Low impactIndexing & crawl
URL Too Long
URLs over 75 characters are harder to share, get truncated in SERPs, and may hurt CTR.
What it means
URLs longer than ~75 characters or containing many query parameters, hashes, or session IDs.
Why it matters
Long URLs get truncated in SERPs, look spammy when shared, and are harder for Google to crawl efficiently.
How to fix it
- Keep URLs short, descriptive, lowercase, and hyphenated.
- Strip session IDs and tracking parameters from canonical URLs.
- 301 redirect old long URLs to the new short forms.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the ideal URL length?
Under 75 characters with 3, 5 words is the sweet spot.