AutomationAccessing file URLs in Shopify is key to managing product listings, digital assets, and more. Shopify makes this process easy, even for beginners, with simple tools to retrieve file links. In this guide, we’ll break down the steps so you can quickly and effortlessly get file URLs for your store.
Let’s dive in!
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What is Liquid
Since 2006, Liquid has been the backbone language of Shopify and has been trusted by a lot of web developers. Liquid is one of the open-source template languages in Shopify. The template has been sold since 2006 and now become a good source for a lot of hosted website application such as Jekyll, salesforce desk, and zendesk.
Filter is one of the four Liquid references including filter, objects, basics and tags. Filters are simple methods that modify the output of numbers, strings, variables, and objects. Filters are placed between an output tag and are denoted by a pipe character.
What is file URL
URL filters generate links to assets Shopify’s Content Delivery Network. Links for filtering collections and blogs are also created using this filters. Besides, in many URL filter links, you will see a question mark with a number followed the asset’s file path. For example:
How to Get File URL in Shopify
The URL of a file is returned in the admin’s files page by File URL.
Input
{{ 'size-chart.pdf' | file_url }}
Output
//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0087/0462/files/size-chart.pdf?28261
Conclusion
The file_url filter in Shopify’s Liquid lets you retrieve file URLs quickly, enhancing content management and store functionality. By using this simple technique, you can improve organization and user experience, which can boost performance.
