{"id":7521,"date":"2017-05-25T16:26:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verveuk.eu\/?post_type=post&p=7521"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:51:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:51:13","slug":"what-is-schema-markup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verve-design.co.uk\/what-is-schema-markup\/","title":{"rendered":"What is schema markup?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is schema markup?<\/h1>\n

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Schema markup is a markup vocabulary for structured data, developed by companies such as Google and Microsoft. They created Schema markup so that there would be a universal structured data language that all search engines would be able to understand. To make more sense of what Schema markup does, an understanding of structured data and what it is for is needed.<\/p>\n

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Structured data is essentially data that has been formatted in a way that it is universal, i.e. understood by whoever \/ whatever is looking at it. In the case of schema markup, elements such as dates, images, reviews and many more things will be available throughout all search engines. Using reviews as an example, schema markup will put the review information into context, using rich snippets \/ data so it can be shown to the user in a way that will make sense.<\/p>\n

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Without schema markup, your web pages are pages of information without any context. Search engines can see it but they do not always know what it means. You’ve probably Googled something fairly recently and noticed listings which show images, reviews stars and dates. Did you wonder how this was achieved? Well this is because the search engine has been told that these elements are there, via the schema markup code.<\/p>\n

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For example, the first search result above contains both a star rating and a date. Both of these can be added using Schema. The second example does not have rich snippets and instead displays either the meta description or other information chosen by Google.<\/p>\n

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How can a website benefit from schema markup?<\/h3>\n

It is estimated that only 0.3%<\/strong> of websites are using schema markup. This means that now is the best time to start using it. You will be able to make your listings stand out on search results pages, which is known to lead to an increase in rankings and traffic to your website.<\/p>\n

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You’ve worked hard to get your business seen in search engine results \u2013 so why not use it to its full potential and show interesting and eye catching content? As well as having a positive effect on SEO, it will also make it a lot easier for searchers to find what they need. If you include more information, then they have more reasons to visit your site!<\/p>\n

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In addition, with elements such as images and ratings, the user will be able to see what you have to offer without having to read large chunks of text. When you can specify to a search engine, there is an element that takes care of this, giving you more control over your listings.<\/p>\n

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What different elements can be displayed through schema markup?<\/h3>\n

The core schema markup vocabulary consist of 589 types. There are a great many possibilities for what you can achieve using schema markup. Types contains properties, which you will be able to use to make your web page content make more sense to search engines. Here are the most common used types:<\/p>\n

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