diff --git a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
index c8281f19..71a2300d 100644
--- a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
+++ b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fields:
   name: title
   label: Title
   description: Appears as the "headline" of the post itself, as well as the title
-    of post's card. Fewer than 60 characters recommended to avoid truncation.
+    of post's card. Max length 3 lines (approx 60 characters) before truncating.
   config:
     min: 1
     max: 65
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ fields:
     characters) before truncating.
 - type: datetime
   name: date
-  label: date
+  label: Date
+  description: For blog posts and news/other links, use date of publication. For events,
+    use the date of the event itself.
 - type: text
   name: permalink
   label: Permalink