Schema Markup Analysis & Generation

Detection

1. Extract JSON-LD with "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/claude-seo" run parse_html.py --url <url> --json (or scan <script type="application/ld+json"> in the page source). Flag any block without @context or @type: Google cannot attach it to an entity (a rating in such a block does not reach the Product).
2. Check for Microdata (itemscope, itemprop)
3. Check for RDFa (typeof, property)
4. Always recommend JSON-LD as primary format (Google's stated preference)

Validation

• Check required properties per schema type
• Validate against Google's supported rich result types
• Test for common errors:
  • Missing @context
  • Invalid @type
  • Wrong data types
  • Placeholder text
  • Relative URLs (should be absolute)
  • Invalid date formats
• Flag deprecated types (see below)

Schema Type Status (checked October 2026)

Read ../seo/references/schema-types.md for the full list. Key rules:

ACTIVE (recommend freely):

Organization, LocalBusiness, SoftwareApplication, WebApplication, Product (with Certification markup as of April 2025), ProductGroup, Offer, Service, Article, BlogPosting, NewsArticle, Review, AggregateRating, BreadcrumbList, WebSite, WebPage, Person, ProfilePage, ContactPage, VideoObject, ImageObject, Event, JobPosting, Course, DiscussionForumPosting

VIDEO & SPECIALIZED (recommend freely):

BroadcastEvent, Clip, SeekToAction, SoftwareSourceCode

See schema/templates.json for ready-to-use JSON-LD templates for these types.

JSON-LD and JavaScript rendering: Google supports structured data generated with JavaScript, but its "Generate structured data with JavaScript" guide (last updated 2025-12-10) warns that dynamically generated Product markup can make Shopping crawls less frequent and less reliable for fast-changing price and availability. For time-sensitive markup (especially Product, Offer), include JSON-LD in the initial server-rendered HTML.