diff --git a/components/ModalContent/NewLinkModal.tsx b/components/ModalContent/NewLinkModal.tsx
index 46c9ffe..756f0e4 100644
--- a/components/ModalContent/NewLinkModal.tsx
+++ b/components/ModalContent/NewLinkModal.tsx
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export default function NewLinkModal({ onClose }: Props) {
                 <TextInput
                   value={link.name}
                   onChange={(e) => setLink({ ...link, name: e.target.value })}
-                  placeholder="e.g. Example Link"
+                  placeholder="Will be auto generated if left empty."
                   className="bg-base-200"
                 />
               </div>
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default function NewLinkModal({ onClose }: Props) {
                   onChange={(e) =>
                     setLink({ ...link, description: e.target.value })
                   }
-                  placeholder="Will be auto generated if nothing is provided."
+                  placeholder="Notes, thoughts, etc."
                   className="resize-none w-full rounded-md p-2 border-neutral-content bg-base-200 focus:border-primary border-solid border outline-none duration-100"
                 />
               </div>
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts b/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts
index 4c42f6c..7f77aeb 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts
@@ -160,12 +160,13 @@ export default async function postLink(
 
   link.collection.name = link.collection.name.trim();
 
-  const description =
-    link.description && link.description !== ""
-      ? link.description
-      : link.url
-        ? await getTitle(link.url)
-        : undefined;
+  const title =
+    !(link.name && link.name !== "") && link.url
+      ? await getTitle(link.url)
+      : "";
+
+  const name =
+    link.name && link.name !== "" ? link.name : link.url ? title : "";
 
   const validatedUrl = link.url ? await validateUrlSize(link.url) : undefined;
 
@@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ export default async function postLink(
   const newLink = await prisma.link.create({
     data: {
       url: link.url?.trim().replace(/\/+$/, "") || null,
-      name: link.name,
-      description,
+      name,
+      description: link.description,
       type: linkType,
       collection: {
         connect: {
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20240525002215_add_default_value_to_link_name/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20240525002215_add_default_value_to_link_name/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b91c845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20240525002215_add_default_value_to_link_name/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "Link" ALTER COLUMN "name" SET DEFAULT '';
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index bd4e982..6bc3200 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ model UsersAndCollections {
 
 model Link {
   id            Int        @id @default(autoincrement())
-  name          String
+  name          String     @default("")
   type          String     @default("url")
   description   String     @default("")
   pinnedBy      User[]
diff --git a/scripts/migration/descriptionToName.js b/scripts/migration/descriptionToName.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16b85cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/migration/descriptionToName.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// [Optional, but recommended]
+
+// We decided that the "name" field should be the auto-generated field instead of the "description" field, so we need to
+// move the data from the "description" field to the "name" field for links that have an empty name.
+
+// This script is meant to be run only once.
+
+const { PrismaClient } = require("@prisma/client");
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient();
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log("Starting...");
+
+  const count = await prisma.link.count({
+    where: {
+      name: "",
+      description: {
+        not: "",
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  console.log(
+    `Applying the changes to ${count} ${
+      count == 1 ? "link" : "links"
+    } in 10 seconds...`
+  );
+
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10000));
+
+  console.log("Applying the changes...");
+
+  const links = await prisma.link.findMany({
+    where: {
+      name: "",
+      description: {
+        not: "",
+      },
+    },
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      description: true,
+    },
+  });
+
+  for (const link of links) {
+    await prisma.link.update({
+      where: {
+        id: link.id,
+      },
+      data: {
+        name: link.description,
+        description: "",
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  console.log("Done!");
+}
+
+main()
+  .catch((e) => {
+    throw e;
+  })
+  .finally(async () => {
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
+  });
+
+// Run the script with `node scripts/migration/descriptionToName.js`