How do I create a Schema FAQPage?

A Schema FAQPage is a collection of Questions and Answers, and WordPress manages collections of related content in two different ways: A parent page with child pages.A taxonomy term (categories, tags, or custom taxonomies) with posts / pages as members of that term. Parent Pages. When using a parent page, you can edit the parent page and select “webpage.faq | schema.org/FAQPage” in the Document SSO metabox, and when editing the child pages, select “question | schema.org/Question” as their Schema type. Posts / pages will only be included in the parent FAQPage markup if they are of type Question, so make sure you have selected the correct Schema type for each child. If you use custom post types, WPSSO automatically recognizes the “faq” and “question” custom post types, assigning the correct Schema type automatically. If you use different custom post type names, you can assign a default Schema type for each custom post type under the SSO > Schema Markup > Schema Types tab. Taxonomy Terms. You can select the default Schema type for each taxonomy (categories, tags, etc.) under the SSO > Schema Markup > Schema Types tab. By default, all terms within a taxonomy are “item.list | schema.org/ItemList“. When editing a term (a category or tag, for example), you can also select “webpage.faq | schema.org/FAQPage” as the Schema type for that term in the Document SSO metabox. For example, if you have a category or tag named “FAQ”, then edit the “FAQ” term and select “webpage.faq | schema.org/FAQPage” as its Schema type in the Document SSO metabox. Posts / pages will only be included in the parent FAQPage markup if they are of type Question, so make sure you have selected the correct Schema type for each post / page in that term. For example, any post / page in the “FAQ” category should be of type Question.

Can I add custom Schema properties to the JSON-LD?

The Document SSO metabox allows you to customize several Schema property values based on the Schema type you choose, but if you need to include additional properties, you can use the shortcode to manage the value of each property individually. Remember to submit the webpage URL to the Google Structured Data Testing Tool to validate your customized Schema markup.

How can I add Schema Aggregate Rating values?

There are several ways to add aggregate rating markup to your content, but first, let’s talk about what an “aggregate rating” actually is. ;-) The Schema.org website defines the Schema aggregateRating property value as: The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item. Two things to keep in mind about this: An aggregate rating value is calculated from several customer ratings / reviews for the current webpage content (e-commerce product reviews, for example). Google prefers — and often double-checks — that Schema markup reflects the current content of the webpage. So, if you want to manually set aggregate rating and/or review values in your Schema markup, make sure these customer ratings and/or reviews also appear in your webpage content (ie. the ratings and reviews are visible). So what’s the best and easiest way? The very best (and easiest) way is to use a supported plugin that offers rating and review features, like the WPSSO Ratings and Reviews add-on. The WPSSO RAR add-on extends the WordPress comment system with optional rating and review features, and does not conflict with WooCommerce’s own product rating features. ;-) Note that if you’re using the WPSSO Core Pro plugin, ratings and reviews from WooCommerce, Yotpo Social Reviews for WooCommerce, and WP-PostRatings are also supported. Alternatively, if you’re using a non-supported plugin — that saves aggregate rating values in post meta — you can use a WPSSO Core custom filter to add the Schema aggregateRating markup. Note that if you’re using the WPSSO JSON Pro add-on, you can also hook the Schema aggregateRating property directly. Either filter will work fine — it just depends on your personal preference. ;-) If none of the above solutions work for you, the WPSSO Schema JSON-LD Markup add-on also offers a shortcode that you can use to customize the current webpage Schema properties. The schema shortcode documentation includes a practical example on how to add custom aggregate rating values to your content.

How to Add Schema Aggregate Ratings using WPSSO

June 25, 2018Updated on July 2, 2018 JS Morisset Schema, WPSSO Core, WPSSO JSON, WPSSO RAR

How do you add aggregate ratings in Schema markup AND includes all the other information about your content (images, videos, publisher, author, product details, etc.) as well?

WordPress Creates Fuzzy Thumbnails [Solution]

June 15, 2018Updated on June 24, 2019 JS Morisset WordPress, WPSSO TIE

Did you know that thumbnail / resized images MUST be sharpened? And did you know that WordPress does NOT do any sharpening when resizing images?

Free Plugins for Organization / Local SEO Markup

June 12, 2018Updated on May 21, 2019 JS Morisset JSON-LD, Schema, SEO, WPSSO Core

Comparing the Organization markup from Yoast SEO and WPSSO, which includes additional location information for Local / Business SEO.

WordPress.org Hides Plugin Deprecation from Users

May 13, 2018Updated on July 2, 2018 JS Morisset Community, Plugins, WordPress

WordPress.org is closing all deprecated plugins, removing all information about the plugin and why it was closed.

4 Big Improvements in WPSSO Core in the Last 2 Weeks

May 10, 2018Updated on June 24, 2019 JS Morisset WPSSO Core, WPSSO JSON

In case you missed the update notices and posts about those versions, here’s a quick summary of those changes. ;-)

WPSSO Ditches WordPress & Gutenberg Notifications

May 6, 2018Updated on July 2, 2018 JS Morisset 4 Comments Gutenberg, WordPress, WPSSO Core

Here’s why WPSSO Core v4.2.0 is ditching the Gutenberg notification system and moving its notices into the admin toolbar.

WPSSO Core v4 with Support for Gutenberg

April 22, 2018Updated on July 2, 2018 JS Morisset Gutenberg, WPSSO Core

The new Gutenberg editor for WordPress v5 may not be ready, but WPSSO Core is now ready for Gutenberg!

The Fastest Way to Improve Social and SEO Images

March 30, 2018Updated on May 21, 2019 JS Morisset Open Graph, Pinterest Rich Pins, Rich Cards, Schema, SEO, WordPress, WPSSO TIE

Have you noticed that after uploading nice large images to your site, WordPress creates small images that seem a bit fuzzy – nowhere as nice, clean, and sharp as the originals? Here’s a fast and easy way to fix that.

Exciting New Cache Feature Coming in WPSSO Core

March 13, 2018Updated on March 18, 2018 JS Morisset WPSSO Core

There’s an exciting new cache feature coming in WPSSO Core v3.56.0! More speed for all front-end webpages and back-end editing pages! :)

Choosing your PHP Image Extension for WordPress

March 10, 2018Updated on July 2, 2018 JS Morisset PHP, WordPress

WordPress supports two different PHP image processing extensions. You can hook a WordPress filter to manage the preferred order of image classes used.