Meta description too long

LowAuto-fixableMeta DataPer-page checkmeta_desc_long

What this means

The meta description is over 160 characters, past the length Google typically truncates.

How to fix it

Trim the description to about 155 characters, keeping the most persuasive part first.

Fix effort

This check is auto-fixable: the change can be written and validated automatically, so CrawlX can open it as a pull request for review.

Authoritative source

https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/snippet

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