Does Google Search use SEO scores? #AskGooglebot
Why the open web links it
John Mueller clarifies whether Google Search uses third-party SEO scores in its ranking algorithm.
Linked by 12 independent sites, 1 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including moz.com, morningdough.com, growthx.ai, lumeaseoppc.ro, owlmedia.co.za.