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Fetched meta description exceeds ShipReady's 165-character review threshold

ShipReady measured a decoded meta description longer than 165 characters.

Why it matters

This is a static markup signal that helps review how the page is presented.

How ShipReady detects it

What it inspects

ShipReady reads the first supported description meta pattern in either supported attribute order and HTML-decodes its content.

What triggers a finding

The rule triggers only when a non-empty decoded description is longer than 165 characters.

What the evidence shows

The reported description exceeded ShipReady's conservative character threshold.

Limits of this check

Search engines use rendered width and may rewrite snippets. ShipReady does not prove truncation, ranking impact, click-through performance, or description quality.

How to fix it

Review the deployed markup

Revise the description where needed so its useful information appears early without changing meaning merely to satisfy a count.

How to verify the change

Inspect the deployed HTML

Inspect the deployed description and compare its decoded length with the publishing policy.

Expected: The deployed markup meets the intended page-publishing policy.