gif?alt=media\&token=9752229b-1cc3-4e9e-a38c-fac6513f6306)

### How to insert content for Product Metafields?

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Products -> All products**.
2. Find and choose the product that you want to edit.
3. In the **Metafields**, please insert content for "**Short Description**" field.

![](https://584379246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8AcakjwUSIs90OK0GJi2%2Fuploads%2FRwj2ynfC4ra23f8lgcFl%2Fshort-description-2.gif?alt=media\&token=9f4c6985-2e03-4b34-bcd1-9e06961088cd)

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You can use [Bulk Editor](https://halosoft.gitbook.io/halo-docs/page/bulk-editor-page) to edit multiple products.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
This guide is only compatible for **1.2.1 and its predecessors**. If your current theme version is **1.3.0 or later**, please follow [the attached link](https://halosoft.gitbook.io/halo-docs/products/product-information/version-1.3.0+/richtext).
{% endhint %}


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