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Comparing v8 vs v9
Mar 31, 2026 → Mar 31, 2026
46
/ 100
→
-2719
/ 100
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Criterion
v8
Status
v9
Status
Delta
1
llms.txt File
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
2
Schema.org Structured Data
10/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-10
3
Q&A Content Format
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
4
Clean, Crawlable HTML
5/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-5
5
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
6/10
MODERATE
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
-5
6
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
5/10
PARTIAL
2/10
POOR
-3
7
Comprehensive FAQ Section
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
8
Original Data & Expert Analysis
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
9
Internal Linking Structure
9/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-9
10
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
6/10
MODERATE
0/10
MISSING
-6
11
Content Freshness Signals
7/10
GOOD
0/10
MISSING
-7
12
Sitemap Completeness
10/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-10
13
RSS/Atom Feed
10/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-10
14
Table & List Extractability
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
15
Definition Patterns
7/10
GOOD
0/10
MISSING
-7
16
Direct Answer Paragraphs
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
17
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
18
Author & Expert Schema
9/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-9
19
Fact & Data Density
8/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-8
20
Canonical URL Strategy
10/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-10
21
Content Publishing Velocity
2/10
POOR
0/10
MISSING
-2
22
Schema Coverage & Depth
10/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-10
23
Speakable Schema
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
24
Query-Answer Alignment
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
25
Content Cannibalization
9/10
STRONG
5/10
PARTIAL
-4
26
Visible Date Signal
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
27
Topic Coherence
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
28
Content Depth
5/10
PARTIAL
3/10
WEAK
-2
29
Helpful Purpose Alignment
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
30
First-Hand Experience Signals
2/10
POOR
0/10
MISSING
-2
31
Creator Transparency
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
32
Methodology Transparency
2/10
POOR
0/10
MISSING
-2
33
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
34
Answer-First Placement
6/10
MODERATE
0/10
MISSING
-6
35
Evidence Packaging
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
36
Entity Disambiguation
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
0/10
MISSING
-1
37
Extraction Friction Score
4/10
PARTIAL
2/10
POOR
-2
38
Image Context for AI
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
5/10
PARTIAL
+4
39
Duplicate Content Blocks
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
40
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
10/10
STRONG
5/10
PARTIAL
-5
41
Internationalization Signals
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
42
Page Speed: Server Response
5/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
-1
43
Page Speed: Load Blockers
2/10
POOR
10/10
STRONG
+8
44
Page Speed: Page Size
6/10
MODERATE
10/10
STRONG
+4
45
Answer Capsule Pattern
6/10
MODERATE
5/10
PARTIAL
-1
46
Entity Density
10/10
STRONG
3/10
WEAK
-7
47
Owned Data Density
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
48
Sentence Atomicity
4/10
PARTIAL
3/10
WEAK
-1
Opportunities
10
v8
10
v9
Added in v9
+ Increase Fact & Data Density
+ Increase Entity Density
+ Improve Citation-Ready Writing
+ Strengthen Entity Authority (NAP)
Removed since v8
- Package Evidence for AI
- Build Comprehensive FAQ Section
- Add Owned Data Signals
- Add Entity Disambiguation
Findings Summary
Criterion
v8 Findings
v9 Findings
Delta
llms.txt File
2
2
0
Schema.org Structured Data
5
2
-3
Q&A Content Format
3
3
0
Clean, Crawlable HTML
5
5
0
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
3
3
0
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
2
2
0
Comprehensive FAQ Section
3
3
0
Original Data & Expert Analysis
4
4
0
Internal Linking Structure
5
5
0
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
6
8
+2
Content Freshness Signals
4
4
0
Sitemap Completeness
4
2
-2
RSS/Atom Feed
3
2
-1
Table & List Extractability
5
4
-1
Definition Patterns
4
4
0
Direct Answer Paragraphs
3
3
0
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
4
4
0
Author & Expert Schema
5
5
0
Fact & Data Density
4
4
0
Canonical URL Strategy
4
2
-2
Content Publishing Velocity
3
2
-1
Schema Coverage & Depth
5
2
-3
Speakable Schema
2
2
0
Query-Answer Alignment
2
2
0
Content Cannibalization
2
2
0
Visible Date Signal
3
2
-1
Topic Coherence
4
2
-2
Content Depth
2
2
0
Helpful Purpose Alignment
2
2
0
First-Hand Experience Signals
2
2
0
Creator Transparency
2
2
0
Methodology Transparency
2
2
0
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
3
2
-1
Answer-First Placement
3
3
0
Evidence Packaging
3
3
0
Entity Disambiguation
3
3
0
Extraction Friction Score
3
2
-1
Image Context for AI
3
2
-1
Duplicate Content Blocks
2
2
0
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
2
2
0
Internationalization Signals
2
2
0
Page Speed: Server Response
3
3
0
Page Speed: Load Blockers
4
2
-2
Page Speed: Page Size
2
2
0
Answer Capsule Pattern
2
2
0
Entity Density
2
2
0
Owned Data Density
2
2
0
Sentence Atomicity
2
2
0