DomDetailer Moz PA reports the Moz Page Authority score for a specific result URL — a 0–100 estimate of that single page’s relative ranking strength, as modeled by Moz and supplied through the DomDetailer API. It is a third-party prediction, not a Google score, and a value of 0 usually means the data was missing rather than that the page has no authority.
| Factor ID | RG-BLK-011 |
|---|---|
| Family | Backlinks & authority |
| Measurement | Provider-supplied authority score (0–100) |
| Measured zone | Off-page URL data |
What it measures
This factor reports Moz Page Authority supplied through DomDetailer, estimating the relative ranking strength of a specific page. Page Authority is Moz’s page-level model — distinct from domain-wide authority — so it speaks to the individual URL rather than the site as a whole.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear reads dd_mozPA for the exact result URL and records it as-is. It performs no recalculation of its own, and when the provider returns no data for a URL the value is stored as 0.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | No PA returned — usually missing API data, not a confirmed zero-authority page. Treat it as unknown and verify before acting. |
| 1–100 | Moz’s estimated Page Authority for that URL; higher values indicate a stronger modeled page-level signal. Only meaningful when compared across similar pages. |
How to optimize it
Earn relevant editorial links to the page, strengthen useful internal links pointing to it, and publish material worth citing. Treat PA as an observation rather than a target: you cannot set it directly, so influence it indirectly through the links and content that genuinely earn it.
Important considerations
- PA is a Moz metric, not a Google score — Google does not use it to rank pages.
- A zero may mean missing data rather than a page with no authority; verify the reading before you act on it.
- Compare similar pages and markets — PA is only informative relative to comparable URLs.
- Do not buy links to manipulate the score; purchased links carry risk and do not reflect earned authority.
- Correlation, not causation: a higher PA tracks with position within a measured result set; it is a prioritization signal, not a guarantee that a page will rank.
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