Google Structured Data Markup is an SEO Joomla extension that allows digital marketers to adopt Google Structured Data and Rich Snippets - Cards without requiring them to be an expert in the Schema.org language or writing code. Take control of your Google Search Results by adding Google Structured Data Markup to your Joomla! website and boost your SEO. Seamless compatibility with Joomla Content, K2, VirtueMart, HikaShop & Zoo Content Builder.

Supported Structured Data Content Types

Articles
Properly structured data in your news, blog, and sports article page can enhance your appearance in Google Search results

Courses
Mark up your course lists with structured data so prospective students find you through Google Search

Events
Mark up your organized events so that users can discover events through Google Search results and Google Maps.

Products
Provide detailed product information in rich Search results such as product reviews, stars rating, pricing, and availability.

Recipes
Provide rich cards for your recipes, such as reviewer ratings, cooking, preparation times and nutrition information.

Fact Check
If you have a web page that reviews a claim made by others, you can include a ClaimReview structured data element on your web page

Videos
Mark up your video content with structured data such as the description, thumbnail URL, upload date, and duration.

Reviews
Critic reviews appear in Search results with a snippet from the critic, the critic's name and the publisher icon.

Job Posting
Improve the job seeking experience by marking up the job listings on your site with Title, Description, Salary and more.

Site Enhancements

Site Name Rich Snippet
Indicate the preferred name you want Google Search to display in Search results.

Site Logo Rich Snippet
Specify the image Google Search uses for your organization's logo in Search results.

Breadcrumbs Rich Snippet
Indicate each inner page position in the site hierarchy automatically.

Sitelinks Searchbox Rich Snippet
Expose a search box scoped to your website when it appears as a search result.

Social Profile Links Rich Snippet
Add your social profile information to a Google knowledge panel

Local Business Listing Rich Snippet
Add business info such as phone, address, map and opening hours

Integrations

★ Joomla Content
Add Structured Data to Joomla! Articles.

★ EasyBlog
Add Structured Data to EasyBlog posts.

★ Eshop
Add Structured Data to Eshop Products.

★ Event Booking
Add Structured Data to Event Booking Events.

★ HikaShop
Add Structured Data to HikaShop products.

★ J2Store
Add Structured Data to J2Store.

★ JShopping
Add Structured Data to JShopping products.

★ K2
Add Structured Data to K2 items.

★ Menu Manager
Add Structured Data to any Menu Item. Any component can now have structured data!

★ RSBlog
Add Structured Data to RSBlog posts.

★ SP Page Builder
Add Structured Data to SP Page Builder pages.

★ VirtueMart
Add Structured Data to VirtueMart products. It supports Auto-Mode (Check Plugin Options).

★ Zoo (YooTheme)
Add Structured Data to Zoo items.

★ DJ-Catalog2
Add Structured Data to DJ-Catalog2 Pages.

★ Coming Soon Integrations
DJ-Classifieds, JEvents, RSDirectory, SobiPro, Quix Page Builder

All Features

• Improve your site's SEO
• 11 SEO Rich Snippets in JSON Format
• Articles Schema Data with Stars Rating Snippet
• Products Schema Data with Stars Rating Snippet
• Recipes Rich Cards with Stars Rating Snippet
• Courses Rich Cards
• Events Structured Data
• Sitename Structured Data
• Site Logo Structured Data
• Local Business Listing
• Sitelinks Searchbox Structured Data
• Social Profile Links Structured Data
• Breadcrumbs Structured Data
• Assign Structured Data to any Menu Item
• No Design Impact
• Cross-Browser Support
• Bing & Yahoo Support
• Quick & Easy install and configuration
• Auto-Update via Joomla Update Manager
• Lightning Fast
• No coding needed
• Awesome Support

Google Structured Data Changelog

4.1.4 (Tuesday, 09 July 2019)
- Adds the Remove Duplicate Schema option to Joomla! Content Integration. (Pro Only)
- Adds the Intro Text and Full Text mapping options.
- Fix "The value field is recommended" warning which occurs when a range salary is defined in the Job Posting Schema.
- Fix bug with relative URLs the Breadcrumbs Structured Data. All URLs must be starting with http:// or https://.
- Fix issue with the Job Posting Organization Logo returning a relative path instead of an absolute URL.
- The invalid Article Structured Data added by Joomla! itself is now removed by default. (Pro Only)
- The Job Description property now supports certain HTML tags.
- The Job Posting baseSalary property is not included anymore in the markup if the Salary option is disabled.

4.1.3 (Friday, 07 June 2019)
- Fix "A non well formed numeric value encountered" warning.
- Fix issue caused by the previous update with missing Brand Name, SKU and Price mapping options in Virtuemart Integration.
- Fix wrong Virtuemart Product ID returned by the ID mapping option.
- Update Product Schema to include the productID property.

4.1.2 (Monday, 03 June 2019)
- Fix not working Meta Description and Meta Keywords mapping options in the Virtuemart Integration.
- Fix issue with the items search in the backend where it returns inaccurate results.
- Add Short Description mapping option to Virtuemart.
- Do not generate the Product Schema if no valid Virtuemart product is found.
- Add missing Availability mapping option to product-based integrations.
- Updates Breadcrumbs with a simplified schema version (No more use of @id).
- Improve Product Content Type field descriptions.

4.1.1 (Monday, 20 May 2019)
- Prevent messed up page caused by the wbAMP plugin shortcodes {wbamp-show start}.
- Fix "One of ratingCount or reviewCount must be provided" warning in the Critic Review Schema.
- Fix bug with the Publishing Rules where the "Exclude" option doesn't work when enabling multiple rules.

4.1.0 (Monday, 22 April 2019)
- Implements the DJ-Catalog2 Integration
- Add option to remove EasyBlog default structured data
- Add option to include the Home page in the Breadcrumbs Schema.
- Support Zoo Elements (Custom Fields)
- Added option to show price with tax in HikaShop integration.
- Adds Publishing Rules filter in the Structured Data Items page.
- [Medium] Fix wrong formatted price in the Product, Event and Job Posting Content Types.
- [Low] Fix Warning: the field https://schema.org/aggregateRating contains an invalid type of data null. (Yandex Testing Tool)
- [Low] Items Content Type ordering doesn't work in the backend.
- [Medium] Fix offerAvailability (Stock) schema property check with the JoomShopping and HikaShop integrations.
- [Medium] Increase security by sanitizing the query-based Smart Tags values.
- [Medium] Fix wrong product reviews count with the Virtuemart Integration.
- Merge the Site Name and the Sitelinks Searchbox structured data into a single Website schema.
- The Social Profile feature is now available in the Free version as well!
- Improves the Remove Faulty Microdata Tool. You can now set your own schema.org types to remove from the page.
- Updates translations: nl-nl, ee-EE
- Google+ has been shut down on April 2nd. It's no longer an option in the Social Profiles snippet.

What is Structured Data?

Structured data refers to kinds of data with a high level of organization, such as information in a relational database. When information is highly structured and predictable, search engines can more easily organize and display it in creative ways. Structured data markup is a text-based organization of data that is included in a file and served from the web. It typically uses the schema.org vocabulary—an open community effort to promote standard structured data in a variety of online applications.

How to test your Structured Data

Google created the Structured Data Testing Tool (SDTT) which can help you develop, test, and modify your structured markup and rich snippets.

Does Structured Data & Rich Snippets help with SEO?

Absolutely! There is no question that structured data that produces rich snippets "bling" that improves (SEO) SERP click-through rates (CTR). Virtually every SEO expert on the planet will tell you that organic click-through rates are a major search engine optimization ranking factor. Thus, structured data has a very high correlation with search engine rankings.

What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

SEO is a marketing discipline focused on growing visibility in organic (non-paid) search engine results. SEO encompasses both the technical and creative elements required to improve rankings, drive traffic, and increase awareness in search engines. There are many aspects to SEO, from the words on your page to the way other sites link to you on the web. Sometimes SEO is simply a matter of making sure your site is structured in a way that search engines understand.

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