A long domain name included on the count of characters bad for SEO as well?
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Re: Are long URLs bad for SEO?
Does a long domain name included on the count of characters bad for SEO as well?Here is an example : "https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/kessler-team-tests-regenerative-approach-preventing-osteoarthritis-after-knee-injury". This over 35 characters, however, does it begin after or before the domain name?
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@cesaromar1973
Unless your domain is 1000 characters it will not actually hurt google
or be bad for SEO technically.the problem is if you're already getting links & traffic you probably should not change them unless they go over Google's maximum do you think it's something absurd?
"John Mueller of Google: URL Length Is Not A Ranking Factor"
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-url-length-seo-28952.htmlWhat Is the Maximum Length of a URL? Technically speaking, your URL should never be longer than 2,000 characters. Any longer than this and Internet Explorer won't be able to load your page.
And make new URLs do not add as many subfolders to the domain name unless you're going to change it is what it is if you want to migrate because if you're saying that you need a lot more good reasons.
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