SEO · Operational
Internal Link Discoverability
Important pages should be reachable from navigation. This crawl cannot prove a complete orphan list.
Version seo-v1.0
What is this benchmark?
Internal Link Discoverability
Important pages should be reachable from navigation. This crawl cannot prove a complete orphan list.
Why it matters
Important pages should be reachable from navigation. This crawl cannot prove a complete orphan list.
How SiteGlue evaluates it
First-party sampled HTML crawl with SSRF controls. Evidence is stored per check. Rankings and backlinks are not invented.
- Passing criteria
- Verified evidence meets the benchmark. Partial findings score 2.5 of 5.
- Failing criteria
- Verified evidence shows a blocking issue, such as homepage noindex.
- Not verified
- The crawler or PageSpeed Insights could not verify the check.
- Not applicable
- Rare. Most public sites should be evaluable.
Scoring weight: 5. Evidence: Crawled URLs, headers, markup, or labeled PageSpeed Insights vitals.
Example results
Pass
Link important service, location, about, and contact pages from primary navigation.
Fail
The check failed on crawled evidence, or the report invented a ranking.
Recommended fixes
- Link important service, location, about, and contact pages from primary navigation.
Frequently asked questions
Does this prove a Google ranking?
No. SEO-v1.0 scores crawlability and on-page evidence. Rankings, traffic, and backlinks stay Unable to Verify until a connected integration exists.
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