Duplicate code is one of the most pungent code smells. A rule that is often used is to re-structure code once it is duplicated in three or more places.
Common duplication problems, and corresponding solutions are:
Complex classes like SilverstripeColumnsPageExtension often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use SilverstripeColumnsPageExtension, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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| 9 | class SilverstripeColumnsPageExtension extends DataExtension  | 
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| 10 | { | 
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| 11 | private static $db = [  | 
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| 12 | 'Summary' => 'HTMLVarchar(255)',  | 
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| 13 | 'DefaultSidebarContent' => 'HTMLText'  | 
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| 14 | ];  | 
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| 16 | private static $has_one = [  | 
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| 17 | 'SummaryImage' => 'Image',  | 
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| 18 | 'SidebarImage' => 'Image'  | 
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| 19 | ];  | 
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| 21 | private static $casting = [  | 
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| 22 | 'MyDefaultSidebarContent' => 'HTMLText',  | 
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| 23 | 'FullWidthContent' => 'HTMLText',  | 
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| 24 | 'SummaryContent' => 'HTMLText'  | 
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| 25 | ];  | 
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| 27 | private static $field_labels = [  | 
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| 28 | 'Summary' => 'Page Summary',  | 
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| 29 | 'DefaultSidebarContent' => 'Sidebar content',  | 
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| 30 | 'SummaryImage' => 'Image for Summaries',  | 
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| 31 | 'SidebarImage' => 'Sidebar Image'  | 
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| 32 | ];  | 
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| 34 | private static $field_labels_right = [  | 
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| 35 | 'Summary' => 'A summary of the page for use on other pages.',  | 
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| 36 | 'DefaultSidebarContent' => 'The sidebar show up to the right of the main content. It is usually for something like DID YOU KNOW? or CONTACT DETAILS.',  | 
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| 37 | 'SummaryImage' => 'Image used to show a link to this page together with the summary of the page provided.',  | 
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| 38 | 'SidebarImage' => 'Image to show up in the sidebar instead of content.'  | 
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| 39 | ];  | 
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| 41 | private static $page_types_that_use_the_default_sidebar = [];  | 
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| 43 | private static $page_types_that_use_the_second_column = [];  | 
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| 45 | public function updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields)  | 
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| 86 | /**  | 
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| 87 | * @return boolean  | 
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| 88 | */  | 
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| 89 | function UseDefaultSideBarContent()  | 
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| 111 | /**  | 
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| 112 | * @return Image | null  | 
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| 113 | */  | 
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| 114 | function MySidebarImage()  | 
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| 137 | /**  | 
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| 138 | *  | 
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| 139 | * @return string (HTML)  | 
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| 140 | */  | 
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| 141 | View Code Duplication | function getMyDefaultSidebarContent()  | 
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| 152 | /**  | 
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| 153 | *  | 
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| 154 | * @return string (HTML)  | 
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| 155 | */  | 
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| 156 | View Code Duplication | function getFullWidthContent()  | 
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| 167 | /**  | 
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| 168 | *  | 
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| 169 | * @return string (HTML)  | 
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| 170 | */  | 
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| 171 | View Code Duplication | function getSummaryContent()  | 
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| 182 | private static $_children_show_in_menu = [];  | 
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| 184 | function ChildrenShowInMenu($root = false)  | 
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| 215 | function MyMenuItems()  | 
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| 241 | function MyMenuItemsParentPage()  | 
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| 254 | function MyMenuItemsParentLink()  | 
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| 263 | function MyMenuItemsMenuLink($id = null)  | 
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| 271 | }  | 
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| 272 | 
You can fix this by adding a namespace to your class:
When choosing a vendor namespace, try to pick something that is not too generic to avoid conflicts with other libraries.