Hello,
Thank you for reaching out with your concern about limiting the meta description automatically to 160 characters when using the %excerpt% variable.
To automatically limit the meta description to 160 characters when using the %excerpt% variable in Rank Math, you can follow these steps:
- Go to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Rank Math > Titles & Meta.
- In the Single Post Description section for posts or Single Page Description section for pages, select the %excerpt_only% variable.
- To ensure the meta description is limited to 160 characters, you can manually adjust the length of the excerpt in your post editor to meet this requirement.
By setting the %excerpt_only% variable, Rank Math will strictly use the Post Excerpt you set for the post. If you do not set a Post Excerpt, Rank Math will not generate one from your content.
If you encounter any issues or need further assistance, please feel free to reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you promptly.
Kind regards
Sources:
What is the Ideal Meta Description Length? » Rank Math
Score 100/100 With Rank Math Post Tests » Rank Math
Advanced Tab in Rank Math SEO’s Meta Box
How to Set Product Meta Description Using Rank Math » Rank Math
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