Is the plugin up-to-date?
A question that I get asked from to time to time is if the plugin gets updated regularly. The answer is yes! The plugin exists since 2011 and it seems that it’s not going anywhere soon! 😉
Search Results for: schema.org
Do you offer a setup service?
Customers asked if I offer kind of a service to setup schema.org for them. Unfortunately I can’t do it myself. Please ask your personal Web Developer and / or SEO export to help you out on this.
Does the plugin work with Yandex?
Yandex is also one of the founders of the schema.org syntax. So yes, they support it. Please refer to their support pages to learn more about what exactly works and what not. And before you ask: Yes, Bing also supports it. You can learn more about it on their help pages.
What Schema Markup is supported?
This plugin allows you to add every single schema markup found on schema.org. Here is a complete list that shows all markups on one page. Plus: the plugin allows you to add schemas from the hosted extensions that are not officially part of the main syntax. You can find a complete list on this page. […]
What is Schema Markup, Rich Snippets and/or Rich Search Results?
Update Dec. 2018: I’ve a new Structured Data Training Course that explains everything in more detail. It’s free. So hop over to start the training. In this video I want to answer the following questions:
How to build a proper LocalBusiness Rich Snippet
Jayne sent me an email today. She wanted to know how to properly build a Rich Snippet for Businesses. She wrote that her competitor has stars in his search results and she wants to do the same but don’t know how it works. Jayne, I’m here to help. So please read on!
How to build a Question-And-Answer snippet
Ben asked the question on how to add Questions and Answers. Here is a quick “How to” for a single post. Basically you need two schema types here: Question and QAPage.
What’s new in version 2.3?
Yey. I’m so happy to announce that version 2.3. of the Rich Snippets WordPress Plugin has been released yesterday. And: it has already been checked by CodeCanyon so that everyone can grab it now.
What are Global Snippets?
Global Snippets are a beautiful thing. They allow you to add one rich snippet to many posts at once. But how does it work exactly? How to create a global Rich Snippet When you activate the plugin you will see a new menu item under “snip” in your WordPress dashboard. It’s named “Global Snippets”. Just […]
How to tell search engines which of the snippets is the main snippet on a page
As you may know it’s possible to have multiple snippets on one page. However this may cause side effects. Especially if you’re using multiple snippets that can create a Rich Snippet on search results. Let’s say you have a blogpost that generates the following snippets: WebPage Review Event The Review- and the Event-Snippet can create […]
Referencing to current post content and custom ID is deprecated. How to update.
As of version 2.2.0, referencing to the post content and to a custom ID is deprecated. This is because referencing to an HTML-Element from JSON+LD code does not work. Here is how you can correct your global snippets:
How to set up a Rich Snippet for a WooCommerce Product
After the long post I wrote about Schema for WooCommerce, customers asked how it’s actually done. How can one build his or her own Rich Snippets? In an email a customer of mine, Michael, asked if I could do a blogpost or a video about how to set up SNIP, my Structured Data Plugin for […]
How to properly create a rating to a thing
Oliver asked via E-Mail on how to do a proper AggregateRating as he has seen that his competitor is using it as well. In this post I will show you how to create a proper aggregateRating by using snip –Â The Structured Data and Schema WordPress Plugin.
How to generate an image (sub)snippet in global schemas for the main thumbnail
Some Rich Snippets (like the Article snippet) provide an image-attribute. In the early days it was easy: you could just provide an image URL here. However this no longer works as search engines want to see more data. That is the width, the height and the URL of an image. This is how you properly […]
Research Paper Says Rich Snippets are Compelling
Some days ago I’ve read an interesting article about semantic data and how it affects a sites SEO. “Semantic data” in this case is the data you provide to search engines and that has been processed specially for them. In short: we’re talking about schema.org syntax and Rich Snippets. If you don’t know what Rich […]
Fix missing logo URL error on publisher information
Sometimes you get an error from the Rich Snippets Test Tool by Google that says that the image URL is missing. If this is the case, you maybe did not define a Site Identity Logo in WordPress. So to fix this you can do one of the following (A or B): Solution A: Login to […]
Can the plugin remove snippets created by WooCommerce?
Yes, it can. Just go to the settings page of the plugin and select “Remove WooCommerce schema”. Save your settings and you’re done!
How to reference to something in the text editor
Referencing to content is outdated and will not work as of version 2.2.0! Referencing from JSON+LD format to HTML no longer works. The reference shortcode will be removed in version 2.2. Please read more on how to make the switch here. Update July 30, 2018: There is currently a new schema type in development that […]
What is the hentry CSS class?
Before schema.org came out there was another possibility to add structured data to a website: microformats.com. The website offered a really simple way of adding structured data: CSS classes. So every single theme author was able to add structured data by just adding CSS classes to HTML-Elements. However in 2017 we have schema.org which is […]
Why should I surround my content with a DIV?
This information is outdated and no longer works. Update: July 30, 2018: There is currently a pending schema Type called CssSelectorType that would allow to use content from the current HTML page. However this is currently pending. Once this is approved the below information should work as described again. A div-Element in HTML is just […]
Software Application
This blog entry has a not-visible shortcode that shows a software application schema.org syntax to search engines. You can test it wich Google’s Rich Snippet Testing Tool here. [softwareapplication image=”http://wp-buddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/paragraph-spacing-line-breaking.jpg” price=”10″ rating=”10″ best_rating=”10″ language=”German” operatingsystem=”WordPress” category=”Plugins” currency=”USD”]An easy to use WordPress plugin that allows to make paragraph spacings and line breaks.[/softwareapplication]
Address (no public)
[addressnopublic streetaddress=”Platzl 9″ locality=”Munich” region=”Bayern” postalcode=”80331″ countryname=”Germany”][/addressnopublic] On this page a address shortcode is included but not visible to the public. Check the result with Googles Rich Snippet Testing Tool (scroll down to the end of the page to see the schema.org address).
Hidden Product
This page has an hidden product shortcode. You can find a detailed description on the Rich Snippet WordPress Plugin FAQ. [hiddenproduct name=”Schema Corporate WordPress Theme” image=”http://wp-buddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/schema-coroporate-wordpress-theme-logo.jpg” description=”A WordPress Theme with full schema.org support” brand=”WPBuddy” identifier=”WPB-SCT” price=”69″ rating=”7″][/hiddenproduct] Test this shortcode with Google
Product Review
[productreview product_name=”Schema.org WordPress Theme” img_src=”http://wp-buddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/schema-coroporate-wordpress-theme-logo.jpg” rating_value=”5″ price=”69″ review_author_name=”WP-Buddy” review_date=”09.09.2013″ review_subject=”Best Theme Ever” review_worst_rating=”0″ review_rating_value=”5″ review_best_rating=”5″ review_description=”Full integration of schema.org is great!” ]A WordPress Theme that fully supports schema.org syntax[/productreview] Test this shortcode with Google’s Rich Snippet Tool
Product
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