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Meta description too long

Search engines cut long descriptions with an ellipsis, hiding the end of your message.

What it is

This check flags meta descriptions longer than roughly 160 characters.

Why it matters for SEO

A truncated description can drop your call to action and reduce click-through from the results page.

Example

<meta name='description' content='A very long description that keeps going well past the visible limit and gets cut off before the important part...'>

How to fix

  1. Trim to about 140-160 characters.
  2. Front-load the key message and call to action.
  3. Remove repetition and filler.
  4. Re-crawl to confirm descriptions fit.

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