The Content Grader app came about after a contracted content provider sent me AI SLOP. It happened at the tail end of the stampede toward “Infinite Content Frenzy.” My SEO firm, Katy SEO Solutions, took a massive hit in Google search performance and still hasn’t recovered.
The money spent on content wasn’t just wasted; it has been devastating to the company’s viability.
Google consistently insists that content be created primarily for people, not to manipulate search engine rankings. How can you evaluate whether you’re creating people-first content? If the submitted page scores a grade of B or higher on average across Content Grader’s sixteen tests, you’re probably on the right track. If it scores below B, read the feedback comments for each failing test category and make the suggested changes.
Using Content Grader
- Click the black button on the left labeled “Click to open Content Grader.”
- If you don’t have an account, enter your first name, email, and password. If you already have an account, sign in to continue.
- There are two ways to begin: 1. Paste the complete page text into the first large box and click the large dark red button at the bottom titled “Grade This Page,” or 2. Load a URL into the bottom box, click “FETCH,” then click the large dark red button at the bottom titled “Grade This Page.”
Grade a page against Google’s helpful-content self-assessment.
Enter your page’s text and get a pass/fail verdict on all 16 questions, each backed by evidence from your own words, plus a weighted score out of 100 and the fixes that move it the most.
Page text
1. Upload a PDF / DOCX / TXT / MD / HTML file.
Or
Fetch a live URL.
Fetch
Main content only (skip nav, header, footer, sidebars)
Pull the page’s readable text into the box above. Turn the toggle off if trust signals, such as the byline or author bio, live outside the article. If the page needs JavaScript to render, paste the text instead.
The user loads one of these:
1. pasted page text
2. an uploaded file
3. a URL.
Pasted text is the most reliable input. Never grade content you could not actually read.
Take two deep breaths, then read the Content Grader verdict.