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title: "Product Descriptions in PrestaShop 1.6"
description: "When adding a product in PrestaShop 1.6, there are fields available to type in a Short description and a Description (long description). Question: How do you know what to type into the short..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/prestashop/product-descriptions/
date: 2014-03-07
modified: 2023-06-08
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Prestashop"]
tags: ["Prestashop 1v.6"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Product Descriptions in PrestaShop 1.6

[![Product Description fields](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/short-and-long-descriptions.jpg)](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/short-and-long-descriptions.jpg)

When [adding a product in PrestaShop 1.6](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/prestashop/add-product/), there are fields available to type in a **Short description** and a **Description** (*long description*).

**Question**:

How do you know what to type into the *short description* and what to type in the *long description*?

**Answer**:

Knowing where **short descriptions** and **long descriptions** are used within your store will help you decide what you want to enter for each of the fields.

In this article, we will review **where** and **how** a product’s short and long descriptions are used within PrestaShop 1.6.

## Where do the product descriptions show?

### Search results (short description)

[![Search results page with short description](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/search-results.jpg)](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/search-results.jpg)

When products are searched for within your PrestaShop 1.6 store, a picture along with a name and description of the product is shown for each search result. The description used in search results is the **Short description** entered for the product.

### Top Sellers (short description – truncated)

[![Top Sellers section with short description](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/top-sellers-description.jpg)](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/top-sellers-description.jpg)

If you use a module in the sidebar of your site, such as **Top Sellers**, the *Short description* of the product is used. In our testing, the short description is truncated – only the **first 70 characters** are shown.

### Product Page (short and long description)

When shoppers reach the page dedicated to a single product, *i.e.* the product’s page, they will see both the **Short description** and the **Long description**.

#### Short description

[![short description on product page](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/short-description-on-product-page.jpg)](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/short-description-on-product-page.jpg)

The **Short description** is very prominent on the product page because it is shown towards the top of the page and next to the product’s image.

#### Long description

[![long description on product page](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/long-description-on-product-page.jpg)](/support/images/stories/edu/ps16/product-descriptions/long-description-on-product-page.jpg)

The **Long description** is shown towards the very bottom of the product page. It’s actually the 2nd to last thing listed on the page, only above product reviews.