hickorytrail.com
Comparing v8 vs v9
Mar 23, 2026 → Mar 30, 2026
67
/ 100
→
-166
/ 100
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Criterion
v8
Status
v9
Status
Delta
1
llms.txt File
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
2
Schema.org Structured Data
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
3
Q&A Content Format
4/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
0
4
Clean, Crawlable HTML
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
5
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
6/10
MODERATE
6/10
MODERATE
0
6
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
7
Comprehensive FAQ Section
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
8
Original Data & Expert Analysis
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
9
Internal Linking Structure
9/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
0
10
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
6/10
MODERATE
6/10
MODERATE
0
11
Content Freshness Signals
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
12
Sitemap Completeness
9/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
0
13
RSS/Atom Feed
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
14
Table & List Extractability
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
15
Definition Patterns
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
16
Direct Answer Paragraphs
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
17
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
18
Author & Expert Schema
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
19
Fact & Data Density
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
20
Canonical URL Strategy
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
21
Content Publishing Velocity
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
22
Schema Coverage & Depth
9/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
0
23
Speakable Schema
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
24
Query-Answer Alignment
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
25
Content Cannibalization
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
26
Visible Date Signal
9/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
0
27
Topic Coherence
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
28
Content Depth
5/10
PARTIAL
6/10
MODERATE
+1
29
Helpful Purpose Alignment
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
30
First-Hand Experience Signals
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
31
Creator Transparency
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
32
Methodology Transparency
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
33
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
6/10
MODERATE
6/10
MODERATE
0
34
Answer-First Placement
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
35
Evidence Packaging
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
0
36
Entity Disambiguation
4/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
0
37
Extraction Friction Score
4/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
0
38
Image Context for AI
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
39
Duplicate Content Blocks
9/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
0
40
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
41
Internationalization Signals
--
N/A
3/10
WEAK
+3
42
Page Speed: Server Response
--
N/A
7/10
GOOD
+7
43
Page Speed: Load Blockers
--
N/A
0/10
MISSING
0
44
Page Speed: Page Size
--
N/A
5/10
PARTIAL
+5
45
Answer Capsule Pattern
--
N/A
4/10
PARTIAL
+4
46
Entity Density
--
N/A
10/10
STRONG
+10
47
Owned Data Density
--
N/A
0/10
MISSING
0
48
Sentence Atomicity
--
N/A
8/10
STRONG
+8
Opportunities
10
v8
10
v9
Added in v9
+ Add Owned Data Signals
+ Add Answer Capsule Patterns
+ Add First-Hand Experience Signals
Removed since v8
- Add Direct Answer Paragraphs
- Add Entity Disambiguation
- Reduce Extraction Friction
Findings Summary
Criterion
v8 Findings
v9 Findings
Delta
llms.txt File
3
3
0
Schema.org Structured Data
5
5
0
Q&A Content Format
4
4
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
6
0
Content Freshness Signals
4
4
0
Sitemap Completeness
4
4
0
RSS/Atom Feed
3
3
0
Table & List Extractability
5
5
0
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
4
0
Content Publishing Velocity
2
2
0
Schema Coverage & Depth
5
5
0
Speakable Schema
2
2
0
Query-Answer Alignment
2
2
0
Content Cannibalization
2
2
0
Visible Date Signal
4
4
0
Topic Coherence
3
3
0
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
4
4
0
Answer-First Placement
3
3
0
Evidence Packaging
3
3
0
Entity Disambiguation
3
3
0
Extraction Friction Score
3
3
0
Image Context for AI
3
3
0
Duplicate Content Blocks
2
2
0
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
2
2
0
Internationalization Signals
--
2
--
Page Speed: Server Response
--
2
--
Page Speed: Load Blockers
--
5
--
Page Speed: Page Size
--
2
--
Answer Capsule Pattern
--
2
--
Entity Density
--
2
--
Owned Data Density
--
2
--
Sentence Atomicity
--
2
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