Matan · SEO · Structure
URL length (SEO)
Short, readable URLs are easier to paste, cite and remember; very long URLs look like tracking junk.
Pass condition in our engine: The tested URL is 75 characters or fewer.
This SEO check is part of SEO-GEO scoring 2.2.1, last updated 2026-09-18. About 90 percent of the evaluation runs on the HTML we crawl, so you can verify the same pass condition with a free report.
1. Problem description
Session IDs, nested categories and translated slugs stacked together produce 150+ character URLs. They wrap in SERPs, get truncated in chats, and often contain parameters that create duplicates.
2. Most common causes
- Date + category + full title in the permalink.
- Tracking parameters baked into internal links.
- Deep folder copies of the CMS tree (/shop/cat/sub/sub/product/…).
3. How to fix it
- Use a short slug: /topic-keyword, not the entire headline.
- Strip tracking parameters from internal hrefs.
- Flatten needless directories.
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