Column type "String" greater than 256 characters.#476

Expand the column type “String” with an option to store strings greater than 256 characters. This inability to store strings larger than 256 characters is really putting a dent in developing my latest website. Is there some way around this?

Hello, Alan. Thank you for your time. Since this is a feature suggestion page, we will inform our developers about this issue. In the meantime, the best course of action is to contact our support team, who will provide the best possible solution.

Thank you again for your time.

( duplicate of #473 and #482 and related to #403 )