Table Locations

Locations let you control exactly where each table appears on your storefront by matching tables to placement points on your product pages.

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What are Locations?

A location is a numbered slot (1 through 8) that connects a table you create in the TableFlow admin to a specific spot on your storefront. Think of it like a channel number — the table is assigned to a channel, and the storefront block is tuned to that channel. When the numbers match, the table appears.

Every location has two sides:

• Table side — In the TableFlow admin, when you create or edit a table, you check which location numbers (1–8) the table should appear in.
• Storefront side — In the Shopify Theme Customizer, each TableFlow block has a "Table location" setting where you select a single location number (1–8).

A table only appears on your storefront when both sides match — the table has that location checked and the block is set to the same location number.

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Setting Up Locations

Step 1: Assign a Location to Your Table

1. Open the TableFlow admin and create or edit a table
2. Scroll to the "Table locations" section
3. Check the location numbers where you want this table to appear

Step 2: Set the Location on Your Storefront Block

1. Go to Shopify Admin → Online Store → Customize
2. Navigate to your product page template
3. Add or select a "TableFlow - Specification" block
4. In the block settings, set the "Table location" dropdown to match your table's location number

Result

The table now appears wherever you placed the block. Only tables with a matching location number will display in that block.

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Common Use Cases

Single table on a product page

This is the simplest setup. Create a table and leave Location 1 checked (the default). Add one TableFlow block to your product page and leave it on Location 1. The table appears automatically — no extra configuration needed.

Two tables in different positions

If you want a specs table above the product description and a sizing chart below it:

1. Create the specs table and check Location 1 only
2. Create the sizing chart and check Location 2 only
3. In the Theme Customizer, add two TableFlow blocks:
   • First block set to Location 1 — drag it above the description
   • Second block set to Location 2 — drag it below the description

Each block only shows its matching table.

Same table in multiple spots

To show the same table in two different positions on the page:

1. Create the table and check both Location 1 and Location 3
2. Add a TableFlow block at the first position and set it to Location 1
3. Add another TableFlow block at the second position and set it to Location 3

The same table renders in both spots.

Organizing tables by type

If you have different table types (e.g., specification tables and sizing charts):

1. Assign all specification tables to Location 1
2. Assign all sizing charts to Location 2
3. Set the block for specs to Location 1
4. Set the block for sizing charts to Location 2

Each block displays only its relevant tables.

Preparing tables without publishing

To build tables without showing them on your storefront:

1. Create the table and check only Location 5 (or any unused location)
2. Since no block on your storefront is set to Location 5, the table stays hidden
3. When ready, either change the table to Location 1 or add a new block set to Location 5

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Tips

• Location numbers are just IDs — Location 1 doesn't mean "first position on the page." The position is determined by where you place the block in the Theme Customizer.
• A table can belong to multiple locations — Check as many locations as you need when a table should appear in more than one spot.
• You only need one location for most stores — If you have a single table per product, the defaults (Location 1 on both sides) work without any changes.
• Unused locations are safe — If a table is assigned to a location that has no matching block, nothing happens. The table simply won't appear.