Metrics & Scoring

Lociator calculates a comprehensive set of metrics after each crawl. The scoring system uses 6 weighted sub-scores to evaluate your site's internal linking health.

Scoring Overview

The overall Architecture Score is a weighted composite:

Architecture Score = 
  depthScore     × 0.25 +
  linkingScore   × 0.20 +
  siloScore      × 0.20 +
  orphanScore    × 0.10 +
  pillarScore    × 0.15 +
  crossSiloScore × 0.10

Each sub-score ranges from 0 to 100.

Architecture Score

The composite score ranges from 0 to 100:

Depth Score (25%)

Measures how flat your site architecture is. A high depth score means most pages are reachable within a few clicks.

• Max depth ≤ 3 → score of 100
• Max depth ≥ 10 → score of 0
• Linear interpolation between these bounds
• Also considers total page count for context

Linking Score (20%)

Evaluates internal link density — the average number of links per page.

• Average ≥ 5 links per page → score of 100
• Average = 0 links per page → score of 0
• Linear interpolation between these bounds

Silo Score (20%)

Measures how evenly content is distributed across depth levels. Higher evenness (pages are spread across depth levels rather than concentrated at one level) indicates better content organization.

Orphan Score (10%)

Penalizes sites with orphan pages (in-degree = 0, depth ≠ 0):

• 0 orphan pages → score of 100
• All pages are orphans → score of 0
• Score = (1 - orphanRatio) × 100

Pillar Score (15%)

Measures the presence of hub/pillar pages — pages that serve as content hubs connecting many related pages.

• A pillar page has: out-degree ≥ 10 AND in-degree ≥ 5
• Target ratio: 1 pillar per 20 pages (up to 5 pillars for max score)
• Sites with adequate pillar pages receive higher scores

Cross-Silo Score (10%)

Evaluates connectivity between different sections (silos) of your site. Silos are identified by the first URL path segment (e.g., /blog/, /products/).

• Ideal: 15–30% of links cross silo boundaries → score of 100
• < 5% cross-silo links → score of 0 (too siloed)
• > 50% cross-silo links → score of 0 (no clear structure)

Basic Metrics

Raw metrics saved after each crawl: