Title: Meta Description limit
Last modified: June 13, 2023

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# Meta Description limit

 *  Resolved [cnlselectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnlselectronics/)
 * (@cnlselectronics)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-limit/)
 * Good afternoon 🙂 
   My site doesnt limit the meta description to 160 anymore, 
   although it used to and i’m sure I found code to add to functions to make this
   limit happen. Since then, we replaced our theme and that code is now gone. I 
   have searched and searched and i can’t find it regardless of search keywords.
   Does anyone have the code to limit this meta description for woocommerce products
   at all? When i check the meta description via google or any SEO tool the description
   is in full. Thank you in advance!Steven

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 *  Plugin Support [Rank Math Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathteam/)
 * (@rankmathteam)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-limit/#post-16831846)
 * Hello [@cnlselectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnlselectronics/),
 * Thank you for contacting Rank Math and bringing your concern to our attention.
 * Please try adding the following filter to limit the meta description character
   to 160, and this will only work for the products.
   `add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/
   description', function( $description ) {if(is_product()){$description = substr(
   $description, 0, 160);}return $description;});
 * Here’s how you can add filters/hooks to your WordPress site:
   [https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/](https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/)
 * Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.
 *  Thread Starter [cnlselectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnlselectronics/)
 * (@cnlselectronics)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-limit/#post-16832862)
 * Thank you for the snippet! I have added it to the site files now. Now the meta
   description for each product page should only show 160 characters to Google is
   that correct? 
   I can see in the RankMath section of editing a product the 160
   suggestion. Its set to automatically use the products short description to be
   the meta description. Which is a lot more than 160 characters. Will this eventually
   alter this and limit it to 160?Thanks
 *  Plugin Support [Rank Math Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmathteam/)
 * (@rankmathteam)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-limit/#post-16840483)
 * Hello [@cnlselectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnlselectronics/),
 * Yes, the limit will be forcefully 160 characters for your products and Google
   should also not show more than 160 characters.
 * Hope that clarifies your doubt.
 * Thank you.

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