Thin Content Detector
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Thin Content Detector

v1.0 documentation

Identifies thin, low-quality, or duplicate content across pages. Flags pages below word count thresholds, with low text-to-HTML ratio, or excessive boilerplate.

URL inputFile inputXLSX export
thin_content_detector.py107 lines4 paramsPython 3.8+
Quick start
1

Install

terminal
pip install -r requirements.txt
2

Run

terminal
python thin_content_detector.py --urls https://site.com/p1 https://site.com/p2 --min-words 300
terminal
python thin_content_detector.py --files *.html --output thin_report.xlsx
3

Export

Add --output report.xlsx to save results as a spreadsheet.

Parameters
FlagDescription
--urlsURLs to check. Multiple values allowed
--filesHTML files. Multiple values allowed
--min-wordsMin words (integer)
--outputSave as XLSX
help
python thin_content_detector.py --help
Use cases
Content audit
Pre-publish check
Competitive analysis

Analyze existing content to find what needs updating, merging, or removing. Export results and create a content maintenance plan.

Run before publishing new content to ensure it meets quality thresholds. Fix issues before they go live.

Compare your content against top-ranking competitors. Identify gaps and opportunities to improve.

Works well with

Combine with other tools for a complete workflow:

Ai Overview Optimizer

Optimizes content structure for Google AI Overviews. Checks for clear definition

Citation Worthiness Scorer

Scores content sections for likelihood of being cited by LLMs and AI search. Ide

Content Calendar Generator

Generates a content calendar from keyword/topic data with publishing dates, cont

Content Consolidator

Content Decay Detector

Content Diff Tracker
Dependencies

Requires: beautifulsoup4, pandas, requests. All included in requirements.txt.

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