veridiam.com
Comparing v8 vs v9
Mar 30, 2026 → Mar 30, 2026
19
/ 100
→
+3453
/ 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
0/10
MISSING
9/10
STRONG
+9
3
Q&A Content Format
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
4
Clean, Crawlable HTML
0/10
MISSING
7/10
GOOD
+7
5
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
8/10
STRONG
+7
6
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
2/10
POOR
5/10
PARTIAL
+3
7
Comprehensive FAQ Section
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
8
Original Data & Expert Analysis
0/10
MISSING
3/10
WEAK
+3
9
Internal Linking Structure
0/10
MISSING
10/10
STRONG
+10
10
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
0/10
MISSING
5/10
PARTIAL
+5
11
Content Freshness Signals
0/10
MISSING
7/10
GOOD
+7
12
Sitemap Completeness
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
13
RSS/Atom Feed
0/10
MISSING
10/10
STRONG
+10
14
Table & List Extractability
0/10
MISSING
3/10
WEAK
+3
15
Definition Patterns
0/10
MISSING
7/10
GOOD
+7
16
Direct Answer Paragraphs
0/10
MISSING
4/10
PARTIAL
+4
17
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
18
Author & Expert Schema
0/10
MISSING
9/10
STRONG
+9
19
Fact & Data Density
0/10
MISSING
8/10
STRONG
+8
20
Canonical URL Strategy
0/10
MISSING
10/10
STRONG
+10
21
Content Publishing Velocity
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
22
Schema Coverage & Depth
0/10
MISSING
10/10
STRONG
+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
5/10
PARTIAL
7/10
GOOD
+2
26
Visible Date Signal
0/10
MISSING
8/10
STRONG
+8
27
Topic Coherence
5/10
PARTIAL
10/10
STRONG
+5
28
Content Depth
3/10
WEAK
0/10
MISSING
-3
29
Helpful Purpose Alignment
0/10
MISSING
5/10
PARTIAL
+5
30
First-Hand Experience Signals
0/10
MISSING
2/10
POOR
+2
31
Creator Transparency
0/10
MISSING
8/10
STRONG
+8
32
Methodology Transparency
0/10
MISSING
2/10
POOR
+2
33
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
0/10
MISSING
3/10
WEAK
+3
34
Answer-First Placement
0/10
MISSING
8/10
STRONG
+8
35
Evidence Packaging
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
36
Entity Disambiguation
0/10
MISSING
3/10
WEAK
+3
37
Extraction Friction Score
2/10
POOR
3/10
WEAK
+1
38
Image Context for AI
5/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
-1
39
Duplicate Content Blocks
10/10
STRONG
7/10
GOOD
-3
40
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
5/10
PARTIAL
10/10
STRONG
+5
41
Internationalization Signals
0/10
MISSING
3/10
WEAK
+3
42
Page Speed: Server Response
5/10
PARTIAL
6/10
MODERATE
+1
43
Page Speed: Load Blockers
10/10
STRONG
5/10
PARTIAL
-5
44
Page Speed: Page Size
10/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
-1
45
Answer Capsule Pattern
5/10
PARTIAL
2/10
POOR
-3
46
Entity Density
3/10
WEAK
10/10
STRONG
+7
47
Owned Data Density
0/10
MISSING
4/10
PARTIAL
+4
48
Sentence Atomicity
3/10
WEAK
10/10
STRONG
+7
Opportunities
10
v8
10
v9
Added in v9
+ Package Evidence for AI
+ Build Comprehensive FAQ Section
+ Add Answer Capsule Patterns
+ Improve Question-Answer Alignment
Removed since v8
- Increase Fact & Data Density
- Focus Content on Core Topics
- Increase Entity Density
- Strengthen Entity Authority (NAP)
Findings Summary
Criterion
v8 Findings
v9 Findings
Delta
llms.txt File
2
2
0
Schema.org Structured Data
2
4
+2
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
8
5
-3
Content Freshness Signals
4
4
0
Sitemap Completeness
2
2
0
RSS/Atom Feed
2
3
+1
Table & List Extractability
4
5
+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
2
4
+2
Content Publishing Velocity
2
2
0
Schema Coverage & Depth
2
5
+3
Speakable Schema
2
2
0
Query-Answer Alignment
2
2
0
Content Cannibalization
2
2
0
Visible Date Signal
2
3
+1
Topic Coherence
2
3
+1
Content Depth
2
3
+1
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
2
3
+1
Answer-First Placement
3
3
0
Evidence Packaging
3
3
0
Entity Disambiguation
3
3
0
Extraction Friction Score
2
3
+1
Image Context for AI
2
3
+1
Duplicate Content Blocks
2
3
+1
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
2
2
0
Internationalization Signals
2
2
0
Page Speed: Server Response
2
2
0
Page Speed: Load Blockers
2
2
0
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