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How to Use the Content Scorer

Score any page or text for AI recommendation readiness across 9 research-backed categories.

Written by Jason
Updated this week

The Content Scorer analyzes your content to determine how likely AI engines are to recommend it.

It’s based on research from Princeton University and Georgia Tech’s GEO project.


How to Score Content

  1. Go to Content Scorer in the Optimize section.

  2. Choose one of two methods:

    • Score a URL: Paste any page URL and GRRO will fetch and analyze it.

    • Score text: Paste raw text directly.

  3. Click Analyze.

  4. Get a score from 0–100 with a detailed category breakdown.


The 9 Scoring Categories

Category

Weight

Description

Source Citations

18%

Does your content cite external sources? Inline links, “according to” attributions, and reference sections improve ranking. This has the highest impact — 115% visibility boost according to GEO research.

Answer Structure

14%

Does your content answer questions directly in the first 40–60 words? AI engines extract short answer blocks — make sure your content includes them.

Citation Patterns

13%

Uses lists, tables, FAQs, numbered steps, definitions, and statistics — all preferred formats for AI citations.

Entity Density

12%

Number of specific names, brands, places, and numbers per 1,000 words. Ideal range: 5–15 named entities.

Fluency

10%

Focus on clear writing: varied vocabulary, low passive voice, and strong transitions.

Authority

10%

Includes author bylines, publication dates, canonical URLs, and expert quotes.

Structured Data

8%

Use JSON-LD schema markup such as FAQ, Article, or HowTo schema.

Content Clarity

8%

Organized with proper headings (H1, H2s), adequate paragraphing, and 800+ words.

Freshness

7%

Uses dateModified and datePublished fields in schema. Recent updates score higher, especially on Perplexity.


Score Interpretation

  • 85–100: Highly recommendation-ready. AI engines are very likely to cite this.

  • 60–84: Solid but with room for improvement. Review your weakest categories.

  • 40–59: Needs significant improvement. Focus first on low-scoring categories.

  • Below 40: Major restructuring needed. Begin with Source Citations and Answer Structure — they have the highest weighting.


Batch Scoring

Need to analyze multiple pages at once?

Use the Batch Score tab to submit 50–200 URLs simultaneously. GRRO processes them in the background and returns a sortable results table.


Optimization Tips

  • Aim for an 85+ score before publishing any content.

  • Prioritize Source Citations — it has the biggest visibility impact.

  • Re-score pages after updates to track performance improvements.

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