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Comparing v7 vs v8
Mar 30, 2026 → Mar 30, 2026
56
/ 100
→
-3719
/ 100
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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
0/10
MISSING
-6
4
Clean, Crawlable HTML
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
5
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
5/10
PARTIAL
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
-4
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
8/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-8
9
Internal Linking Structure
6/10
MODERATE
0/10
MISSING
-6
10
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
11
Content Freshness Signals
2/10
POOR
0/10
MISSING
-2
12
Sitemap Completeness
9/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-9
13
RSS/Atom Feed
6/10
MODERATE
0/10
MISSING
-6
14
Table & List Extractability
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
15
Definition Patterns
9/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-9
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
4/10
PARTIAL
0/10
MISSING
-4
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
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
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
0/10
MISSING
5/10
PARTIAL
+5
25
Content Cannibalization
10/10
STRONG
5/10
PARTIAL
-5
26
Visible Date Signal
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
27
Topic Coherence
10/10
STRONG
5/10
PARTIAL
-5
28
Content Depth
5/10
PARTIAL
3/10
WEAK
-2
29
Helpful Purpose Alignment
6/10
MODERATE
0/10
MISSING
-6
30
First-Hand Experience Signals
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
31
Creator Transparency
2/10
POOR
0/10
MISSING
-2
32
Methodology Transparency
2/10
POOR
0/10
MISSING
-2
33
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
8/10
STRONG
0/10
MISSING
-8
34
Answer-First Placement
7/10
GOOD
0/10
MISSING
-7
35
Evidence Packaging
2/10
POOR
0/10
MISSING
-2
36
Entity Disambiguation
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
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
5/10
PARTIAL
0
43
Page Speed: Load Blockers
2/10
POOR
10/10
STRONG
+8
44
Page Speed: Page Size
7/10
GOOD
10/10
STRONG
+3
45
Answer Capsule Pattern
2/10
POOR
5/10
PARTIAL
+3
46
Entity Density
10/10
STRONG
3/10
WEAK
-7
47
Owned Data Density
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
48
Sentence Atomicity
8/10
STRONG
3/10
WEAK
-5
Opportunities
10
v7
10
v8
Added in v8
+ Add Original Data & Case Studies
+ Increase Fact & Data Density
+ Focus Content on Core Topics
+ Increase Entity Density
+ Restructure Content as Q&A
+ Improve Citation-Ready Writing
+ Strengthen Entity Authority (NAP)
Removed since v7
- Improve Question-Answer Alignment
- Build Comprehensive FAQ Section
- Add Owned Data Signals
- Add Answer Capsule Patterns
- Package Evidence for AI
- Add Entity Disambiguation
- Add Content Freshness Signals
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
3
-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
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
2
2
0
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
2
2
0
Schema Coverage & Depth
2
2
0
Speakable Schema
2
2
0
Query-Answer Alignment
2
2
0
Content Cannibalization
2
2
0
Visible Date Signal
2
2
0
Topic Coherence
3
2
-1
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
2
-2
Answer-First Placement
3
3
0
Evidence Packaging
4
3
-1
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
2
-1
Page Speed: Load Blockers
3
2
-1
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