Reference

AI Now Guide Glossary

Definitions for the terms, frameworks, and concepts used across this site ... from SEO mechanics to content strategy and site architecture.

4 Terms
All Terms 4

C

Content Velocity
The rate at which a site publishes new content ... and whether that rate is consistent enough to signal an active, maintained resource to search engines.
Also: publishing cadence, content cadence

O

ORM
Object-Relational Mapper ... a code layer that translates between a relational database and the objects your application works with. Standard in database-driven stacks like WordPress and Laravel. Absent by design in flat-file systems.

S

Site Architecture
The way pages on a site are organized, linked, and nested ... which shapes both how users navigate and how search engines understand what the site is about.

T

Topical Authority
A site's demonstrated depth of coverage on a subject ... measured by how comprehensively it addresses a topic relative to competing sources.
Also: topic authority, topical relevance