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Use when generating URL slugs from article titles, auditing URL structures for unnecessary depth or length, or reviewing URL patterns in a CMS or router configuration.

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# Keep URLs concise

While Google has no strict URL length limit beyond technical constraints, long URLs with deep nesting, excessive parameters, or redundant words are harder for users to read, copy, and share. Google's John Mueller has confirmed that shorter, cleaner URLs are easier to understand and may perform slightly better in search.

## Quick Reference

- Keep URL paths under 100 characters; Google recommends short, descriptive URLs without unnecessary parameters
- Remove stop words (`the`, `a`, `of`, `in`) from slugs — `/guide-css-grid` is better than `/a-guide-to-css-grid`
- Deeply nested paths (`/blog/2024/03/category/subcategory/post-title`) are harder to share and signal distance from the root

## Check

For each page URL, extract the path component (excluding domain and query string). Flag: (1) Path length over 100 characters. (2) More than 4 path segments (e.g., `/a/b/c/d/e` has 5 segments). (3) Common stop words in slugs (`the`, `a`, `an`, `of`, `in`, `at`, `to`, `for`, `with`). (4) Dates in URL paths for evergreen content (e.g., `/blog/2024/03/css-guide`). (5) Session IDs, tracking parameters, or other dynamic values in paths.