Citability
Checks if your content is citable by AI agents: author, date, source.
Why does this matter?
AI agents prefer to cite content with a clear author, publication date and source. These are the core criteria that determine whether AI presents your content as an answer to users.
How to fix it?
Add a meta author tag, datePublished and dateModified in JSON-LD, and use <time datetime="..."> elements. Ensure every page has a clear author byline.
This check scores from 0 to 100. Below 50 is a fail, 50 to 89 is a warning, 90 or above is good. After each crawl you see the score per page in your report, with a short note on what we found.
Frequently asked questions
Checks if your content is citable by AI agents: author, date, source.
AI agents prefer to cite content with a clear author, publication date and source. These are the core criteria that determine whether AI presents your content as an answer to users.
Add a meta author tag, datePublished and dateModified in JSON-LD, and use <time datetime="..."> elements. Ensure every page has a clear author byline.
Example
Copy the code below and adapt the domain name, brand name and content to your situation.
<!-- 1. Meta author in <head> -->
<meta name="author" content="John Smith">
<!-- 2. Visible date on the page -->
<p>Published: <time datetime="2026-01-15">January 15, 2026</time>
Updated: <time datetime="2026-03-14">March 14, 2026</time></p>
<!-- 3. Article JSON-LD with author and dates -->
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "SEO tips for 2026",
"datePublished": "2026-01-15",
"dateModified": "2026-03-14",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "John Smith",
"url": "https://www.yourdomain.com/authors/john-smith/"
}
}
</script>