Readability Signals Check
Measure sentence length within qualifying prose blocks, preserving paragraph boundaries and excluding navigation, bylines, controls, and card labels.
Check your websiteWhy this check matters
Shorter, direct sentences usually make product and instructional content easier to understand. The metric is a signal, not a judgment of voice or subject complexity.
Passing evidence
Run the audit to collect evidence about your website. Review each finding against the current page. Fix confirmed problems while preserving existing behavior.Common failing evidence
A single sentence continues across many clauses, qualifications, and unrelated ideas without giving the reader a useful pause or clear hierarchy.Possible false positives
- Legal, academic, and technical material may require longer sentences.
- Fewer than 20 words of qualifying prose produces an unmeasured result, excluded from scoring; this is not a failure.
How to fix it safely
- Give each sentence one primary job.
- Replace unnecessary clauses with bullets or separate sentences.
- Define specialized terms close to where they appear.
How to verify the fix
- Read the copy aloud and note where meaning becomes difficult to retain.
- Test representative sections with someone unfamiliar with the product.
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