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Content Audit walkthrough

June 29, 2026 · 13 min read · 2 views

Use Content Audit to spot duplicate posts, thin pages, and topic overlap before they start competing with each other.

What Content Audit is

Content Audit is the editorial review screen for your published blog inventory. It gives you a fast read on how healthy the library is, which posts are too thin, which titles are duplicated, and where multiple posts are fighting over the same intent.

The big idea: start with the summary cards, move through exact duplicates and topic overlap, then finish in the inventory table where you can open the post, review it in the editor, or delete it if it is clearly redundant.

[screenshot: Content Audit summary cards and inventory table]
Content Audit gives you a compact overview of content health before you drill into individual posts.
The workflow at a glance
  1. Open Content Audit and read the summary cards.
  2. Check exact duplicates to find repeated titles.
  3. Review topic overlap groups to find competing posts.
  4. Scan the inventory table for words, keywords, categories, and tags.
  5. Open a post in the editor, visit the public URL, or delete it if needed.

Part A — Read the high-level signals

1Start with the summary row

Do this
  1. Read the top cards for published posts, total words, thin posts under 600 words, duplicate groups, and overlap clusters.
  2. Use the thin-post count as your first cleanup queue.
  3. Treat duplicate groups and overlap clusters as the posts most likely to need consolidation.
What you will see

A concise health check of the blog library with counts that tell you where the biggest editorial problems are hiding.

Tip

If the thin-post count is high, fix those pages before spending time on smaller duplicate groups. Thin content usually compounds the overlap problem.

2Review exact duplicates

Do this
  1. Open the Exact duplicates section and compare the grouped titles.
  2. Look for pages that are the same title after normalization but may have been created more than once.
  3. Keep the strongest version and decide whether the rest should be rewritten, redirected, or deleted.
What you will see

Groups of posts that share the same normalized title, making it easy to spot duplicates without scanning the whole archive manually.

Tip

Do not delete a duplicate until you have confirmed which page has the better URL, stronger content, and clearer internal links.

3Inspect topic overlap clusters

Do this
  1. Review the Topic overlap section for clusters of distinct posts competing for the same search intent.
  2. Compare titles, primary keywords, and categories to see which page should own the topic.
  3. Combine or differentiate overlapping posts so the site has one clear page per intent.
What you will see

Clusters of related posts that are not exact duplicates but still overlap enough to confuse users or search engines.

Tip

If two posts cover the same intent, rewriting one to support the other is usually better than keeping two near-identical pages live.

Part B — Use the inventory table

4Scan the inventory table

Do this
  1. Check Title, Words, Primary keyword, Category, Tags, and Modified date for each row.
  2. Use the words column to catch short pages that need more substance.
  3. Use primary keyword and tags to see whether the post belongs in the right content cluster.
What you will see

A single table that lets you audit the entire blog library from one place instead of bouncing between individual posts.

Tip

Sort or scan by modified date when you want the newest content first, but use words and keywords when you want the most urgent SEO cleanup first.

5Open, edit, or delete a post

Do this
  1. Use the public post link to review the live page at /blog/<slug>/.
  2. Use the Editor link when a post needs rewriting or SEO cleanup.
  3. Use Delete only when you are sure the post is redundant and no longer needed.
What you will see

A quick path from audit result to action: open the live page, jump into editing, or remove a post that no longer earns its place.

Tip

When you delete a post, make sure any important links or topic coverage are preserved somewhere else first.

Tips & best practices

  • Work from thin posts first, then duplicates, then topic overlap.
  • Use the editor link to improve one strong page instead of maintaining two weak ones.
  • Keep primary keywords and tags aligned with the page’s actual intent.
  • Delete only after confirming there is no better page to consolidate into.

FAQ

What counts as a thin post?

In Content Audit, thin posts are the pages under 600 words. They are the easiest place to start when you want quick quality gains.

Should I delete every duplicate?

No. Keep the strongest version and only delete the rest when you know the remaining page fully covers the topic.

What is the Editor link for?

It takes you directly into the editing workflow so you can rewrite, expand, or rework the post after the audit.

Ready to try it?

Open Content Audit, review the summary cards, and clean up the next duplicate or thin post in your queue.

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