editorial: Feb 2026 content batch review + market maturity rewrite

5-pass editorial pipeline across 11 cornerstone articles (6 DE + 5 EN)
and 3 bilingual pSEO templates. All pieces scored ≥4.4 and cleared the
publish threshold.

Critical/High fixes applied:
- Ceiling height inconsistency: 7m → 8m in build guide tables (EN + DE)
- HTML <span> tags removed from meta_description_pattern in all 3 templates
- German gendering violations fixed in padel-halle-bauen-de (4 instances)
- Grammatical gender fix: "Das häufigste Vorabend-Fehler" → "Der häufigste Fehler"
- Noun capitalisation: "sport" → "Sport" in padel-standort-analyse-de

Medium fixes applied:
- Varied repeated "well-run padel halls" phrase in EN investment risks article
- Orphaned F&B note elevated to bold callout
- Colloquial idiom replaced in EN cost guide
- "analyze" → "analyse" (British English) in EN location guide

P4-A resolved: replaced static German city-tier lists in both location
guide articles with a universal "market maturity stages" framework section
(established / growth / emerging markets). Articles are now country-agnostic
and link to pSEO country overview pages for live market data.

7 open improvement items remain (P1-A/B, P2-A/B/C, P3-A, P4-B/C) — none
are publish blockers. See docs/editorial-review-2026-02.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

web/src/padelnomics/content/templates/city-cost-de.md.jinja

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ natural_key: city_key
 languages: [de, en]
 url_pattern: "/markets/{{ country_slug }}/{{ city_slug }}"
 title_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}Padel in {{ city_name }} — Investitionskosten & Marktanalyse {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%Y') }}{% else %}Padel in {{ city_name }} — Investment Costs & Market Analysis {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%Y') }}{% endif %}"
-meta_description_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}Lohnt sich eine Padelhalle in {{ city_name }}? {{ padel_venue_count }} Anlagen, <span style=\"font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',sans-serif;font-weight:800;color:#0F172A;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">padelnomics</span> Market Score {{ market_score | round(1) }}/100 und ein vollständiges Finanzmodell. Stand {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%B %Y') }}.{% else %}Is {{ city_name }} worth building a padel center in? {{ padel_venue_count }} venues, <span style=\"font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',sans-serif;font-weight:800;color:#0F172A;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">padelnomics</span> Market Score {{ market_score | round(1) }}/100, and a full financial model. Updated {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%B %Y') }}.{% endif %}"
+meta_description_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}Lohnt sich eine Padelhalle in {{ city_name }}? {{ padel_venue_count }} Anlagen, padelnomics Market Score {{ market_score | round(1) }}/100 und ein vollständiges Finanzmodell. Stand {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%B %Y') }}.{% else %}Is {{ city_name }} worth building a padel center in? {{ padel_venue_count }} venues, padelnomics Market Score {{ market_score | round(1) }}/100, and a full financial model. Updated {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%B %Y') }}.{% endif %}"
 schema_type: [Article, FAQPage]
 priority_column: population
 ---

web/src/padelnomics/content/templates/city-pricing.md.jinja

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ natural_key: city_key
 languages: [en, de]
 url_pattern: "/markets/{{ country_slug }}/{{ city_slug }}/court-prices"
 title_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}Padel-Court-Preise in {{ city_name }} — Aktuelle Tarife {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%Y') }}{% else %}Padel Court Prices in {{ city_name }} — {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%Y') }} Rates{% endif %}"
-meta_description_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}Aktuelle Padel-Courtmieten in {{ city_name }}: Hauptzeit {{ median_peak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/Std, Nebenzeit {{ median_offpeak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/Std. Daten von {{ venue_count }} Anlagen.{% else %}Current padel court rental prices in {{ city_name }}: peak {{ median_peak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/hr, off-peak {{ median_offpeak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/hr. Data from {{ venue_count }} venues.{% endif %}"
+meta_description_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}Padel-Courtmieten in {{ city_name }}: Hauptzeit {{ median_peak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/Std, Nebenzeit {{ median_offpeak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/Std. Daten von {{ venue_count }} Anlagen, aktualisiert {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%B %Y') }}.{% else %}Padel court prices in {{ city_name }}: peak {{ median_peak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/hr, off-peak {{ median_offpeak_rate | round(0) | int }} {{ price_currency }}/hr. Data from {{ venue_count }} venues, updated {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%B %Y') }}.{% endif %}"
 schema_type: [Article, FAQPage]
 priority_column: venue_count
 ---

web/src/padelnomics/content/templates/country-overview.md.jinja

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ natural_key: country_slug
 languages: [en, de]
 url_pattern: "/markets/{{ country_slug }}"
 title_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}Padel in {{ country_name_en }} — Marktüberblick {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%Y') }}{% else %}Padel in {{ country_name_en }} — Market Overview {{ 'now' | datetimeformat('%Y') }}{% endif %}"
-meta_description_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}{{ total_venues }} Padelanlagen in {{ city_count }} Städten in {{ country_name_en }}. <span style=\"font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',sans-serif;font-weight:800;color:#0F172A;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">padelnomics</span> Market Score, Preisdaten und Investmentanalysen für jede Stadt.{% else %}{{ total_venues }} padel venues across {{ city_count }} cities in {{ country_name_en }}. <span style=\"font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',sans-serif;font-weight:800;color:#0F172A;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">padelnomics</span> Market Score, pricing data, and investment analysis for each city.{% endif %}"
+meta_description_pattern: "{% if language == 'de' %}{{ total_venues }} Padelanlagen in {{ city_count }} Städten in {{ country_name_en }}. padelnomics Market Score, Preisdaten und Investmentanalysen für jede Stadt.{% else %}{{ total_venues }} padel venues across {{ city_count }} cities in {{ country_name_en }}. padelnomics Market Score, pricing data, and investment analysis for each city.{% endif %}"
 schema_type: [Article, FAQPage]
 priority_column: total_venues
 ---