What This Does

Content Inventory catalogs all your content and enriches it with intelligence:

  • Performance metrics: Pageviews, engagement, search rankings
  • Issue detection: Quality problems identified automatically
  • Decay monitoring: Early warnings when content starts underperforming
  • Topic analysis: What subjects each article covers
  • Duplicate detection: Potential content cannibalization

Unlike the Content Hub (which focuses on creation status), Content Inventory focuses on published content performance.

Finding Content Inventory

Navigate to Analytics > Content Inventory from the main menu.


Dashboard Overview

The Content Inventory dashboard shows a searchable, filterable list of all catalogued content.

Content List

Each row displays:

| Column | Information |
|--------|-------------|
| Title | Article title (links to detail view) |
| Published | Publication date |
| Content Home | Source (WordPress, Shopify, etc.) |
| Score | Content quality score (0-100) |
| Topics | Main topics extracted from content |
| Status | Health indicator (healthy, warning, critical) |

Quick Stats (Top Cards)

Four cards summarize your inventory:

  • Total Content: Articles catalogued
  • Healthy: Content performing well
  • Needs Attention: Warnings detected
  • Critical: Urgent issues requiring action

Searching and Filtering

Search

Type in the search box to find content by:

  • Title keywords
  • Topic terms
  • Keyword phrases

Results update instantly as you type.

Filters

Content Home: Filter by source platform

  • All sources
  • WordPress sites
  • Shopify stores
  • Webflow projects
  • Payload CMS instances

Publish Status:

  • All content
  • Published only
  • Unpublished (drafts)

Minimum Score: Filter by quality score

  • Any score
  • 50+ (average or better)
  • 70+ (good or better)
  • 85+ (excellent only)

Date Range: Filter by publication date

  • All time
  • Last 30 days
  • Last 90 days
  • This year

Content Detail View

Click any article to view comprehensive analytics.

Performance Metrics

Traffic Data (from GA4):

  • Pageviews (30 days)
  • Unique visitors
  • Average time on page
  • Bounce rate
  • Exit rate

Search Data (from GSC):

  • Impressions (30 days)
  • Clicks
  • Average position
  • Click-through rate
  • Top queries driving traffic

Engagement Signals:

  • Scroll depth
  • Video plays (if applicable)
  • Form submissions
  • Outbound clicks

Content Analysis

Main Topics: AI-extracted topics from the content body. Shows what subjects the article covers for topic clustering.

Keywords: Target and ranking keywords. Includes both intentional targets and organic discoveries.

Named Entities: People, places, organizations, and products mentioned. Useful for entity-based SEO.

Readability Score: Flesch-Kincaid score indicating reading difficulty:

  • 60-70: Standard (8th-9th grade)
  • 70-80: Fairly easy (7th grade)
  • 80-90: Easy (6th grade)

Issue Detection

Automatically detected quality and SEO issues:

| Issue Type | Severity | Description |
|------------|----------|-------------|
| Thin content | High | Word count below 1,000 words |
| Missing meta | Medium | No meta description or title tag |
| Broken links | High | Outbound links returning 404 |
| Missing images | Low | No images in body content |
| Duplicate content | High | Substantial overlap with other articles |
| Keyword stuffing | Medium | Unnatural keyword density |
| Outdated info | Medium | Statistics or facts over 2 years old |

Each issue includes:

  • Severity level (high, medium, low)
  • Specific location in content
  • Suggested fix action

Decay Warnings

If content shows signs of declining performance:

Position Decay: Rankings dropped compared to peak

  • Shows position change (e.g., "#3 to #8")
  • Includes trend direction

Traffic Decay: Clicks or pageviews declining

  • Shows percentage change
  • Compares current to 60 days ago

Staleness Alert: Content not updated recently

  • Shows days since last update
  • Recommends refresh threshold

Action Recommendations

Based on detected issues and performance data:

Refresh Recommended:

  • Content is stale (6+ months old)
  • Rankings dropped 5+ positions
  • Traffic declined 20%+

Optimization Needed:

  • Missing meta data
  • Poor keyword targeting
  • Low engagement metrics

No Action Needed:

  • Content performing well
  • No critical issues
  • Rankings stable

Click Create Refresh Brief to generate a brief for updating the content.


Topic Coverage Analysis

The detail view shows how well the article covers its topic compared to competitors.

Coverage Score

Percentage of expected subtopics covered:

  • 90%+: Comprehensive coverage
  • 70-89%: Good coverage
  • 50-69%: Partial coverage
  • Below 50%: Thin coverage

Missing Subtopics

Topics that ranking competitors cover but your article doesn't:

  • Listed by importance
  • Click to add to content plan

Topic Overlap

Shows other articles in your inventory covering the same topics. High overlap indicates potential cannibalization.


Duplicate Detection

Content Inventory identifies potential duplicate content issues.

Similarity Types

| Type | Similarity | Risk Level |
|------|------------|------------|
| Near duplicate | 90%+ | High - consolidate or delete |
| Substantial overlap | 70-89% | Medium - differentiate |
| Topical overlap | 50-69% | Low - may be intentional |

Duplicate Pairs

For each detected pair:

  • Both article titles (clickable)
  • Similarity percentage
  • Overlap summary
  • Recommended action (merge, differentiate, delete)

Resolving Duplicates

Options for handling duplicates:

  1. Merge: Combine into one comprehensive article
  2. Differentiate: Adjust angles to reduce overlap
  3. Redirect: Delete one and redirect to the other
  4. Mark as intentional: Dismiss if overlap is acceptable

Bulk Actions

Manage multiple articles at once from the inventory list.

Available Actions

Select multiple articles using checkboxes, then choose:

Batch Grade: Queue selected articles for quality grading Export CSV: Download inventory data for external analysis Create Briefs: Generate refresh briefs for selected articles Archive: Remove from active inventory (doesn't delete content)


Performance Trends

The Content Inventory tracks performance over time.

Historical Data

Each inventory item stores:

  • Daily traffic snapshots (90 days)
  • Weekly ranking averages
  • Monthly engagement trends

Trend Indicators

Visual indicators show direction:

  • Green up arrow: Improving
  • Yellow dash: Stable
  • Red down arrow: Declining

Alerts

Automatic notifications for:

  • Traffic drops exceeding 30%
  • Position drops exceeding 5 spots
  • Content reaching staleness threshold

Common Questions

Q: How does content get added to the inventory? Automatically when you connect a Content Home. The system crawls and catalogs all published content.

Q: How often is performance data updated? GA4 and GSC data syncs daily. Quality grades update when manually triggered or content is modified.

Q: Can I remove content from the inventory? Yes. Click the article and select "Archive." This hides it from the inventory but doesn't delete the actual content.

Q: Why doesn't my new article appear? New content may take 24-48 hours to be catalogued and analyzed. Force a sync from Settings > Content Homes.

Q: How is content score calculated? Content score combines quality grade, SEO completeness, and performance metrics into a single 0-100 number.

Q: Can I export the full inventory? Yes. Click "Export CSV" to download all inventory data including metrics, issues, and recommendations.


Related Features

  • Content Decay Monitoring: Focused view of declining content
  • Content Hub: Manage content creation and status
  • Rank Tracker: Deep dive into search position history
  • Cross-Channel Analytics: Unified performance across platforms
  • Quality Insights: Aggregate quality patterns and learning

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