Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us with your concern about the URL length affecting your SERP ranking.
Based on the information provided, you are planning to change your URL structure from http://www.yoursite.com/your-post-name/ to http://www.yoursite.com/your-post-name/ due to the current URL length being too long.
Changing your URL structure to include a category like http://www.yoursite.com/your-post-name/ can be beneficial for organizing your content and making it more user-friendly. However, it’s essential to ensure that the new URL structure is concise and relevant to the content of the page.
According to SEO best practices, shorter URLs tend to perform better in search engine rankings. Rank Math recommends keeping the URL length below 75 characters for optimal results. Longer URLs may not directly impact your SERP ranking, but they can affect user experience and click-through rates.
To ensure that your new URL structure http://www.yoursite.com/your-post-name/ is optimized for SEO, make sure to:
- Keep the URL concise and descriptive.
- Include relevant keywords in the URL.
- Avoid unnecessary words or characters that can make the URL lengthy.
By following these guidelines, you can improve the readability and SEO-friendliness of your URLs, which can positively impact your SERP performance.
If you have any further questions or need assistance with optimizing your URL structure, please feel free to ask.
Thank you for your understanding.
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Sources:
Score 100/100 With Rank Math Post Tests » Rank Math
Analyzing Your Site’s SEO with Rank Math’s SEO Analysis Tool
How Long Before You See Results With SEO » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and bringing your concern to our attention.
Please note that the URL length doesn’t affect your SEO. According to Google’s John Mueller on URL length:
“The URL length doesn’t matter. We use URLs as identifiers, it doesn’t matter how long they are. Personally, I try to keep them shorter than 1,000 characters, but that’s just to make monitoring easier. The number of slashes in there also doesn’t matter.”
However, we only suggest using a short URL because it is user-friendly. Otherwise, it doesn’t affect your SEO.
Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
Thank you.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
