Mesh Score: Your Linking Health in One Number
One number from 0 to 100 that tells you how well your pages are interconnected. Penalties for orphans and deep pages, bonuses for strong link density and coverage.
The Mesh Score distills your entire internal linking quality into a single actionable metric. It penalizes orphan pages that AI crawlers can't discover, pages buried too deep in your hierarchy, and rewards strong link density and topic coverage — giving you one number to track and improve over time.
Four factors, one score
The Mesh Score combines four factors into a single 0–100 grade that captures the health of your internal linking structure.
- Orphan page penalty — pages with zero incoming links
- Depth penalty — pages more than 3 clicks from homepage
- Link density bonus — average links per page
One Number to Track Your Linking Health
Without a single metric, linking quality is subjective. The Mesh Score makes it objective and trackable.
Invisible structural decay
Orphan pages accumulate silently. Navigation depth grows unchecked. You have no way to know if last month's changes helped or hurt your linking quality.
Measurable linking health
One number tells you everything. Track it scan over scan. See it improve as you fix orphans, flatten depth, and strengthen density.
How the Mesh Score Works
A four-factor scoring algorithm that grades your internal linking structure on a 0–100 scale.
1. Analyze Links
Every internal link is mapped. Orphan pages, link density, and click depth are calculated per page.
2. Calculate Penalties
Orphan pages and deep pages receive negative scores. Link density and coverage earn bonuses.
3. Score & Track
The final 0–100 score is stored per scan, so you can track your mesh health over time.
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