Extend Meta description beyond 255 character limit

Search engines prefer to display a description in their result pages that include the keywords searched for, to ensure they pick and mix sentences from your meta description rather than random bits from your page it can be helpful to have a longer meta description. This allows for more room to include your keywords.

Changing the field length couldn't be simpler, in the file mysite/code/Page.php add the MetaDescription type as Text.
class Page extends SiteTree { public static $db = array( 'MetaDescription' => 'Text' // Change field to use 'Text' ); }

 

 

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