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Content Decay Detection

Spot declining pages before they tank. Our automated content health monitoring flags pages that are losing clicks and impressions — so you can refresh them before they fall off page one.

6mo ago5mo4mo3mo2moNowGrowingStableDecliningDecliningCrashedContent Decay Detection — 28-day rolling windows
The Data

The Silent Revenue Killer

Content decay is the #1 overlooked threat to organic traffic.

67%

of content starts losing traffic within 12 months

Most pages peak within their first year. Without monitoring, you won't know until the traffic is already gone.

-30%

average traffic lost by month 18

The average page loses nearly a third of its organic traffic by month 18. That's revenue quietly walking out the door.

50%+

of traffic gone before teams notice

Most SEO teams don't spot decay until more than half the traffic has already disappeared. By then, recovery is twice as hard.

The Problem

Without Content Decay Detection...

Declining pages silently drain your organic traffic month after month.

Critical

Discover declines too late

By the time you notice a page dropped, it's already lost 60% of its traffic. Manual checks miss slow decay entirely.

Critical

No systematic monitoring

GSC doesn't flag declining pages. You'd need to manually check hundreds of URLs to spot trends — every single week.

Pain Point

Manual spreadsheet tracking

Export CSVs, build formulas, compare date ranges by hand. It takes hours per week and errors slip through constantly.

See It in Action

Heatmap View of Content Health

Color-coded overview of every page on your site, sorted by decay severity.

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Content decay heatmap showing page-level health classification
Capabilities

Comprehensive Decay Intelligence

Eight tools that turn content monitoring from a chore into a competitive advantage.

Smart Rolling Analysis

We compare recent performance against previous periods to smooth out daily noise and reveal real trends.

Multi-Tier Classification

Every page is classified by health status — Growing, Stable, Declining, or Crashed — with configurable sensitivity.

Velocity Tracking

See not just whether a page is declining, but how fast. Velocity helps you prioritize the most urgent refreshes.

Seasonal Patterns

Distinguish between real decay and normal seasonal fluctuations by comparing year-over-year performance.

Recovery Playbooks

Each declining page gets actionable refresh suggestions based on its decay pattern and competitive landscape.

Section-Level Analysis

Content groups let you see which sections of your site are decaying vs growing — blog, product, docs, etc.

Age Correlation

Understand how content age affects decay. Identify at what content age your pages typically start declining.

Forecast Predictions

Trend-based forecasting shows where pages are headed if decay continues, helping you prioritize refreshes.

Sub-Features

Go Deeper with Specialized Views

Each sub-view reveals a different dimension of content decay.

Velocity Tracking

Monitor rate of change — is a page declining slowly or free-falling?

Recovery Playbook

AI-generated refresh suggestions based on decay pattern and competitors.

Seasonal Patterns

YoY comparison to separate real decay from seasonal fluctuations.

Age Analysis

Content age heatmap reveals when pages typically start declining.

How It Works

Science-Backed Decay Detection

Four-step methodology that eliminates false positives and catches real decay early.

01

Smart Rolling Analysis

We continuously compare recent performance against previous periods for every indexed page on your site.

02

Decay Classification

Pages are classified into health tiers based on their performance trends: Growing, Stable, Declining, or Crashed.

03

False Positive Prevention

New pages without enough historical data are excluded automatically to prevent false positives.

04

Alert & Refresh

Get email or in-app alerts when pages cross your configured decay thresholds. Act before traffic bottoms out.

Health Tiers

Four-Tier Content Health System

Every page gets a clear health status with recommended action.

StatusWhat It MeansAction
GrowingTraffic is trending upKeep doing what you're doing
StableNo significant changeMonitor — no action needed
DecliningLosing traffic graduallySchedule a content refresh
CrashedSevere traffic lossUrgent — rewrite or redirect

Don't Let Your Content Fade

Start detecting content decay in your first week. No credit card required.

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