Page Authority (PA)

third-party SEO metric

01 Definition

Page Authority (PA) meaning: Moz's 0 to 100 score predicting how well a single page may rank in search.

Page Authority is a Moz metric, scored 1 to 100 on a logarithmic scale, that predicts a specific page's ranking potential based on its link data. It is model-driven and best used to compare pages, not as an absolute grade. PA is Moz's proprietary score and not used by Google to rank pages.

Also called

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Why it matters

How Page Authority (PA) fits the work

It gives a page-level comparison metric, helping you gauge which URLs carry more link strength when planning links or content.

In context

The product page scored a Page Authority of 38, higher than the blog post's 22, reflecting its stronger link profile.

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Practical note

PA is relative and recalibrated over time, so scores can shift without your page changing. Compare pages within the same period rather than tracking a lone number.