[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17296: Link Descriptions Are Truncated Without Notification

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#17296: Link Descriptions Are Truncated Without Notification
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 Reporter:  achmafooma              |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General                 |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |
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Comment (by dd32):

 If changing the database is an option, changing it to a TEXT field would
 be worth it. However, I'd personally lean away from that and bring up
 migrating links to Custom Post Types instead. For something that's had a
 255char limit for over 7 years, I don't see a great requirement or request
 to change that.

 I do like the suggested patch here of simply adding the maxlength HTML
 attribute, at least it prevents people from entering longer strings.

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