When Google first said that it was going to deprecate the Structured Data testing tool back in July, folks weren’t thrilled with the idea, so rather than just get rid of it, the company decided that they would move it to schema.org instead. According to Google, the Structured Data Testing Tool will be migrated to a …

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The primary use for home activities structured data is the activities that you do when you are home, such as participating in online events and watching videos. Recently, Google has added search developer documentation for this type of structured data. With this, the rich results that users are given will include more detail on the …

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In an announcement, Google said that the rich results test tool is now supporting structured data. Since taking the rich results test out of beta, Google has been adding more features to the tool. By adding structured data to various types of pages, such as news and blog pages, the page’s appearance will be enhanced …

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Google Search Console reports and the Rich Results test tool are getting some more support from Google for image license metadata for licensable image label. If you’re using this markup, a new section will appear in the Enhancements reports in the Search Console. If you’re not using the markup, it will not appear to you. …

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A new filter option has been added to Google’s performance reports within Google Search Console. Google might be giving sites that use recipe markup the ability to filter performance reports within the “search appearance” options. You can find these filters by logging into Google Search Console and clicking on the “performance report.” After that, select …

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Starting April 6, data-vocabulary.org structured data markup will be ineligible for Google rich results. Site owners have to switch to schema.org markup if they want to maintain Google rich result eligibility. If you don’t convert to schema markup, your rich results are going to disappear from the search results page after April 6, and as …

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According to Google’s updated content guidelines for the FAQ schema, no longer can you markup the same question and answer with FAQ schema if that question and answer is in multiple pages on your site. The company said to just mark it up on one of those FAQ pages, and no more than that. The updated guidelines …

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In an announcement made on December 5, shipping companies can now sign up to participate in Google’s package tracking early adopters program. With this program, more shipping companies can show users the real-time status of their delivery on the search results page. Although this feature has been available to major domestic shipping companies for over …

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Google’s rich results testing tool has been updated to allow recipe publishers to preview how their recipe results look on smart displays using Google Assistant. “If your recipe mark up is eligible for guidance with Google Assistant, you can now use the Rich Results Test to preview your results on Google Home and smart displays,” …

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According to an announcement, Google has added new filters to the performance report within Google Search Console in order to show you how well your product results are doing in search. Click and impression data will now be displayed when rich results display based on your use of product rich results markup. The data can …

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