Score Calculator

Overview

Score Calculator controls how Airygen SEO measures on-page content quality. It lets you tune rule weights, choose which post types use the score system, and bulk recalculate scores after rule changes.

Admin path: Airygen SEO -> Settings -> Score Calculator

This module is useful when your team wants the scoring system to better match its writing standards, content model, or workflow priorities.

Settings

The page is divided into Settings, Rule Weights, and Custom Rules.

Settings tab

• Recalculate runs a bulk score refresh for existing posts.
• The recalculation area shows progress by post type, including processed totals and the current item when available.
• The screen explains that bulk recalculation uses saved database content, so results can differ slightly from unsaved editor content.
• Post types to include decides which post types can use Score Calculator.

Rule Weights tab

• Base rules contains the core factors used in the content score.
• Sitewide contains optional bonus-style rules when they are available.
• Each rule card shows the current point value and the default point value.
• Each rule uses a slider so you can increase or decrease its weight.
• Some rule cards are marked Requires focus keyphrase.
• The ? popover explains each rule’s meaning, how to improve it, and its SEO impact.

Custom Rules tab

• Custom Rules exposes advanced numeric fields for rules that support deeper tuning.
• Each field includes help text and shows the default value.
• When a custom value matches the default, the module treats that rule as using the baseline again.

Editor Panel

In the block editor, the score panel shows how the current post is performing right now.

• Overall shows the current score visually.
• Recalculate refreshes the score for the current post.
• The panel shows how many things to improve remain.
• Show tips reveals per-rule explanations and improvement guidance.
• The editor score can reflect current editor content and browser-based snippet measurement, so it may differ slightly from bulk recalculation until the post is saved.

How to Use

1. Open Airygen SEO -> Settings -> Score Calculator.
2. In Rule Weights, review the Base rules first and decide which signals should matter more or less for your team.
3. Adjust rule sliders one by one instead of changing everything at once.
4. Open the ? popovers whenever you need help understanding a rule before changing its weight.
5. If your site needs deeper tuning, open Custom Rules and adjust only the advanced numeric fields you clearly understand.
6. Open the Settings tab and confirm that the correct Post types to include are selected.
7. Click Recalculate after changing rule weights and wait for the bulk progress area to move through each post type.
8. Open an individual post in the editor and compare the live score panel with the updated rule behavior after saving.

Check these items after saving:

• The selected post types match the content types you want scored.
• Recalculation finishes without leaving progress stuck.
• The editor panel score makes sense after the post is saved.
• Your custom weights reflect real editorial priorities instead of arbitrary numbers.

SEO Benefits

A useful scoring system helps writers focus on the improvements that matter most for your site. It also makes editorial review more consistent across teams and content types.

User Cases

Editorial teams with custom writing standards

Before: The default score feels too generic for the site’s actual content strategy.

After: Score Calculator lets the team raise or lower the importance of specific rules so the score better reflects internal standards.

Agencies managing different site types

Before: A single default score model does not fit blogs, landing pages, and niche content equally well.

After: The agency can tune rule weights, choose post types carefully, and recalculate scores so each site has a more appropriate scoring baseline.

FAQ

Why can the editor score differ from the bulk recalculated score?

The editor panel can reflect current editor content and browser-based snippet measurement, while bulk recalculation uses saved database content.

Do I need to change every rule weight?

No. Start with the few rules that clearly matter most to your workflow and leave the rest at their defaults unless you have a good reason to change them.

When should I use Custom Rules?

Use them only when the normal rule sliders are not enough and you understand the effect of the advanced numeric settings you are changing.