SEO: Structured Data & Schema.org
Structured data is a way for publishers to highlight content on their web pages to help search engines know exactly what certain words relate to, such as product review scores or addresses. Schema.org is a shared markup vocabulary recognized by search engines to help with structured data efforts. Google provides a help section about structured data here. More information on structured data can also be found in our articles below.
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New official Google advice on generating structured data with JavaScript
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Google ends support for data-vocabulary.org structured data in rich results
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Support for SpecialAnnouncement schema is coming to Google search
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Video: Martha van Berkel talks about structured data
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Google will drop support for data-vocabulary.org structured data on April 6
Site owners will have to switch to schema.org markup to be eligible for rich...