{"id":111298,"date":"2019-07-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avada.io\/blog\/how-to-get-file-url-in-shopify\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:28:35","slug":"how-to-get-file-url-in-shopify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avada.io\/blog\/how-to-get-file-url-in-shopify\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid file_url: How to Get File URL in Shopify"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Accessing 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\u2019ll break down the steps so you can quickly and effortlessly get file URLs for your store.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive in!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table of content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-liquid\">What is Liquid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-file-url\">What is file URL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-get-file-url-in-shopify\">How to Get File URL in Shopify<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-liquid\">What is Liquid<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-file-url\">What is file URL<\/h2>\n<p>URL filters generate links to assets Shopify\u2019s 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\u2019s file path. For example:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-get-file-url-in-shopify\">How to Get File URL in Shopify<\/h2>\n<p>The URL of a file is returned in the admin\u2019s files page by File URL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Input<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"language-plaintext highlighter-rouge\">\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<pre class=\"highlight\"><code>\n{{ 'size-chart.pdf' | file_url }}\n\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"language-plaintext highlighter-rouge\">\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<pre class=\"highlight\"><code>\n\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0087\/0462\/files\/size-chart.pdf?28261\n\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The file_url filter in Shopify\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessing 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\u2019ll break down the steps so you can quickly and effortlessly get file URLs for your store. Let\u2019s dive in! 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