Is your page eligible for rich results? A new tool by Google

You will end up with “Page is not eligible for rich results” error even if the website includes structured data. They plan to add other ...  Blog #OnpageSEO  Isyourpageeligibleforrichresults?AnewtoolbyGoogle Readingtime:  5min Subscribetonewsletter Itusedtobeeasytogetlostinstructureddata,richsnippets,featuredsnippets,richcards,richresults,younameit.However,thesedaysarealmostover! Howtotestyoursiteforrichresults Afewdaysago,Googleannounceda»simpletestingtool«ontheirofficialwebmastersblog.Thankstothetool,youcanfindoutwhetheryoursiteiseligibletodisplayinSERPasapartoftherichresults.JustprovideavalidURLandyouwillseeifyouareallsetinafewseconds.Spoileralert:Thereisonesmallissue. Thetoolcanvalidateonlyrecipes,jobpostings,movies,andcoursesasitisstillinBETA.So,forothertypesofsites,itisnotuseful.Youwillendupwith“Pageisnoteligibleforrichresults”errorevenifthewebsiteincludesstructureddata.Theyplantoaddothersupportedtypesofresultslater. See?Thisisanexampleofoneofourblogposts.ThereshouldbeBreadcrumbsonthewebsite,butthetooldidnotfindanything. Butwait,thereisalreadyatestingtool… Yes,thereis.ItistheStructureddatatestingtool.Thistooltellsyouwhetheryourmarkupisvalid.Ontheotherhand,itdoesn’tinformyouifitiseligibleforrichresults.ThenewtoolImentionedearliergivesyouvalidationofmarkupandevenapreviewhowitcanlooklike.That’swhyitwasthemissingpartofthepuzzle. Previewofrichresults Ifyourpageiseligiblefortherichresults,youcanopenapreviewandgetanideahowitactuallylooksinSERP.Keepinmindthistoolprovidesanexamplepreview,thereisnoguaranteeyoursitewillappearinGoogleSERPasarichsnippet. ReviewandsendtoGoogle Thetoolhighlightsanyinvalidcodesoyouknowwhattofix.Afterasuccessfulvalidationofyoursite,youcansendittoGoogletoindex. Implementstructureddata Itisn’tasurprisethatGooglelikeswell-structuredandup-to-datewebsites.WithtrendingvoicesearchandRankBraininmind,thereisnodoubtyoushouldimplementstructureddataonyourwebsiteassoonaspossible. Incaseyoustillrunyourwebsitewithoutstructureddata,checkoutmy“structureddatamarkupfordummies”.YouwillfindouthowIimplementeditandhow(andwhy)youcandothesame.IfyouareunsureaboutwhichrichresultsaresupportedbyGoogle,checkouttheofficialsearchlibrary. Sowhataboutyou?Haveyoupassedthetest? Don'tmissanyfuturepost! SubscribetoourSEOnewsletterandgetusefulSEOtipsandguidesrighttoyourinbox. Keepmeposted You'vebeensubscribedsuccessfully! (You'llreceiveupto2emailspermonth.Nospam,wehateittoo.) FrantisekVrab Graphicdesigner&webdeveloper I'vebeendigginginHTML,CSSandJSsinceIwasateenager.Creatingplayfulandcatchyvisualsinthemeantimeisagreatchangeofpace.Besidesthese,Ilovetogooffline,ridemymtborgohiking.#mountainslove Recommendedreading Schema&structureddata:Whatyoualwayswantedtoknow Ifyouarelostintonsofinformation,codeexamplesandother… Don'tmissanyfuturepost! SubscribetoourSEOnewsletterandgetusefulSEOtipsandguidesrighttoyourinbox. Keepmeposted You'vebeensubscribedsuccessfully!