Blog post structure checker
See how one blog post is built, section by section, next to 4,401 posts from 93 company blogs.
About this check
What's included
The post, split at its headings
The checker reads the page you give it, finds the article body and splits it at the H2 headings (H3 when a post has no H2s). Each section gets a word count, paragraphs, list items, table rows and its first sentence.
Eight structure checks
Intro length, number of sections, section length, openings that start with preamble, paragraphs over four sentences, lists and tables, question headings and an FAQ section. Each is a pass, a warning or a note.
A benchmark of 4,401 posts
Every figure is set against posts from 93 company blogs, including Ahrefs, HubSpot, Zapier, Shopify and Stripe, collected in October 2026. The median intro is 149 words, the median section 196 words, and the median post has 5 sections. About 21% of the posts have an FAQ section.
Common questions
Does a passing post rank better?
Not necessarily. These are measurable structure checks: length, headings, openings, paragraphs, lists and tables. They show how a post compares with the benchmark, not where it will rank or whether an AI answer will cite it.
Does it check whether a section answers its heading?
No. The checker counts and compares; it does not judge what a section says. A section can pass on length and still miss the question in its heading, so read the flagged ones yourself.
Why does it say no article was found?
The address is probably a homepage, a category page or a blog index rather than a single post. Posts rendered by JavaScript can also look empty to a plain fetch, and some sites block automated visits.
I edited the post. Can I check it again?
Results are cached for one hour per address. After that, the next check reads the page again. Each visitor can run 10 checks an hour.