Audit rules
Word Count
Editorial: the visible text has fewer than 500 words (legacy threshold). Word count is not a ranking factor. In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has info severity and counts against the score. Below are the exact condition, its exceptions and the sources behind it, followed by the other rules of the same group.
editorial.word_countInfo01 — Definition
How This Rule Is Checked
The rule is a pure function of the fetched page: no extra requests, no account settings. The same input always gives the same result.
Rule Severity and Score
- Rule id
editorial.word_count- Group
- Editorial
- Severity of a failure
- Info
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
- Replaces the check
words_count
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- Fewer than 500 words (legacy threshold) → fail (info), labelled editorial
- Exceptions
- —
Sources and Project Decision
- Sources
- Creating Helpful, Reliable, People-First Content (Google Search Central, Q41)
- Project decision
- Threshold inherited from 66audit.
02 — Editorial
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- Plain Text Email Addresseseditorial.emails
- SEO Friendly URLeditorial.friendly_url
- Text to HTML Ratioeditorial.text_to_html_ratio
- Most Used Wordseditorial.words_used