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    • BuyMachineryNow
      BuyMachineryNow last edited by

      I have a simple question.  How many characters can a URL be before Moz flags it as too long?

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      • dMaLasp
        dMaLasp last edited by

        Hi,

        75 characters.

        “Choose shorter, human-readable URLs with descriptive keywords. We recommend keeping URLs under 75 characters. When possible, place content on the same subdomain to preserve authority. _Optimal format: http://www.example.com/category-keyword/subcategory-keyword/primary-keyword.html.”_

        Kind regards

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        • BuyMachineryNow
          BuyMachineryNow @dMaLasp last edited by

          Thx

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          • BuyMachineryNow
            BuyMachineryNow last edited by

            Just to clarify, is "http://" included in the character count?

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            • dMaLasp
              dMaLasp @BuyMachineryNow last edited by

              Yes, the 75 characters length recommendation includes the http://

              Regards.

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