Question 1

What is content pruning?

Accepted Answer

Content pruning is the process of reviewing every page on a site and deciding whether to keep, improve, merge, redirect, or delete it. Removing low-quality or thin pages consolidates crawl budget and link equity so higher-value pages can rank better.

Question 2

How is the pruning decision made?

Accepted Answer

Each URL is scored on traffic (40%), backlinks (30%), age (15%), and word count (15%). A high score = keep/improve; a low score with low traffic + low backlinks + old + thin content = delete; medium scores with similar paths suggest merge; old low-value pages without enough authority = redirect.

Question 3

What input format does the tool expect?

Accepted Answer

CSV-like rows: url,traffic,backlinks,word_count,age_months,last_updated_months_ago. Missing fields fall back to safe defaults so you can paste just url,traffic at minimum. The bulk parser handles up to thousands of rows.

Question 4

What extra features does this tool have?

Accepted Answer

(1) CSV input parser with field validation. (2) 5-way decision matrix (keep/improve/merge/redirect/delete). (3) Weighted pruning score. (4) Conservative/Balanced/Aggressive presets. (5) Summary stats per decision. (6) Text table render. (7) CSV render. (8) Copy + Download TXT + Download CSV. (9) History (localStorage, max 20). (10) Shareable URL with preset encoded. (11) Bulk parse with field defaults. (12) Color-coded decision badges. (13) Custom threshold overrides (advanced).

Question 5

Is my data sent anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No. All processing runs locally in the browser. History is stored in localStorage on this device only and never uploaded.

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