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Comparing v4 vs v5
Mar 17, 2026 → Mar 23, 2026
44
/ 100
→
+145
/ 100
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Criterion
v4
Status
v5
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
9/10
STRONG
3/10
WEAK
-6
4
Clean, Crawlable HTML
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
5
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
0
6
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
7
Comprehensive FAQ Section
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
8
Original Data & Expert Analysis
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
9
Internal Linking Structure
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
10
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
11
Content Freshness Signals
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
12
Sitemap Completeness
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
13
RSS/Atom Feed
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
14
Table & List Extractability
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
15
Definition Patterns
7/10
GOOD
7/10
GOOD
0
16
Direct Answer Paragraphs
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
17
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
18
Author & Expert Schema
4/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
0
19
Fact & Data Density
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
20
Canonical URL Strategy
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
21
Content Publishing Velocity
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
22
Schema Coverage & Depth
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
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
5/10
PARTIAL
7/10
GOOD
+2
26
Visible Date Signal
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
27
Topic Coherence
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
28
Content Depth
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
29
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
6/10
MODERATE
8/10
STRONG
+2
30
Helpful Purpose Alignment
--
N/A
6/10
MODERATE
+6
31
Answer-First Placement
5/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
0
32
First-Hand Experience Signals
--
N/A
3/10
WEAK
+3
33
Evidence Packaging
2/10
POOR
3/10
WEAK
+1
34
Creator Transparency
--
N/A
8/10
STRONG
+8
35
Entity Disambiguation
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
0
36
Methodology Transparency
--
N/A
2/10
POOR
+2
37
Extraction Friction Score
2/10
POOR
4/10
PARTIAL
+2
38
Image Context for AI
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
39
Duplicate Content Blocks
--
N/A
9/10
STRONG
+9
40
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
--
N/A
10/10
STRONG
+10
Opportunities
10
v4
10
v5
Added in v5
+ Restructure Content as Q&A
+ Add Structured Tables & Lists
+ Implement Semantic HTML5
+ Add Entity Disambiguation
Removed since v4
- Add Schema.org Structured Data
- Package Evidence for AI
- Create llms.txt File
- Add Content Licensing & ai.txt
Findings Summary
Criterion
v4 Findings
v5 Findings
Delta
llms.txt File
2
2
0
Schema.org Structured Data
2
2
0
Q&A Content Format
3
4
+1
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
5
5
0
Internal Linking Structure
5
5
0
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
8
8
0
Content Freshness Signals
4
4
0
Sitemap Completeness
4
4
0
RSS/Atom Feed
2
2
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
2
2
0
Content Publishing Velocity
2
2
0
Schema Coverage & Depth
2
2
0
Speakable Schema
2
2
0
Query-Answer Alignment
2
2
0
Content Cannibalization
4
4
0
Visible Date Signal
2
2
0
Topic Coherence
4
4
0
Content Depth
3
3
0
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
4
4
0
Helpful Purpose Alignment
--
2
--
Answer-First Placement
3
3
0
First-Hand Experience Signals
--
2
--
Evidence Packaging
3
3
0
Creator Transparency
--
2
--
Entity Disambiguation
3
3
0
Methodology Transparency
--
2
--
Extraction Friction Score
4
3
-1
Image Context for AI
3
3
0
Duplicate Content Blocks
--
2
--
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
--
2
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