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SEOstarterguide
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Guidelines
HowSearchWorks
Controlcrawlingandindexing
ChangeyourSearchappearance
Optimizepageexperience
Support
Blog
What'snew
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NewYouTubevideos
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Events
Casestudies
Language
English
BahasaIndonesia
Deutsch
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Español–AméricaLatina
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Polski
Português–Brasil
TiếngViệt
Türkçe
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Signin
Documentation
GotoSearchConsole
Introduction
Justthebasics
BeginnerSEO
AdvancedSEO
Google
SearchCentral
Documentation
More
Introduction
Justthebasics
BeginnerSEO
AdvancedSEO
Support
Blog
What'snew
More
Events
Casestudies
Getstarted
HowGoogleSearchworks
Developer'sguidetoSearch
AdvancedguidetoSearchConsole
Guidelines
OverviewofguidelinesWebmasterguidelines
Generalguidelines
KeepasimpleURLstructureQualifyyouroutboundlinkstoGoogleInterstitialsanddialogsTagsiteforchild-directedtreatmentBrowsercompatibilityAvoidcreatingduplicatecontentUsevalidpagemetadataMakeyourlinkscrawlableMakesureGooglebotisnotblockedBestpracticesforwebsitetestingwithGoogleSearch
Content-specificguidelines
Imagesandvideo
GoogleImagesbestpracticesVideobestpracticesRichmediafilebestpracticesSafeSearchandyourwebsiteBestpracticesforbloggersWebhostingservicesKeepredactedinformationoutofSearchAMPonGoogleSearchguidelines
BestpracticesforecommerceinSearch
OverviewWherecontentcanappearShareproductdataIncludestructureddataLaunchanewwebsiteWritehighqualityproductreviewsDesignaURLstructureEcommercesitestructurePagination,incrementalpageloading,andSearch
COVID-19resourcesandtips
ForallsitesForeducationsitesForhealthandgovernmentsites
Qualityguidelines
AutomaticallygeneratedcontentSneakyredirectsLinkschemesThincontentPaidlinksCloakingHiddentextandlinksDoorwaypagesScrapedcontentAffiliateprogramsIrrelevantkeywordsCreatingpageswithmaliciousbehaviorAutomatedqueriesUser-generatedspamWaystopreventcommentspamReportspam,paidlinks,ormalware
Controlcrawlingandindexing
Overview
Sitemaps
LearnaboutsitemapsBuildandsubmitasitemapSplitupyourlargesitemaps
Sitemapextensions
VideositemapsandalternativesImagesitemapsGoogleNewssitemaps
robots.txt
Introductiontorobots.txtCreateandsubmitarobots.txtfileUpdateyourrobots.txtfileHowGoogleinterpretstherobots.txtspecificationRobotsFAQs
Metatags
MetatagsthatGoogleunderstandsBlocksearchindexingwithnoindexRobotsmetatag,data-nosnippet,andX-Robots-Tagspecifications
Crawlermanagement
AskGoogletorecrawlyourURLsReducetheGooglebotcrawlrateVerifyingGooglebotandotherGooglecrawlersLargesiteowner'sguidetomanagingyourcrawlbudgetHowHTTPstatuscodes,andnetworkandDNSerrorsaffectGoogleSearch
Googlecrawlers
OverviewGooglebotGoogleReadAlouduseragentAPIs-GoogleuseragentFeedfetcherDuplexonthewebuseragent
Removals
ControlwhatyousharewithGoogleRemoveapagehostedonyoursitefromGoogleRemoveimageshostedonyoursitefromsearchresultsDuplicateURLs
Sitemovesandchanges
RedirectsandGoogleSearch
Sitemoves
Whatisasitemove?MoveasitewithoutURLchangesMoveasitewithURLchangesTemporarilypauseordisableawebsiteSoft404errors
Internationalandmultilingualsites
OverviewManagingmulti-regionalandmultilingualsitesTellGoogleaboutlocalizedversionsofyourpageHowGooglecrawlslocale-adaptivepages
JavaScriptcontent
UnderstandtheJavaScriptSEObasicsFixsearch-relatedJavaScriptproblemsFixlazy-loadedcontentImplementdynamicrendering
ChangeyourSearchappearance
OverviewofSearchappearancetopicsControlyourtitlelinksControlyoursnippetsEnableSearchresultfeaturesforyoursiteFeaturedsnippetsandyourwebsiteSitelinksProvideapublicationdatetoGoogleSearchDefineafavicontoshowinsearchresultsTranslatedresultsEnablingyouradnetworktoworkwithtranslation-relatedGoogleSearchfeatures
Usingstructureddata
UnderstandhowstructureddataworksTrythestructureddatacodelabExplorethesearchgalleryStructureddatageneralguidelinesGeneratestructureddatawithJavaScript
Featureguides
ArticleBookBreadcrumbCarouselCourseCOVID-19announcementsDatasetEducationQ&AEmployerAggregateRatingEstimatedsalaryEventFactCheckFAQHomeActivitiesHow-toImageLicenseJobPostingLearningVideoLocalBusinessLogoMathsolversMoviePracticeproblemsProductQ&ARecipeReviewsnippetSitelinkssearchboxSoftwareAppSpeakableSubscriptionandpaywalledcontentVideoEnrichedsearchresultsFlexibleSamplinggeneralguidanceEnableTopPlacesListOptoutofdisplayinlocalsearchresultsandotherGooglepropertiesUseImageRightsMetadatainGoogleImages
Debugwithsearchoperators
Overviewsite:searchoperatorcache:searchoperatorGoogleImagessearchoperators
WebStories
EnableWebStoriesonGoogleBestpracticesforcreatingWebStoriesWebStorycontentpolicy
EarlyAdoptersProgram
PackagetrackingMobilerecharge
Optimizeyourpageexperience
UnderstandingpageexperienceGetstartedwithsignedexchangesonGoogleSearch
Mobile
Overviewofmobiletopics
Mobile-friendliness
GetstartedMobile-firstindexingbestpractices
Chooseaconfiguration
OverviewResponsiveWebDesignDynamicServingSeparateURLsTabletsandfeaturephonesAvoidcommonmistakeswhendesigningformobileCustomizeyourwebsitesoftwaretobemobile-friendlyResourcesfordevelopingmobile-friendlypagesMobileFAQsAnnouncemobilebillingchargesclearlyMobileviewingonfeaturephonesWebLight:FasterandlighterpagesfromSearchAdnetworksupportforWebLightpagesinGoogleSearchGoogleDiscoverandyourwebsite
Security
OverviewofsecuritytopicsSecureyoursitewithHTTPSWhatishackingorhackedcontent?MalwareandunwantedsoftwarePreventingmalwareinfectionSocialengineering(phishinganddeceptivesites)GoogleSafeBrowsingRepeatOffendersPolicy
AMP
UnderstandhowAMPlooksinsearchresultsEnhanceAMPcontentValidateAMPcontentRemoveAMPcontent
SearchAPIs
SiteVerificationAPISearchConsoleAPIIndexingAPI
Notmuchtime?
Quickstart
GetyourwebsiteonGoogle
Optimizeyoursiteforsearchengines
MeasuringyourperformanceonGoogle
DoyouneedanSEO?
BeginnerSEO
Getstarted
SEOstarterguide
EstablishyourbusinessdetailswithGoogle
Beginner'sguidetoSearchConsole
AdvancedSEO
Getstarted
Guidelines
HowSearchWorks
Controlcrawlingandindexing
ChangeyourSearchappearance
Optimizepageexperience
Allupdates
Documentationupdates
NewYouTubevideos
Recentpodcastepisodes
Home
SearchCentral
Documentation
AdvancedSEO
Sendfeedback
MarkupyourFAQswithstructureddata
Doesyoursiteallowuserstosubmitanswerstoasinglequestion?Use
QAPagestructured
datainstead.
AFrequentlyAskedQuestion(FAQ)pagecontainsalistofquestionsandanswerspertainingto
aparticulartopic.ProperlymarkedupFAQpagesmaybeeligibletohavearichresulton
SearchandanActionontheGoogleAssistant,which
canhelpyoursitereachtherightusers.Here'sanexampleofanFAQrichresult:
Note:Theactualappearanceinsearchresultsmightbedifferent.Youcan
previewmostfeatureswiththe
RichResultsTest.
Howtoaddstructureddata
Structureddataisastandardizedformatforprovidinginformationaboutapageandclassifyingthepage
content.Ifyou'renewtostructureddata,youcanlearnmoreabout
howstructureddataworks.
Here'sanoverviewofhowtobuild,test,andreleasestructureddata.Forastep-by-stepguide
onhowtoaddstructureddatatoawebpage,checkoutthe
structured
datacodelab.
Addtherequiredproperties.Basedonthe
formatyou'reusing,learnwheretoinsert
structureddataonthepage.
UsingaCMS?Itmaybeeasiertouseapluginthat'sintegratedintoyourCMS.
UsingJavaScript?Learnhowto
generatestructured
datawithJavaScript.
Followtheguidelines.
Validateyourcodeusingthe
RichResultsTest.
DeployafewpagesthatincludeyourstructureddataandusetheURLInspectiontooltotesthowGoogleseesthepage.Besurethatyourpageis
accessibletoGoogleandnotblockedbyarobots.txtfile,thenoindextag,or
loginrequirements.Ifthepagelooksokay,youcan
askGoogleto
recrawlyourURLs.
Note:Allowtimeforre-crawlingandre-indexing.Rememberthatit
maytakeseveraldaysafterpublishingapageforGoogletofindandcrawlit.
TokeepGoogleinformedoffuturechanges,werecommendthatyou
submita
sitemap.Youcanautomatethiswiththe
SearchConsoleSitemapAPI.
Featureavailability
FAQrichresultsareavailableinallcountriesandlanguageswhereGoogleSearch
isavailable.Thefeatureisavailableondesktopandmobiledevices.
Examples
Here'sanexampleofFAQPageinJSON-LD:
ExampleSite-FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)
{
"@context":"https://schema.org",
"@type":"FAQPage",
"mainEntity":[{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Whatisthereturnpolicy?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"Mostunopeneditemsinnewconditionandreturnedwithin90dayswillreceivearefundorexchange.Someitemshaveamodifiedreturnpolicynotedonthereceiptorpackingslip.Itemsthatareopenedordamagedordonothaveareceiptmaybedeniedarefundorexchange.Itemspurchasedonlineorin-storemaybereturnedtoanystore.
Onlinepurchasesmaybereturnedviaamajorparcelcarrier.Clickheretoinitiateareturn.
"
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Howlongdoesittaketoprocessarefund?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"Wewillreimburseyouforreturneditemsinthesamewayyoupaidforthem.Forexample,anyamountsdeductedfromagiftcardwillbecreditedbacktoagiftcard.Forreturnsbymail,oncewereceiveyourreturn,wewillprocessitwithin4–5businessdays.Itmaytakeupto7daysafterweprocessthereturntoreflectinyouraccount,dependingonyourfinancialinstitution'sprocessingtime."
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Whatisthepolicyforlate/non-deliveryofitemsorderedonline?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"Ourlocalteamsworkdiligentlytomakesurethatyourorderarrivesontime,withinournormaldeliveryhoursof9AMto8PMintherecipient'stimezone.DuringbusyholidayperiodslikeChristmas,Valentine'sandMother'sDay,wemayextendourdeliveryhoursbefore9AMandafter8PMtoensurethatallgiftsaredeliveredontime.Ifforanyreasonyourgiftdoesnotarriveontime,ourdedicatedCustomerServiceagentswilldoeverythingtheycantohelpsuccessfullyresolveyourissue.
Clickheretocompletetheformwithyourorder-relatedquestion(s).
"
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Whenwillmycreditcardbecharged?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"We'llattempttosecurelychargeyourcreditcardatthepointofpurchaseonline.Ifthere'saproblem,you'llbenotifiedonthespotandpromptedtouseanothercard.Oncewereceiveverificationofsufficientfunds,yourpaymentwillbecompletedandtransferredsecurelytous.Youraccountwillbechargedin24to48hours."
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"WillIbechargedsalestaxforonlineorders?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"LocalandStatesalestaxwillbecollectedifyourrecipient'smailingaddressisin:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
"}
}]
}
ExampleSite-FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)
{
"@context":"https://schema.org",
"@type":"FAQPage",
"mainEntity":[{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Whatisthereturnpolicy?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"Mostunopeneditemsinnewconditionandreturnedwithin90dayswillreceivearefundorexchange.Someitemshaveamodifiedreturnpolicynotedonthereceiptorpackingslip.Itemsthatareopenedordamagedordonothaveareceiptmaybedeniedarefundorexchange.Itemspurchasedonlineorin-storemaybereturnedtoanystore.
Onlinepurchasesmaybereturnedviaamajorparcelcarrier.Clickheretoinitiateareturn.
"
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Howlongdoesittaketoprocessarefund?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"Wewillreimburseyouforreturneditemsinthesamewayyoupaidforthem.Forexample,anyamountsdeductedfromagiftcardwillbecreditedbacktoagiftcard.Forreturnsbymail,oncewereceiveyourreturn,wewillprocessitwithin4–5businessdays.Itmaytakeupto7daysafterweprocessthereturntoreflectinyouraccount,dependingonyourfinancialinstitution'sprocessingtime."
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Whatisthepolicyforlate/non-deliveryofitemsorderedonline?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"Ourlocalteamsworkdiligentlytomakesurethatyourorderarrivesontime,withinournormaldeliveryhoursof9AMto8PMintherecipient'stimezone.DuringbusyholidayperiodslikeChristmas,Valentine'sandMother'sDay,wemayextendourdeliveryhoursbefore9AMandafter8PMtoensurethatallgiftsaredeliveredontime.Ifforanyreasonyourgiftdoesnotarriveontime,ourdedicatedCustomerServiceagentswilldoeverythingtheycantohelpsuccessfullyresolveyourissue.
Clickheretocompletetheformwithyourorder-relatedquestion(s).
"
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"Whenwillmycreditcardbecharged?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"We'llattempttosecurelychargeyourcreditcardatthepointofpurchaseonline.Ifthere'saproblem,you'llbenotifiedonthespotandpromptedtouseanothercard.Oncewereceiveverificationofsufficientfunds,yourpaymentwillbecompletedandtransferredsecurelytous.Youraccountwillbechargedin24to48hours."
}
},{
"@type":"Question",
"name":"WillIbechargedsalestaxforonlineorders?",
"acceptedAnswer":{
"@type":"Answer",
"text":"LocalandStatesalestaxwillbecollectedifyourrecipient'smailingaddressisin:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
"}
}]
}
Here'sanexampleofFAQPageinMicrodata:
FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)
Whatisthereturnpolicy?
Mostunopeneditemsinnewconditionandreturnedwithin90dayswillreceivearefundorexchange.Someitemshaveamodifiedreturnpolicynotedonthereceiptorpackingslip.Itemsthatareopenedordamagedordonothaveareceiptmaybedeniedarefundorexchange.Itemspurchasedonlineorin-storemaybereturnedtoanystore.
Onlinepurchasesmaybereturnedviaamajorparcelcarrier.Clickheretoinitiateareturn.
Howlongdoesittaketoprocessarefund?
Wewillreimburseyouforreturneditemsinthesamewayyoupaidforthem.Forexample,anyamountsdeductedfromagiftcardwillbecreditedbacktoagiftcard.Forreturnsbymail,oncewereceiveyourreturn,wewillprocessitwithin4–5businessdays.Itmaytakeupto7daysafterweprocessthereturntoreflectinyouraccount,dependingonyourfinancialinstitution'sprocessingtime.
Whatisthepolicyforlate/non-deliveryofitemsorderedonline?
Ourlocalteamsworkdiligentlytomakesurethatyourorderarrivesontime,withinournormaldeliveryhoursof9AMto8PMintherecipient'stimezone.DuringbusyholidayperiodslikeChristmas,Valentine'sandMother'sDay,wemayextendourdeliveryhoursbefore9AMandafter8PMtoensurethatallgiftsaredeliveredontime.Ifforanyreasonyourgiftdoesnotarriveontime,ourdedicatedCustomerServiceagentswilldoeverythingtheycantohelpsuccessfullyresolveyourissue.
Clickheretocompletetheformwithyourorder-relatedquestion(s).
Whenwillmycreditcardbecharged?
We'llattempttosecurelychargeyourcreditcardatthepointofpurchaseonline.Ifthere'saproblem,you'llbenotifiedonthespotandpromptedtouseanothercard.Oncewereceiveverificationofsufficientfunds,yourpaymentwillbecompletedandtransferredsecurelytous.Youraccountwillbechargedin24to48hours.
WillIbechargedsalestaxforonlineorders?
LocalandStatesalestaxwillbecollectedifyourrecipient'smailingaddressisin:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)
Whatisthereturnpolicy?
Mostunopeneditemsinnewconditionandreturnedwithin90dayswillreceivearefundorexchange.Someitemshaveamodifiedreturnpolicynotedonthereceiptorpackingslip.Itemsthatareopenedordamagedordonothaveareceiptmaybedeniedarefundorexchange.Itemspurchasedonlineorin-storemaybereturnedtoanystore.
Onlinepurchasesmaybereturnedviaamajorparcelcarrier.Clickheretoinitiateareturn.
Howlongdoesittaketoprocessarefund?
Wewillreimburseyouforreturneditemsinthesamewayyoupaidforthem.Forexample,anyamountsdeductedfromagiftcardwillbecreditedbacktoagiftcard.Forreturnsbymail,oncewereceiveyourreturn,wewillprocessitwithin4–5businessdays.Itmaytakeupto7daysafterweprocessthereturntoreflectinyouraccount,dependingonyourfinancialinstitution'sprocessingtime.
Whatisthepolicyforlate/non-deliveryofitemsorderedonline?
Ourlocalteamsworkdiligentlytomakesurethatyourorderarrivesontime,withinournormaldeliveryhoursof9AMto8PMintherecipient'stimezone.DuringbusyholidayperiodslikeChristmas,Valentine'sandMother'sDay,wemayextendourdeliveryhoursbefore9AMandafter8PMtoensurethatallgiftsaredeliveredontime.Ifforanyreasonyourgiftdoesnotarriveontime,ourdedicatedCustomerServiceagentswilldoeverythingtheycantohelpsuccessfullyresolveyourissue.
Clickheretocompletetheformwithyourorder-relatedquestion(s).
Whenwillmycreditcardbecharged?
We'llattempttosecurelychargeyourcreditcardatthepointofpurchaseonline.Ifthere'saproblem,you'llbenotifiedonthespotandpromptedtouseanothercard.Oncewereceiveverificationofsufficientfunds,yourpaymentwillbecompletedandtransferredsecurelytous.Youraccountwillbechargedin24to48hours.
WillIbechargedsalestaxforonlineorders?
LocalandStatesalestaxwillbecollectedifyourrecipient'smailingaddressisin:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
Guidelines
ForyourFAQpagetobeeligibleforFAQrichresults,youmustfollowtheseguidelines:
Generalstructureddataguidelines
Webmasterguidelines
Contentguidelines
Contentguidelines
OnlyuseFAQPageifyourpagecontainsFAQswherethere'sasingleanswertoeachquestion.Ifyourpage
hasasinglequestionanduserscansubmitalternativeanswers,use
QAPageinstead.Herearesomeexamples:
Validusecases:
AnFAQpagewrittenbythesiteitself,withnowayforuserstosubmitalternativeanswers
AproductsupportpagethatlistsFAQs,withnowayforuserstosubmitalternativeanswers
Invalidusecases:
Aforumpagewhereuserscansubmitanswerstoasinglequestion
Aproductsupportpagewhereuserscansubmitanswerstoasinglequestion
Aproductpagewhereuserscansubmitmultiplequestionsandanswersonasinglepage
Don'tuseFAQPageforadvertisingpurposes.
MakesureeachQuestionincludestheentiretextofthequestionand
makesureeachAnswerincludestheentiretextoftheanswer.Theentire
questiontextandanswertextmaybedisplayed.
Questionandanswercontentmaynotbedisplayedasarichresultifitcontainsanyofthe
followingtypesofcontent:obscene,profane,sexuallyexplicit,graphicallyviolent,
promotionofdangerousorillegalactivities,orhatefulorharassinglanguage.
AllFAQcontentmustbevisibletotheuseronthesourcepage.Herearesomeexamples:
Validusecases:
Boththequestionandanswerarevisibleonthepage.
Thequestionisvisibleonthepage,andtheanswerishiddenbehindanexpandablesection.Theuseris
abletoaccesstheanswerbyclickingtheexpandablesection.
Invalidusecase:Theusercan'tfind
theFAQcontentonthepageatall.
IfyouhaveFAQcontentthatisrepetitiveonyoursite(meaning,thesamequestionandanswerappearonmultiplepages
onyoursite),markuponlyoneinstanceofthatFAQforyourentiresite.
Structureddatatypedefinitions
Youmustincludetherequiredpropertiesforyourcontenttobeeligiblefordisplayasarich
result.Youcanalsoincludetherecommendedpropertiestoaddmoreinformationtoyourstructured
data,whichcouldprovideabetteruserexperience.
FAQPage
ThefulldefinitionofFAQPageis
providedonschema.org.
TheFAQPagetypeindicatesthatthepageisanFAQwithansweredquestions.There
mustbeoneFAQPagetypedefinitionperpage.
Requiredproperties
mainEntity
Question
AnarrayofQuestionelementswhichcomprisethelistofansweredquestions
thatthisFAQPageisabout.YoumustspecifyatleastonevalidQuestionitem.
AQuestionitemincludesboththequestionandanswer.
Question
ThefulldefinitionofQuestionis
providedonschema.org.
TheQuestiontypedefinesasingleansweredquestionwithintheFAQ.Every
QuestioninstancemustbecontainedwithinthemainEntitypropertyarray
oftheschema.org/FAQPage.
Requiredproperties
acceptedAnswer
Answer
Theanswertothequestion.Theremustbeoneanswerperquestion.
name
Text
Thefulltextofthequestion.Forexample,"Howlongdoesittaketoprocessarefund?".
Answer
ThefulldefinitionofAnsweris
providedonschema.org.
TheAnswertypedefinestheacceptedAnswertoeachofthe
Questiononthispage.
Requiredproperties
text
Text
Thefullanswertothequestion.TheanswermaycontainHTMLcontentsuchaslinksand
lists.GoogleSearchdisplaysthefollowingHTMLtags;allothertagsareignored:
through,
,,
,,
,,
,,
,,
and.
MonitorrichresultswithSearchConsole
SearchConsoleisatoolthathelpsyoumonitorhowyourpagesperforminGoogleSearch.
Youdon'thavetosignupforSearchConsoletobeincludedinGoogleSearchresults,
butitcanhelpyouunderstandandimprovehowGoogleseesyoursite.We
recommendcheckingSearchConsoleinthefollowingcases:
Afterdeployingstructureddataforthefirsttime
Afterreleasingnewtemplatesorupdatingyourcode
Analyzingtrafficperiodically
Afterdeployingstructureddataforthefirsttime
AfterGooglehasindexedyourpages,lookforissuesusingtherelevant
Richresultstatusreport.
Ideally,therewillbeanincreaseofvalidpages,andnoincreaseinerrorsorwarnings.Ifyoufindissues
inyourstructureddata:
Fixtheerrors.
InspectaliveURLtocheckiftheissuepersists.
Requestvalidationusingthestatusreport.
Afterreleasingnewtemplatesorupdatingyourcode
Whenyoumakesignificantchangestoyourwebsite,monitorforincreasesinstructureddataerrorsandwarnings.
Ifyouseeanincreaseinerrors,perhapsyourolledoutanewtemplatethatdoesn'twork,oryoursiteinteractswiththeexisting
templateinanewandbadway.
Ifyouseeadecreaseinvaliditems(notmatchedbyanincreaseinerrors),perhapsyouare
nolongerembeddingstructureddatainyourpages.Usethe
URLInspectiontooltolearnwhatiscausingtheissue.
Warning:Don'tusecachedlinkstodebugyourpages.Instead,usetheURLInspectionToolbecauseithasthemostup-to-dateversionofyourpages.
Analyzingtrafficperiodically
AnalyzeyourGoogleSearchtrafficusingthePerformanceReport.
ThedatawillshowyouhowoftenyourpageappearsasarichresultinSearch,howoftenusersclickonitandwhatis
theaveragepositionyouappearonsearchresults.Youcanalsoautomaticallypullthese
resultswiththeSearch
ConsoleAPI.
Troubleshooting
Important:Googledoesnotguaranteethatfeaturesthatconsumestructureddatawill
showupinsearchresults.ForalistofcommonreasonswhyGooglemaynot
showyourcontentinarichresult,seetheGeneral
StructuredDataGuidelines.
Ifyou'rehavingtroubleimplementingordebuggingstructureddata,herearesomeresourcesthat
mayhelpyou.
Ifyou'reusingacontentmanagementsystem(CMS)orsomeoneelseistakingcareofyoursite,
askthemtohelpyou.MakesuretoforwardanySearchConsolemessagethatdetailstheissuetothem.
Youmighthaveanerrorinyourstructureddata.Checkthe
listofstructured
dataerrors.
Ifyoureceivedastructureddatamanualactionagainstyourpage,thestructureddataon
thepagewillbeignored(althoughthepagecanstillappearinGoogleSearchresults).Tofix
structured
dataissues,usetheManual
Actionsreport.
Reviewtheguidelinesagaintoidentifyifyourcontentisn'tcompliant
withtheguidelines.
Theproblemcanbecausedbyeitherspammycontentorspammymarkupusage.
However,theissuemaynotbeasyntaxissue,andsotheRichResultsTestwon'tbeableto
identifytheseissues.
Troubleshoot
missingrichresults/dropintotalrichresults.
Forgeneralquestionsaboutcrawlingandindexing,checkthe
GoogleSearchcrawlingandindexingFAQ.
Note:Allowtimeforre-crawlingandre-indexing.Rememberthatit
maytakeseveraldaysafterpublishingapageforGoogletofindandcrawlit.
AskaquestionintheGoogleSearchCentralofficehours.
PostaquestionintheGoogleSearchCentral
forum.
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