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critical SITE_NOT_RELATED_TO_AD_TEXT_RE

Site not related to ad text (reason 60)

What this means

The destination website is not topically related to the keyword, ad title, or product being advertised.

Why this happens

Microsoft Merchant Center validates landing-page URLs for crawlability, format, and uniqueness. Common triggers: invalid characters, relative paths, missing protocol, redirect chains, or hostnames that don't resolve.

How to fix it

  1. Test the URL in a private/incognito browser — if it doesn't load instantly, the channel can't load it either.
  2. Confirm protocol is `http://` or `https://`. Most channels prefer HTTPS.
  3. URL-encode special characters (spaces → %20, ampersands → %26).
  4. Eliminate redirect chains — most channels allow max 2 redirects.
  5. Remove user-specific tracking parameters from product URLs.

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