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title: "Save the previous title when a product title changes"
description: "When a product's title changes, store the old title in the product metafield custom.previous_title. Useful after bulk edits, imports and AI rewrites, and for search and feed teams who need to know what a product used to be called."
canonical: "https://docs.workflow-trigger-extensions.app/template-save-previous-title"
---

# Save the previous title when a product title changes

When a product's title changes, store the old title in the product metafield custom.previous_title. Useful after bulk edits, imports and AI rewrites, and for search and feed teams who need to know what a product used to be called.

One trigger, built-in Shopify actions only, no other app needed. Nothing in it is specific to a store, so it works as soon as it is imported.

![The workflow in Shopify Flow: Save the previous title when a product title changes](https://cdn-dev.eu.codecreationlabs.cloud/crm-tool/uploads/SjJ78gKLnLlocopCui3Cs62dJbGZ7F1n/d64bfe3834f919ee.png)
*The complete workflow as it looks in Shopify Flow.*

## What it needs

- The app's permission **Product, Variant & Collection Data Access**. See [Permissions and data access](https://docs.workflow-trigger-extensions.app/permissions-and-data-access.md).
- Nothing else: turning the workflow on switches the trigger **Product Title Changed** on in the app.

Install the Workflow Trigger Extensions app and grant Product, Variant & Collection Data Access on its Permissions page. Turning this workflow on switches the trigger on in the app.

## Get the workflow

1. Download the `.flow` file attached at the bottom of this page.
2. In your Shopify admin open **Flow**, click **Import** and choose the file.
3. Check the steps, then click **Turn on workflow**.

The file is an export from Shopify Flow itself. Do not edit it by hand; change the workflow in Flow after importing it.

## How it works

1. **Product Title Changed** carries `oldTitle` and `newTitle`.
2. The **Condition** continues when `oldTitle` is not empty.
3. **Update product metafield** writes `{{ oldTitle }}` to `custom.previous_title` (single line text).

## Make it yours

- Create a metafield definition for `custom.previous_title` under **Settings > Custom data > Products** to see it in the product editor.
- Add a condition on `newTitle` to watch for words you do not want in titles.

> [!NOTE]
> **Good to know**
> Each change overwrites the metafield, so it holds the title directly before the latest change.

## Next steps

- [Product triggers, step by step](https://docs.workflow-trigger-extensions.app/product-trigger-tutorials.md) - every field this trigger sends, with more examples.
- [Workflow templates](https://docs.workflow-trigger-extensions.app/workflow-templates.md) - all templates.
- [Event history and troubleshooting](https://docs.workflow-trigger-extensions.app/event-history-and-troubleshooting.md) - check that the trigger fired.