# New dedicated fallback options for SEO per model

[date: 2025-02-28T15:25:34.779+01:00]

We’ve been carrying around an issue for quite some time regarding how we manage SEO fallback data. Because the same fields used for internal previews—Title and Image Preview—are also used for SEO fallback data, it’s been causing confusion and often results in less-than-ideal search engine metadata.

To address this, we’re splitting the two settings and creating a dedicated “SEO Fallback” tab!

**What’s new?**  
We’re removing the overlap between “Presentation” fields and “SEO” fields. Now you can explicitly choose which fields feed into your SEO Title, Image, and Description. These are separate from the fields used for internal previews, giving you more granular control over how your content appears in search results.

**Why does it matter?**  
With dedicated SEO fields, you can optimize exactly how content appears on search engines—without affecting the quick, at-a-glance previews in the CMS. This ensures your internal workflow remains clear and uncluttered, while your SEO metadata stays fine-tuned for external audiences.

**How do I enable it?**  
Simply head over to any Model’s settings, locate the new “SEO” tab, and select the fields you want to use for SEO Title, Image, and Description.

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If you want to experiment with [all the new presentation fields](https://www.datocms.com/product-updates/enhanced-previews-quickly-see-what-s-inside-your-blocks-and-links.md) available, explore the head over the Presentation Tab!

###### ⚠️ API Changes

We've introduced two new relationships on the [`item_type` entity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type.md): `presentation_title_field` and `presentation_image_field`. These relationships are exclusively used for DatoCMS’s internal interface and preview functionality:

-   `presentation_title_field` supports fields of type: `string`, `date`, `date_time`, `link`, `text`, `structured_text`, `color`, `lat_lon`, `integer`, and `float`.
-   `presentation_image_field` supports fields of type: `file`, `gallery`, `link`, `color`, `date`, `date_time`, and `lat_lon`.
    

At the same time, the existing relationships — `title_field`, `image_preview_field`, and `excerpt_field` — are now dedicated solely to configuring SEO fallback settings. As a result:

-   `title_field` no longer accepts fields of type `date`, `date_time`, `link`, `text`, `structured_text`, or `color`. It now only supports `string` fields.
-   `image_preview_field` no longer accepts fields of type `link` or `color`. It now only supports `file` and `gallery` fields.
    

These changes only refine the accepted field types and do not affect functionality, as the previously accepted field types were already ignored for SEO purposes and if ie. a model had a `date` field set as `title_field` that field is now set as `presentation_title_field`.