The Topeka Capital-Journal

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DA 74Domain Authority: 74/100 · very strongMoz’s 0 to 100 score for how strongly a site performs in search. Higher means Google ranks it and AI tools are likelier to cite it.DR 77Domain Rating: 77/100 · very strongAhrefs’s 0 to 100 score for how strongly a site performs in search. Higher means Google ranks it and AI tools are likelier to cite it.· US Est. 1996 Blocks AI crawlers

CJOnline, also known as The Topeka Capital-Journal, is a local news website based in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. It provides breaking news, sports, politics, and community coverage, serving as the main news source for Topeka and the surrounding Kansas region.

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Topic focus

General News

Audience

About 799,378 monthly visitors, a general readership.

Language: English

Region: US · Kansas; United States

Content mix

No coverage data

Editorial policy

Disclosure: None

Indexed: YES

No declared restrictions

SEO authority & reach

How easily The Topeka Capital-Journal ranks on Google and gets surfaced by AI search. Scores run 0 to 100 (higher is better); data from Moz, SEMrush, Ahrefs and Tranco. Hover any metric for what it means.

56

Overall quality56/100 · Strong

Our single blended read on authority, traffic and editorial signal — how much weight a placement here actually carries.

Domain AuthorityMoz's 0 to 100 score predicting how well this site ranks on Google. 90+ is elite.

74/100

Moz

Authority ScoreSEMrush's 0 to 100 overall strength rating, built from backlinks, traffic and trust.

54/100

SEMrush

Organic visits / moEstimated visitors per month who arrive from Google search.

138k

Search-driven

Ranking keywordsHow many search terms it ranks for in Google's top 100 results (US).

114k

Top 100 US

Traffic valueWhat that monthly search traffic would cost to buy through Google Ads.

$265k

PPC equiv / mo

BacklinksTotal number of links from other websites pointing here.

650k

Total

Ref. domainsUnique websites linking to it — a stronger trust signal than raw backlink count.

21k

Unique

Global rankWorldwide traffic rank from Tranco. Lower is bigger (#1 = most visited site).

#38,867

Tranco

AI search visibility

Blocked from AI answers

The Topeka Capital-Journal blocks the crawlers that power live AI answers, so a placement here is unlikely to be surfaced or cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Google AI Overviews — even though it still carries human and SEO authority.

Cited in AI answers · what drives AI reach

ChatGPT Search

ChatGPT (browsing)

Claude

Google AI Overviews / Gemini

Perplexity

Apple Intelligence

Used for AI model training · secondary; blocking these doesn't stop citation

OpenAI (training)blocked

Anthropic (training)blocked

Anthropic (legacy)blocked

TikTok / Doubaoblocked

Common Crawlblocked

Meta AIblocked

Amazonblocked

Parsed live from robots.txt. Reflects the publisher's stated AI-crawler policy.

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Domain, authority & technical details

Founded1879

Domain registered1996 · GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC

Global rank (Tranco)#38,867

Ad partners (ads.txt)259

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Profile last updated Jun 8, 2026 · Enrichment v2

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Typical turnaround is 1-2 Weeks. The exact window is shown on the listing, and you get a refund if we miss it.

What is the Domain Authority (DA) of The Topeka Capital-Journal?

The Topeka Capital-Journal has a Domain Authority of 74 and a Domain Rating of 77. Both are 0 to 100 authority scores (Moz and Ahrefs); higher means more reach and ranking power.

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Will a placement on The Topeka Capital-Journal be seen by AI tools like ChatGPT?

The Topeka Capital-Journal blocks one or more major AI crawlers in its robots.txt, so a placement here is less likely to be surfaced or cited by AI assistants.

What topics does The Topeka Capital-Journal cover?

The Topeka Capital-Journal publishes on General News, among others.

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Is a placement on The Topeka Capital-Journal worth it?

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