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Checks content length for thin content issues
Rule IDcontent/word-count
CategoryContent
ScopePer-page
Severitywarning
Weight4/10

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Solution

Pages with thin content (under 300 words) often struggle to rank well and are actively deindexed by Google since the June 2025 core update. Add more valuable, relevant content to thin pages—aim for at least 500 words for standard pages and 1000+ for in-depth articles. If a page can’t be fleshed out, voluntarily noindex it or consolidate it into a more comprehensive resource. Trimming thin pages from your index is better than leaving low-value content for Google to penalize.

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Options

This rule supports the following configuration options:
OptionTypeDefaultDescription
min_wordsunknownundefinedMinimum word count
warn_thresholdunknownundefinedWord count for optimal content

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Configuration Example

squirrel.toml
[rules."content/word-count"]
min_words = undefined
warn_threshold = undefined

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["content/word-count"]

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Disable all Content rules

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["content/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["content/word-count"]
disable = ["*"]