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

  1. When you activate the plugin you will see a new menu item under “snip” in your WordPress dashboard. It’s named “Global Snippets”.
  2. Just open it up and add a new Global Snippet.
  3. You will then be able to create a Rich Snipppets.
  4. When you’ve finished creating the snippet, you can choose where it should appear.
  5. For this scroll down to the “Position” metabox.
  6. There you can create a set of rules to determine which pages will use these schema.org syntax you’ve just created.

Are there any examples?

Yes there are!

  1. Go to “snip | Structured Data” in your WordPress dashboard and choose “Setup Wizard”.
  2. Go through the Setup Wizard. It will ask what schemas you want to install.

How can I fill certain properties automatically?

Can I add another snippet to a post that has a global snippet?

Yes you can. Read more about this here: Can I use multiple snippets on one page?

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