Reading the datapoints
How to read and understand the Authority Score datapoints.
Your Authority Score is made up of 39 individual signals called datapoints. Each one measures a specific aspect of how well AI can read and trust your website.
Think of datapoints like a car inspection. The mechanic checks 39 different things: brakes, tires, lights, engine, and so on. Each check gives a pass or fail score. Your overall car condition is the sum of all those checks.
The three pillars
All 39 datapoints are grouped into three pillars. Each pillar measures a different aspect of your website.
Optimize
Checks your technical setup. Can AI crawlers access your site? Is your robots.txt configured correctly? Are your pages crawlable? This pillar is about the foundation: if AI cannot reach your content, nothing else matters.
Manifest
Checks your content structure. Is your HTML clean? Do you use semantic tags? Is your schema markup correct? This pillar is about how well your content is organized so AI can understand it.
Generative
Checks your knowledge signals. Does your site have authority on your topic? Do you have original content? Are you cited by other sources? This pillar is about whether AI trusts you as a source.
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