Google has back-pedalled on the length of search snippets
Published on May 26, 2018
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According to Yoast, Yoast.com Shorter Meta Descriptions Google has changed the length of the meta descriptions they show in the search results.
They are quoting from Google's Danny Sullivan who stated:
Don't panic! As there is now no fixed length for snippets, just go over your most important articles and reduce the length of your meta descriptions to fit in with the old snippet length of 155 characters. As long as the meta description gives people a good reason to click on your article you'll be fine.
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