lightningreach.org
Comparing v7 vs v8
Mar 30, 2026 → Mar 31, 2026
50
/ 100
→
-743
/ 100
#
Criterion
v7
Status
v8
Status
Delta
1
llms.txt File
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
2
Schema.org Structured Data
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
3
Q&A Content Format
6/10
MODERATE
4/10
PARTIAL
-2
4
Clean, Crawlable HTML
9/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
0
5
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
6
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
7
Comprehensive FAQ Section
9/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
0
8
Original Data & Expert Analysis
8/10
STRONG
6/10
MODERATE
-2
9
Internal Linking Structure
6/10
MODERATE
6/10
MODERATE
0
10
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
6/10
MODERATE
6/10
MODERATE
0
11
Content Freshness Signals
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
12
Sitemap Completeness
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
13
RSS/Atom Feed
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
14
Table & List Extractability
9/10
STRONG
3/10
WEAK
-6
15
Definition Patterns
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
16
Direct Answer Paragraphs
4/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
0
17
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
18
Author & Expert Schema
2/10
POOR
5/10
PARTIAL
+3
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
3/10
WEAK
10/10
STRONG
+7
22
Schema Coverage & Depth
4/10
PARTIAL
9/10
STRONG
+5
23
Speakable Schema
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
24
Query-Answer Alignment
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
25
Content Cannibalization
9/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
+1
26
Visible Date Signal
0/10
MISSING
3/10
WEAK
+3
27
Topic Coherence
6/10
MODERATE
7/10
GOOD
+1
28
Content Depth
8/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-8
29
Helpful Purpose Alignment
6/10
MODERATE
4/10
PARTIAL
-2
30
First-Hand Experience Signals
3/10
WEAK
2/10
POOR
-1
31
Creator Transparency
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
32
Methodology Transparency
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
33
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
34
Answer-First Placement
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
35
Evidence Packaging
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
36
Entity Disambiguation
2/10
POOR
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
-1
37
Extraction Friction Score
6/10
MODERATE
5/10
PARTIAL
-1
38
Image Context for AI
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
0
39
Duplicate Content Blocks
5/10
PARTIAL
10/10
STRONG
+5
40
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
7/10
GOOD
10/10
STRONG
+3
41
Internationalization Signals
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
42
Page Speed: Server Response
4/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
+1
43
Page Speed: Load Blockers
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
44
Page Speed: Page Size
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
45
Answer Capsule Pattern
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
46
Entity Density
10/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
-2
47
Owned Data Density
6/10
MODERATE
0/10
MISSING
-6
48
Sentence Atomicity
6/10
MODERATE
4/10
PARTIAL
-2
Opportunities
10
v7
10
v8
Added in v8
+ Increase Content Depth
+ Add Original Data & Case Studies
+ Add Structured Tables & Lists
+ Add Owned Data Signals
Removed since v7
- Fix Duplicate Content Blocks
- Add Content Freshness Signals
- Add Entity Disambiguation
- Add Schema.org Structured Data
Findings Summary
Criterion
v7 Findings
v8 Findings
Delta
llms.txt File
2
2
0
Schema.org Structured Data
2
2
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
4
4
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
2
2
0
Table & List Extractability
7
5
-2
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
3
2
-1
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
2
3
+1
Topic Coherence
4
4
0
Content Depth
3
3
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
4
+1
Entity Disambiguation
3
3
0
Extraction Friction Score
3
3
0
Image Context for AI
3
3
0
Duplicate Content Blocks
5
2
-3
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
2
2
0
Internationalization Signals
4
4
0
Page Speed: Server Response
2
2
0
Page Speed: Load Blockers
3
3
0
Page Speed: Page Size
4
4
0
Answer Capsule Pattern
2
2
0
Entity Density
2
2
0
Owned Data Density
2
2
0
Sentence Atomicity
2
2
0