long titles
Titles over 60 characters get truncated in search results
What it is
crawler.sh flags a page as having a long title when the <title> tag exceeds 60 characters. This is check #3 in the SEO analysis.
Why it matters for SEO
Search engines truncate titles that exceed the display limit (roughly 60 characters, depending on pixel width):
- Truncation - Long titles get cut off with an ellipsis (”…”) in search results, hiding important information.
- Diluted relevance - Stuffing too many keywords into a title can dilute the relevance signal for each keyword.
- User experience - Truncated titles look less polished and can reduce trust and click-through rates.
Why it matters for AEO
AI answer engines extract and display titles when citing sources. An overly long title may be truncated or paraphrased, losing the precise wording you intended. Concise, well-structured titles are more likely to be quoted accurately in AI-generated answers.
How to fix it
Trim titles to 60 characters or fewer while preserving the core message:
| Before (75 chars) | After (55 chars) |
|---|---|
The Complete Guide to Technical SEO Audits for Enterprise Websites in 2024 | Technical SEO Audit Guide for Enterprise Sites |
Guidelines:
- Keep the most important keywords within the first 60 characters
- Move secondary information to the meta description instead
- Use separators (-, |, :) to structure the title efficiently
What crawler.sh reports
In the CLI, long titles appear under the “Titles too long” section of crawler seo output. Each affected URL is listed along with its title. In the desktop app, they appear in the SEO Issues card.
