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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 Subscriber @BuyMachineryNow last edited by

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

Regards.
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BuyMachineryNow last edited by

Just to clarify, is "http://" included in the character count?
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BuyMachineryNow @dMaLasp last edited by

Thx
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dMaLasp Subscriber 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.”

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