Mediapapa Feature
Media Score is a per-file health indicator in Mediapapa that rates each file on a scale from 0 to 100. It evaluates three dimensions: compression status, metadata completeness and file format. A file that is compressed, in a modern format and has complete metadata scores at or near 100.
What Media Score evaluates
Compression: is the file optimised for web delivery? An image that is 4 MB when it could be 400 KB after compression scores poorly on this dimension.
Metadata: does the file have alt text, a title and a caption? Missing any of these reduces the score. Alt text absence is weighted most heavily because of its accessibility and SEO impact.
Format: is the file in an efficient format? JPEG and PNG files that could be served as WebP or AVIF score lower than files already in a modern format.
Score levels
Scores map to four levels: Perfect (100), Ok (80–99), Bad (50–79), Very Bad (0–49). These labels appear in the Media Library column view and inform the recommended actions in the Library Health dashboard.
A single file with a low score does not significantly affect Library Health on a large library. But a pattern — 800 files scoring “Very Bad” — will. Media Score helps you find individual files that need attention; Library Health shows the pattern.
Frequently asked questions
Can I filter the Media Library by Media Score?
Yes. Mediapapa adds filter options to the Media Library list view, including filtering by score level. You can show only “Very Bad” or “Bad” files to work through them systematically.
Does Media Score affect SEO directly?
Not directly — Media Score is Mediapapa’s internal metric, not a signal Google reads. But the factors it measures do affect SEO: alt text improves image search rankings and page relevance; compressed files improve page load speed; modern formats improve Core Web Vitals. A higher Media Score correlates with better SEO hygiene.
Related terms: Library Health · Alt Text · Image Optimisation · AVIF
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