meta keyword 40 character limit?

Hi all,

We are using MODx 9.6.3 and one of our sites has need for long metatag keywords. MODx is limiting the number of characters to 40 and its causing a bit of a headache.

Does anyone know of a solution?

Thanks

Peter

You could instead use an alternative approach to managing keywords: Create a template variable called keywords and include

in your template.

We’ve already filled up about 200 keywords on the internal system so it will be a bit of a slog to convert them all to a TV. Is there any other way do you think?

You should be able to alter the site_keywords table to give the keyword field more room; it’s set at varchar(40). I don’t think that just enlarging the field will bother the existing entries, but you should back it up first just in case of course.

Just a quick look and test but I think this will work;

You would have to hack the file
manage_metatags.dynamic.php
in manager actions
It has several places which set the limit to 40, do a search and replace to your new figure (5 I think).

But you will also need to change the length of the field in the database using PHPAdmin.

Mark

thanks for the replies

I’ll give them a whirl on a test site tonight. I’ll post back the result.

I managed to get hold of one of our MODx website development team off website building and having a look at the problem and he’s solved it. As far as I can make out he made a change or two to the the MySQL table only and it worked. No FTP, no MODx hacking ... thank god. As far as I understand he made alterations to the "keyword" field in the "modx_site_keywords" table. If anyone needs this info I’ll get the full details and pass them on.