Google PR Checker
About the Google PR Checker
Our Google PR Checker tool is designed to provide an estimate of a website's Google PageRank (PR). Important Note: Google officially stopped updating and displaying public PageRank scores in 2014, and the Toolbar PageRank was deprecated in 2016. However, the underlying concept of PageRank – a complex algorithm that measures the importance and authority of a web page based on the quantity and quality of its backlinks – remains a core part of Google's ranking system. This tool offers a conceptual demonstration of how a PageRank score would be presented, helping users understand the historical significance of this metric and its influence on current SEO thinking.
How to Use Our Google PR Checker
- Enter Website URL: In the input field, type or paste the full URL of the website you want to check (e.g., `https://www.example.com`).
- Click "Check Google PR": Press the button to retrieve the simulated PageRank.
- View Results: The tool will display a hypothetical Google PageRank score for the entered website (on a scale of 0-10).
- Understand Context: Remember that this is a simulated score for educational purposes, as official Google PageRank is no longer public.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What was Google PageRank?
A: PageRank was an algorithm used by Google Search to rank web pages in their search engine results. It was a numerical weighting from 0 to 10 that represented the "importance" of a web page on the Internet. Higher PR indicated higher authority.
Q: Is PageRank still used by Google?
A: Yes, Google still uses a highly evolved, internal version of PageRank as part of its ranking algorithm. However, they no longer make the PageRank score public.
Q: Why did Google stop showing public PageRank?
A: Google stopped providing public PageRank to prevent manipulation by spammers and to encourage webmasters to focus on creating high-quality content and user experience rather than chasing a single metric.
Q: What metrics are similar to PageRank today?
A: Third-party metrics like Moz's Domain Authority (DA), Ahrefs' Domain Rating (DR), and Semrush's Authority Score attempt to provide a similar measure of website authority and link equity, based on their own proprietary algorithms and backlink data.