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How to fix: Paragraphs 40-80 words (no >120)
Why this matters
LLMs process and extract content in chunks. Paragraphs over 120 words reduce clean-extraction probability; paragraphs under 20 words lack enough context to be useful citations. 40-80 words is the sweet spot for one-idea-per-paragraph structure.
Background
LLMs process and extract content in chunks. Paragraphs over 120 words reduce clean-extraction probability; paragraphs under 20 words lack enough context to be useful citations. 40-80 words is the sweet spot.
References
LLM chunk-extraction analysis · Inverted pyramid pattern
How to fix
Code snippet for each stack we cover. Pick the one matching your server / framework.
nginx
No server config — content edit.
apache
Same.
cloudflare
Same.
wordpress
Use a readability plugin (Yoast / RankMath). Target 40-80 word paragraphs. Break long ones at logical topic boundaries.
flask
Same — content audit at template/CMS level.
express
Same.
rails
Same.
Verify it's working
Count words per paragraph. Average should be 40-80; no paragraph should exceed 120.
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