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I'd like to see an option to edit the restriction on # of characters for meta keywords & descriptions for both categories/products.
The application could ship with the default set at 255, but with the option to change it on a global level.
I'm a thrill seeker, I massage the rules and it's my choice to deal with any fallout.... :) |
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Matt,
Its actually pretty easy to do it right now if you really want. All you have to do is change the validators on the aspx files and then extend the length of the column in the SQL tables and also alter the insert/update SPs to change the length. Thats all it takes.
I guess BV should have had them as varchar(max) and then restricted the length through validators on the pages. But apparently it has the restrictions on the database Table and SPs. |
Thanks,
Satya
support @ bayquel.net
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hey satya....LOL... while I talk a huge game... it's certainly something I'd ask the smarter guys in my corner to do :)
wanted to toss it out as a feature suggestion to see what anybody thought about it. There's definite impact having this as a optional setting and sometimes too much freedom isn't smart longterm thinking. |
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Matt and Satya,
Because the search engine in BV Commerce 5.4 and earlier can look at the meta fields for keywords it was necessary to keep the database columns as short as possible. A varchar(max) column would not be possible and would be an inefficient use of memory/space on the database server.
We are working on a new search engine for BV Commerce 6 and at that point should be able to extend the fields longer. You can make the changes to your store now but you should uncheck searching on the meta fields under Options if you do this or performance will suffer.
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