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Page Experience methodology

Page Experience measures whether a browser can retrieve, render, and use the page effectively. It combines delivery checks with Mobile and Desktop performance, automated accessibility evidence, and Best Practices.

What this category checks

  • HTTP delivery, browser rendering, viewport, and document setup.
  • Automated accessibility evidence for language, headings, links, images, and media.
  • Mobile and Desktop Performance, Accessibility, and Best Practices.
  • Core Web Vitals using URL field data, origin field data, or a labelled Lighthouse lab fallback.

These are technical checks. They do not judge whether the page's search intent or explanation is clear; those interpretation questions belong to SEO and AI Content.

Active immutable version

The current Page Experience rubric is page-experience-rubric-v5.

Read the immutable page-experience-rubric-v5 methodology.

Stable and versioned URLs

Bookmark this stable URL for the current methodology. Use the immutable URL when explaining a saved Page Scan, which always retains the exact Evaluation Version and rubric used when it ran.

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